By Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore — 2016
For a new generation of trans parents and their children, the meaning of motherhood is undergoing a thorough renovation.
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The key challenges facing aging LGBT adults center around: chronic health care, caregiving, financial security for long-term care, social isolation, building resiliency and where to find trusted help.
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.” ~ Bruce Lee The premise of his philosophy was efficiency—complete and utter efficiency of the soul.
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It’s called emotional labor. And mothers have a lot of it.
'They still hold the mental burden of the household even if others share in the physical work and this mental burden can take a toll,' says report's author.
The household tasks taken over by most moms—including the often invisible emotional work—have increased exponentially.
Research shows that people in LGBTQIA+ communities experience trauma at higher rates than straight, cisgender people. “The effects of trauma can be seen in higher rates of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and self-injurious behavior.
The wisdom that Alice Miller shares with us in her famous book, The Drama of the Gifted Child, is something that every therapist who works with children revisits more often than we would like.
I am haunted by the shocking discovery that our daughter, three, has a condition that may cause her to die in her teenage years. How can I come to terms with this and learn to enjoy the time we have?
Struggling to balance the demands of a job and an ill child? Get tips and advice on how to cope when kids aren’t feeling well.
When a child’s wellbeing depends on vigilant monitoring and consistent medical attention, the everyday anxiety and stress that all parents deal with is made worse by the fact that failing to keep up with treatment can be a matter of life and death.