“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” ~Maya Angelou I’ve done a lot of reading and attended some trainings over this winter on the topic of trauma and trauma informed care and here’s what I have learned so far. When someone is in the middle […]
Posts Tagged ‘challenges’
When Ya Gotta Go, Ya Gotta Go!
Posted: 27th February 2017 by admin in BlogTags: #transgender, challenges, gender identity, gender neutral restrooms, genderqueer, privacy
Written almost two years ago as we embarked on the Don’t Pee Here adventure. I’m sad to say that so little has changed and yes, people ARE still freaked out by seeing someone with short hair washing their hands in the women’s restroom. Two years is a long time to wait to pee. You should […]
Reflections on a Revolution
Posted: 4th October 2015 by admin in BlogTags: #LGBT youth, challenges, HIV, LGBT history, life changes, PrEP, revolution
Seventeen years ago on the first Saturday in October, I sat in a park in Naperville, shivering and uncomfortable, dressed too lightly for how the temps dropped after the sun went down. I was at a Take Back the Night rally for domestic violence awareness, one of the first assignments of my brand new job […]
Family of Choice and Other Acts of Rebellion
Posted: 5th May 2015 by admin in BlogTags: challenges, family of choice, grief, healing, Ohana
“Ohana means family. Family means nobody is left behind or forgotten.” Simultaneous truths can be difficult to grasp, especially since we are engineered from the time we are tiny people to buy into binary systems on lots of topics. If we believe Point A, then we must not believe Point B. What happens at those […]
Fierce Kindness, Willful Love
Posted: 11th January 2015 by admin in BlogTags: #LGBT youth, challenges, hero, mentor, volunteerism, warriors
I met my first warrior at Corner Bakery on a cold, grey afternoon in 2007. She’d been recommended to me by two colleagues who thought she’d be able to help with some of the work our agency was doing at the time around funding and fundraising. I was still fueling my caffeine habit and over […]
Moving a Lighthouse
Posted: 15th November 2014 by admin in BlogTags: Cape Hatteras, catharsis, challenges, courage, family, fear, healing, lighthouse, overcoming, progress, self-care
I spent a few days on the Outer Banks last week, a gift from a friend who owns a vacation property in Nags Head. Beyond being just a fun place where you can show up pretty much anywhere as you are, the area holds a lot of sentimental value for me. It is the last […]