Writer, activist, health nerd, and polymath
This poem was inspired by the video titled Control, Anatomy, and the Legacy of the Haunted House by Jacob Geller. In it, he covers the video games Control and Anatomy while bringing in notes about Leviticus 14:33-57 and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. I pulled some sample text from Shirley Jackson’s Sublime …
This poem brought to you by a friend’s shitty ex and messy divorce out of the blue. (And it bringing up past feels about my divorce.) Enjoy! How do you fall out of love? Is it overnight, all at once? where something was, then nothing is, except for maybe pain and fears? Is it gradual, a …
I came across a TikTok video today that hard me nearly in tears. It features an individual reading a piece of work by Bert Hellinger discussing black sheep in families. Here is Bert’s full piece: The so-called black sheep of the family are, in fact, hunters born of paths of liberation into the family tree. The …
I used to write end-of-the-year updates like these on my other websites. When COVID-19 hit, I mostly stopped as it felt like I wasn’t doing as much. I’m bringing it back in this space, especially cause it helps me see all that I really do. Two Years with My Favorite Human & Getting Engaged Two …
The following is a piece I wrote for a website last year that wound up falling through. This is an important topic and needs to be both brought up and discussed, so I’m sharing it here. Note: a lot of cisgender-focused research is linked due to the availability. I originally posted this on my sex …
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In the summer of 2016, I conducted a survey to gather initial information for a presentation I did at the Stanford University Medicine X Conference back at the beginning of my sexuality education work. (It was also back when I was using my birth name.) It recently occurred to me that I never really published …
I’ve been incredibly excited to share the new page. It’s a bit simpler, a bit more accessible, and a bit more ‘me.’ Stay tuned for more exciting news!