Black Girls Who Look Like White Girls...: An Introduction
Once upon a Times Square, a random stranger introduced me to the label “black girls who look like white girls.” I didn’t get a chance to...
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Dec 31, 20234 min
AdopTEA with Courtney: Core Concepts of Adoption
Adoption is beautiful, but it does come with some caveats (e.g., the “Seven Core Issues with Adoption and Permanency”). Please note that...
Aug 23, 20233 min
The "Emotional Support Water Bottle"
I don’t care what anyone else says: what you drink out of matters! I, for one, drink more water out of pint glasses or a reusable water...
Jul 16, 20232 min
“Fight or Flight” & Calming Your Nervous System
We’re all traumatized to an extent. And trauma affects people differently: some may simply move on, while others may experience panic...
May 24, 20234 min
"You can take up space"
I recently started seeing a transracial therapist. After just one session, I already had a new “tool” in my mental “tool belt” that...
May 1, 20233 min
"I'm a Porsche with no brakes"
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. With current economic uncertainties, pandemic isolation, lack of access to mental health coverage,...
Sep 3, 20223 min
“Let’s drive…”
Today, I’m taking a detour from my usual topics, in loving memory of Christan DeWitt and Adrian Morris, whose lives were cut short on...
Aug 25, 20224 min
"Transracial adoption is trauma"
It may come as a surprise that some of the best sushi in my hometown is sold at one of our local, Northern Michigan grocery stores. One...