POV: You’re a parent or guardian and your kid is becoming curious about their gender or has already come out. Maybe you yourself haven’t had much exposure to queer and trans communities, but you still want to be as supportive as possible as your kiddo navigates their gender identity.
Read MoreAs White and White-Passing Counselors, We Must All Do The Work to Become Anti-Racist (Includes Resources)
We cannot competently support our Black colleagues and colleagues of color and ethically serve our Black clients and clients of color while the very system in which we work and train continues to treat whiteness as the default. So, we must work together to change both our internal beliefs and biases and the system within which we work.
Read MoreNew Article on What to Expect From Sex therapy
Our body is a system. Our mental, physical, social, and emotional health is an integrated whole that functions – or dysfunctions – together. Sexual health is included in that mix; it’s an essential part of being human. We are all born sexual beings. Sexuality is about pleasure, enjoyment, sensuality, and joy – whether it is a part of a sex act or not.
Read MoreBuilding Resilience and Other Solutions for Texas' High Rates of Childhood Adversity and Trauma
Adverse experiences early in life, known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), can result in trauma that potentially affects the brain architecture of developing children. In 2016, an estimated 3.4 million Texas children had one or more ACE. Child maltreatment in its many forms makes up half of the recognized ACEs. Advocacy group TexProtects, Champions for Safe Children, estimates child maltreatment cost Texas over $55 billion in 2017, in a new report ACEs Uncovered: Powerful preventative strategies to promote resilience and brain health for a better Texas tomorrow.
Read MoreRace, Sexuality, Body Image, Disability, Breast Cancer, and STIs: What I learned at #AASECT18
From June 14-17, 2018 I attended the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists annual conference. It was so refreshing to be surrounded by people who believe in sexuality education and sexual health. I attended 10 panels and plenaries in four days and was thoroughly exhausted by the end.
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