I’m an avid reader and audible book listener and one of my reading and listening goals is to find both research and resources to better support my clients. The past month, I’ve had multiple meaningful conversations with clients about the following books. Whenever I see...
In the spirit of Pride month, I want to talk about how a clinician can put the work of deconstructing heterosexism (from Part 1) into practice. Dr.’s McGeorge and Carlson give specific recommendations for clinicians wanting to more effectively serve the...
Mental health practitioners have noted for a long time how differently people can behave online than they do in person; often in more negative and aggressive ways, with resulting effects on readers. This is especially typical with topics that generally tend to be polar...
In his influential book Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg proposes that most communication is about getting our core needs met, specifically, our need for connection. (Something like 70% of human communication is in some way about relationships). Solid he...
So here’s a conversation I had with my kiddos several years ago when they were quite a bit younger. One son was 3 years old, joined in by my 5 year old son as they were getting dressed during the day.
“Mommy, what is this?” Lifting his penis and tou...
