Queer-Affirming Therapy: Finding a Safe Space
Queer-Affirming Therapy: Finding a Safe Space “It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.” – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir by Gavin Hannegan, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo undergraduate intern, supervised by Dr. Hannah Roberts Therapy can be an incredibly rewarding experience, so it is important to find a […]
Integrating Faith and Your LGBTQ Identity
Integrating Faith and Your LGBTQ Identity: It Doesn’t Have to Be Either/Or “My faith is a choice. My morality is a choice. My sexual orientation however isn’t.” ― Anthony Venn-Brown by Gavin Hannegan, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo undergraduate intern, supervised by Dr. Hannah Roberts Religion and sexuality are two identities that are often viewed as […]
Support Your Trans Child
Hello Thrivers! This month, you’ll be hearing more from us as we are introducing a new blog! Our intern, Gavin Hannegan is an undergraduate student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo supervised by Dr. Hannah Roberts. He’ll be sharing some weekly blog posts that we think you might find helpful regarding queer identities (LGBTQIA+) and queer-affirming […]
Coming Out: A Brief Guide
Hello Thrivers! This month, you’ll be hearing more from us as we are introducing a new blog! Our intern, Gavin Hannegan is an undergraduate student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo supervised by Dr. Hannah Roberts. He’ll be sharing some weekly blog posts we think you might find helpful regarding queer identities (LGBTQIA+) and queer-affirming […]
Let Go and Make Space
A fantasy I have fostered over many years is if I just do the things better and harder and more then finally, I will be seen, heard, and cared for. This is not my first post on this theme yet it’s still relevant. I’ve been thinking about my lifetime of hanging on, no […]
New Year, More Me
For better or worse, the holidays are over. We are now inundated with messages about change and self-improvement, often with an emphasis on diet and exercise. There is so much pressure to be different. You know, new year, new me. I find myself struggling to push back against the narrative that I must change something […]
Confessions of a Recovering Know It All
I have recently reached a new level of understanding of the value of acknowledging that I don’t know the answer for something. Growing up I was often asked to function above my level of ability or development. There was little room for not knowing. Not knowing was dangerous and unacceptable on some level. So, […]
Pansexual Pride
Today is Pansexual pride day. I just happened to notice it on social media, it warmed my pandemic heart. Happy Pan Pride!!! It took me a long time to embrace my sexuality and find a term that fit for me and my internal experience of my sexuality. I was 30 when I first heard the […]
To everything (turn, turn, turn) there is a season…
It’s a song that celebrates the passage of time and the seasons that come and go. If you enjoy classic folk rock like I do, you’ll be familiar with Simon & Garfunkel’s “Turn, Turn, Turn”. Lots of other artists and bands have covered it too but Paul and Art’s version is my favorite. It’s a […]
Six Stages of Covid-19 Acceptance
I enjoy my fantasy of being able to control things, it makes the world feel safer and more manageable. My illusions of control over my life have been severely challenged by this pandemic. I think that has been true for many of us. I enjoy my fantasy of being able to control things, it makes […]
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