Tag Archives: healing
‘Books Saved My Life’
As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, books are absolutely essential to our community. Censoring books that include queer people and their stories is a form of erasure and gatekeeping that our community is too often familiar with. When books … Continue reading
Calm Racing Thoughts
Before you walk, pause and take a few deep breaths. Remind yourself of your intentions. What do you want to gain from this experience? Once outside try to tap into your senses. Notice the temperature of the air, the scent … Continue reading
Change of Pace
Walking may be the most underrated form of exercise. Turns out putting one foot in front of the other carries some serious benefits. And when you want to push yourself, you can get your heart rate up by climbing hills … Continue reading
Wellness
Let’s talk wellness! Do you like to work out? Love it! I do the Peloton – I’m obsessed. I think that’s another misconception, that if you’re bigger you don’t like working out. I work out for my mental health -It’s … Continue reading
Walking Beside Me
His freshman year of high school, my brother, Fred, walked out into a Massachusetts snowstorm with no shoes on. Tensions were too high at home for him to consider footwear. I ran after him with a pair of sports slides. … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 