I'm at the Association for Size Diversity and Health conference this weekend in Boston, MA, and I'm very excited to get to give a presentation tomorrow called "Fat Studies & Mental Health – A New Intersectional Lens." It's part of their "Difficult Conversations" weekend, which began this evening with a group dinner, a discussion of how to bravely engage in...[ read more ]
It's two months into the new year, and there have been lots of new things happening in my world. Most importantly, I've been working as the Interim Program Director for the master's in Clinical Counseling at Alliant International University in San Francisco since the fall semester. Meaning, I've had to reduce the amount of time I spend seeing clients because...[ read more ]
Women (cis and trans, straight and queer) working in "geeky" or STEM professions often experience harassment, marginalization, and hostile work or networking environments as well as internal and external stigma, "imposter syndrome," and a host of other issues that may be relevant in individual and couple therapy. The Geek Feminism folks have started a wiki entry offering information and resources...[ read more ]
I've been quiet around the blog for a long time, but I'm hoping to write more in 2014. Meanwhile, the holiday season has crept up on me yet again! As someone who wears a lot of different hats in my work life, this time of year always seems to be a rush of "Grades are due! Textbooks for next semester...[ read more ]
I'm just going to link to myself from last year.
