From Church Pews to Softball Fields: A New Kind of Sunday
I’m a queer person. There, I said it. Nothing too wild or unique about that. Did I mention that I also used to be a pastor?
Topic: community
Loneliness Epidemic: People Need Other People—Especially Offline
While we spend significant time online conversing with others, that doesn’t seem to replace our need for more old-school connections.
The Anticipation of Something Beautiful
You don’t deserve to be alone, and you don’t deserve to feel the pain of isolation.
To The Strangers Who Kept Me Going
He was a friendly and familiar face at a time when I felt incredibly alone.
To the Healing Healers
The best you have to offer others will never be a cure-all method, a one-size-fits-most fix. The best you have to offer will always be yourself.
Culture, Conflict, and Belonging
My hope is that a fellow Mexican-American will read this and feel seen and heard and validated.
Using My Anxiety as a Superpower
My mind is racing, constantly trying to regroup, because I like to color inside the lines, but the lines are all gone.
Facts
I don’t need to always see the light or carry this burden myself.
Self-Harm and Safe Places
Not everyone gets to bear witness to me. Not everyone gets to know my pain. And that’s okay.
Hope Will Not Be Cancelled
What do you love that won't be cancelled? Who and what can you rely on right now?
What I Learned at HEART CAMP
Everything is better shared. Our questions, our pain, our dreams, our fears.
