Every June, I find myself holding my breath just a little. Pride Month arrives—bright, loud, colorful—and with it, the usual flood of...

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A couple thousand people were packing the main conference room in Orlando that day. A moderator announced from the dais that there was an...

Much of my career has centered in working in communities that are different than my own. When I entered the counseling field, I soon...

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A friend recently called saying that she had just learned her close friend had been sent to treatment by her husband. She was overwhelmed...

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The author Anne Lamott wrote, "You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about...