Let’s clarify some common misconceptions about mental health, crisis, and general support helplines. Helplines offer a safe, confidential space to talk about what you're going through, whether you're facing a crisis or just need someone to listen. 

The thing is, I love travel and exploring new places, but after a challenging experience flying home from Africa some years ago, my trips became infrequent (read: they darn near ended). Over the years, I white-knuckled my way through trips, making it a nerve-wracking ordeal. Tired of avoiding flights but unable to envision boarding a plane without overwhelming stress, I made the decision to work through it last year. Here’s what helped me…

As we step into January, I'm thrilled to unveil our Resource of the Month selection — A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditation for Liberation by yoga teacher and social justice educator Jacoby Ballard.

Affirmative therapy is a type of psychotherapy used to validate and advocate for the needs of sexual and gender minority clients. It’s an approach to therapy that embraces a positive view of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) identities and relationships, and addresses the negative influences that homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism have on the lives of LGBTQIA clients.