The only lesbian in the room

January 8, 2018 Mrs T Comments 2 comments

I studied a concept in grad school called racial stress, which is a term to describe discomfort or stress related to interactions that involve race. It can affect anyone but is particularly detrimental for folks on the receiving end of a racist interaction. Research has shown that it can negatively affect mental and emotional health. If you’re interested, check out this great article that was published in The Atlantic a few years ago. This clearly isn’t a blog about race…

Mantra March

March 12, 2017 Mrs T Comments 2 comments

As you may have gleaned by now, I have been struggling with motherhood. I know this comes up for many folks, particularly in the first six months, as everyone (including baby) adjusts to the new family order. To acknowledge the obvious: parenting is hard, people. See image below, this is what it feels like most of the time. It’s way harder than I ever imagined, but I think that’s because I was imagining the wrong things. Describing the challenges of parenting to expectant…

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