Things worth reading. Not clinical advice — just an honest look at what the work actually involves.
These posts are meant to offer perspective and information — not clinical advice. If something resonates and you want to talk, the door is open.
There's a dimension of healing that talk therapy alone doesn't always reach. On shadow work, spiritual experience, and what lives below the narrative.
Read post →Gay men built a remarkable sexual culture. It's also, for a lot of us, quietly breaking our hearts. On what we're actually reaching for when the app is open at 11pm.
Read post →The psychoneuroimmunology behind energy work — and why the evidence for how reiki produces real results is more established than most people realize.
Read post →What therapy and kink have in common — and why the difference between healing and harm often comes down to one thing.
Read post →Why the all-or-nothing approach to substance use often fails — and what the evidence actually supports.
Read post →There's a whole layer of what gay men carry that never quite makes it into the room. This is an attempt to name it.
Read post →A plain-language explanation of what happens in an EMDR session and why the research behind it is so compelling.
Read post →A curated list of trusted organizations and crisis resources — especially for the communities I serve.
24/7 crisis support. Call or text 988 from anywhere in the US.
988lifeline.org →Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people.
thetrevorproject.org →Free, confidential treatment referrals for substance use. 1-800-662-4357.
samhsa.gov →Denver-based resource center providing support, community, and services for transgender and gender-diverse people.
transcolorado.org →Local support, education, and advocacy for people living with HIV in Colorado.
viventhealth.org/Denver →Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor 24/7.
crisistextline.org →