by Bethany Root
Parents often feel curiosity and confusion about the play therapy process. If you’ve been to therapy as an adult, you may assume your child’s session will be similar – and that talking with kids is the best or only way to help them heal, grow, and change. After all,...
by Holly Henry
A few months before my wedding, my partner and I sat down with our officiants. We were bogged down by the decisions of what chairs to rent, what shoes to buy, and how we were going to get food to the middle of a field. Our officiants offered us a moment to pause. They...
by Alexandra Ramsay
To all the queer and trans teens out there, just trying to navigate this world: Hey you, Things are scary and infuriating right now. I imagine there are a lot of places and moments where you feel like you need to hide or maybe even abandon parts of yourself to stay...
by Evan Curry
The teacher turns his back to the class, and I realize this is my chance. Heart pounding in my chest, I dive out of my seat and begin army crawling the classroom perimeter, praying that the other students do not give away my position. The teacher turns back to the...
by Bethany Root
When my father died, I stumbled upon the slow, excruciating realization that we, as a society, did not talk about grief. As I discovered, such conversations were usually tucked away into shadowy corners, concealed by hushed tones and anxious glances—as if to avoid...
by Alexandra Ramsay
For most of my life, my bicycle was a source of joy and freedom. That set of wheels provided me with a sense of autonomy and fed my curiosity and need for adventure. As a kid, I rode my bike for hours up and down the street in front of my house. Even though it was...
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