Being trans is to constantly live a life in terror. But, being trans also means to live a life in one’s own true selfhood. This is the duality of being trans, to live a life of suffering and agony, and to also live a life of self-determination and authenticity. Living a life of terror is to experience various forms of violence on a continuum. From one’s family and friends … [Read more...]
Why Taking the Job Home Is Killing Us: Radical Ways to Break the Binary of “Work” & “Home”
Three years ago, I got my first job out of graduate school as a therapist working with at-risk youth and their families. Because this was my first job out of graduate school, I felt I had to give it my all. Not only that, I took a year off after school during which I hit my rock-bottom in my own drug addiction. A year coming out of my rock-bottom in drug addiction is when I got … [Read more...]
“How Can I Best Support You?” & 6 Other Questions to Ask When Your Friend is Suffering
When I hit rock-bottom in my drug addiction and mental health, I spent a whole year and a half recovering. Six months of that time, I slept almost every day until two or three in the afternoon. I would not say that I had nothing to live for, but I felt there was nothing in my immediate future to work towards. I did not even see it as time to “work on myself” because I was … [Read more...]
