Hello Reader, It's been a while since you've heard from me in this format — but I'm glad to be back in your inbox with something I've been building: a new grief integration group for therapists and care workers, open for applications now. You may be thinking… I am a burnt out therapist / caring professional with a heavy heart, looking for space to get to know my grief without being swallowed by it. I am processing a complicated, unacknowledged or invisible/ambient loss. I'm aware I'm...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello beautiful people, Its hard for me to believe this is my first newsletter of 2025. I am reaching out to say hello, to offer a few reflections on carework in this culture, and to uplift the message that we are here for one another. I can't keep my eyes and ears open to the world without my heart breaking. I can feel the weight of suffering daily and the immense grief and rage so many of us are holding for humanity. My sessions with clients contain layers of individual and collective...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
Want to read our past newsletters? Access them here. Hello Reader, We are writing to share our final Neuroqueer Connections (NQC) group summary from our closing session held on January 8, 2025. Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for our final Neuroqueer Connections gathering on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. It was a small group of 5 of us (including Dani and Kim) where we were able to honor this transition with a variety of collective practices. Let's recap our group session...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, Dear Neuroqueer Community, we hope your start to 2025 has carried moments of light and connection. Our last newsletter shared an important update about the ending of our group, and the final Neuroqueer Connections session that will be hosted next Wednesday, January 8th. To read our last newsletter, click here. This email is simply a reminder about our final gathering. We share a meeting agenda and link to register below. Our Final Gathering - January 8th, 2025 5:00-6:30pm EST...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, We are writing with important updates about the Neuroqueer Connections (NQC) Group Therapy Offering. Our most recent session on Wednesday, November 27th, was an opportunity for deep reflection among a smaller group of members. Together, we discussed mixed-race group dynamics that emerged earlier in the month, touching on white supremacy culture and its impact within our shared virtual space. These discussions illuminated a crucial truth: some members of color in our community...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for our most recent Neuroqueer Connections gathering on Wednesday, November 13th. 13 of us (including Dani and Kim) shared space together. We welcomed 9 returning members and 2 new group members. Our group was 45% people of color. This newsletter update will be shorter than usual, as our last group session illuminated a need for deeper reflection about the shape of our Neuroqueer Connections offering. What follows is an...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for our most recent Neuroqueer Connections gathering on Wednesday, October 30! 10 of us (including Dani and Kim) shared space together. We welcomed 8 returning members! Our group was 50% people of color. Thank you, thank you, thank you to our members!! We are lucky to be in community with you and grateful for your engagement and commitment to the Neuroqueer Connections space. Now more than ever, we need evidence that gathering...
almost 2 years ago • 5 min read
Hello loving community, This month we're focusing on community and laughter as pathways to healing. We are in a time of overwhelming devastation, division and collective grief. I find myself in sessions with neurodivergent, disabled and queer clients noticing the impacts of increasing societal tension on our inner worlds. I hold immense gratitude for my clients in their healing work as well as deep sadness about how hard it has been for so many of us to heal, how much unlearning and shedding...
almost 2 years ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for our most recent Neuroqueer Connections gathering on Wednesday, October 16! 10 of us (including Dani and Kim) shared space together. We welcomed 8 returning members! Our group was 50% people of color. Let's recap our group session last week! This past groups format was an “Informal Hangout” session, as chosen by group members in a recent survey. We enjoyed each other’s company - first in breakout groups and then together in a...
almost 2 years ago • 6 min read