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Aug 8, 20222 min read

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...

Dec 31, 20234 min read

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 read

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 read

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 read

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 read

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. With current economic uncertainties, pandemic isolation, lack of access to mental health coverage,...

Sep 3, 20223 min read

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 read

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...

Aug 8, 20222 min read

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...