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Fat in Mississippi?
Alec and I were watching the news on Monday morning when a crazy story was announced. It seems that Mississippi legislators have proposed a state law to ban restaurants from serving fat people. Alec immediately blogged about it: No mo fat Here is some info from the article: Mississippi May Ban Restaurant Sales to the …
Another medical update. A broken machine.
Well, Alec and I spent Thursday night at a friends house so we could get to the hospital in Seattle bright and early (7:45!) I had the MRI first, and then went to check in for the three hour balance test. That’s when they told me that the balance test machine was broken! Now the …
An invitation to two very special events – one in Olympia and one in Seattle.
Sunday, February 10, 2-4:30 pmPFLAG-Olympia The Not-So-Straight Truth About Our Schools!What’s really going on in our schools for GLBTQ kids? A candid conversation about the school environment for GLBTQ youth,with local School District Representatives talking with us about diversity. There is a small change in the format of our meeting for this event. This meeting …
A petition for mental health professionals
Therapists for Social Responsibility has created an online petition calling on our public leaders to support policies, legislation and programs that reflect the core principles and values of the mental health profession and to oppose those that do not. I signed it. Read and sign the petition:A Call To Public Leaders To Enact Policies, Legislation …
Article: How Teenage Rebellion Has Become a Mental Illness
Big pharma has some new customers. Not complying with authority is now, in many cases, labeled a disease. While there are several reasons for behavioral disruptiveness and emotional difficulties, rebellion against an oppressive environment is one common reason that is routinely not even considered by many mental health professionals. Why? It is my experience that …
Crisis – A Lesson in Word Origins
When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters – one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. ~ John F Kennedy I first read that on the back cover of a counseling textbook when I was in graduate school, and I have it in my quotes pages on my website. I …
War and the Soul – a workshop I’m taking in Seattle
War and the Soul: Healing Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome Friday, February 8th at Antioch College in Seattle This workshop helps mental health professionals explore the inner world of combat and the universal dimensions of veterans’ wounding as revealed through history, archetypal psychology and cross-cultural perspectives. Participants learn about Post-traumatic Stress Disorder as an identity disorder and …
More ear tests on Friday
FYI, tomorrow afternoon Alec and I go to Seattle and will spend the night at af friend’s house so we can get up really early and drive across town to the University of Washington Medical Center for me to have another MRI and a balance test because of my continuing ear problem – mild vertigo …
FIERCE! in New York City / Save the Christopher Street pier and the West Village from re-development and gentrification.
I’m originally from NYC and I just found out about this organization. It looks like they are doing some great things. FIERCE! – Fabulous Independent Educated Radicals for Community Empowerment. FIERCE! is a community organization for Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Queer, and Questioning (TLGBTSQQ) youth of color in New York City. We are …