All of the empathy training in the world pales in comparison to experiencing the effects of real, unmanufactured hatred based on an immutable aspect of your identity. When I saw her name on my list of patients I rolled my eyes and groaned. Ethel was scheduled for 30 minutes of occupational therapy this Saturday, but […]
If Donald Trump is gaslighting us, are we in a toxic relationship with America? On November 9, I wept. Not just for my own broken dreams, but for what I feared would become of my country. Yet even as I cried, I was determined: I would fight for the country I believed in, even as […]
Every time you stay silent in response to cruelty or misinformation, you create a safe space for bigotry to spread. But you don’t have to let that happen. Everybody’s been there. In a taxi cab, at a graduation party, during a business dinner. You’re having a perfectly good time and then, bam. Somebody says something […]
One way to combat negative outcomes post-election is to raise more inclusive children. Post-election, many parents are considering how negative comments made by President-Elect Donald Trump will affect our children—both as actors and as victims. Referred to as The Trump Effect, there has been a significant increase in race and religious based taunting throughout the […]
I am defending my personhood. You are trying to map your vision of personhood onto the rest of us. In the wake of the 2016 election, I and many of my leftist friends have taken to the streets, the airwaves, the media, and the Internet to express our dismay. Many of us are bewildered. Lots […]
Religion is often not a humble following of a universal truth. It is a changeable man-made entity designed to subjugate certain peoples. I received a Christmas card from a distant relative today. The front showed an ornate crèche scene and inside was a bible verse proclaiming the birth of Jesus. The card itself was addressed […]
