By Gabrielle Thorpe “Knowing Yourself is the Begging of All Wisdom” – Socrates During the course of our lives we spend a tremendous amount of time getting to know one another. We know our family members, friends, coworkers, significant others and so many others that are a part of our daily lives. But have you […]

By Gabrielle Thorpe Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. —Confucius Everyday is not going to be a great day. Every now and then we have our bad days, weeks, months or even years. But it won’t always be this way. It may seem as though everything […]

By Gabrielle Thorpe Our uniqueness, our individuality, and our life experience molds us into fascinating beings. I hope we can embrace that. I pray we may all challenge ourselves to delve into the deepest resources of our hearts to cultivate an atmosphere of understanding, acceptance, tolerance, and compassion. We are all in this life together. […]

By Zoe Dale, LPC Once in a while we might have the odd sleepless night, it is when not sleeping becomes common place, that we end up feeling the impact.  Not sleeping is not only miserable, it is also a recipe for poor health.  Without remedy, over time not sleeping can become a habit that could […]

By Chris Van Dyck, LCSW As humans, we are imperfect. We make mistakes—a lot of mistakes—and we make them frequently. Sometimes these mistakes lead to our unintentionally harming others as well as ourselves. To some extent, this is unavoidable. Despite our best intentions and most earnest efforts, we inevitably say or do things that lead […]

Did you know success can make you anxious? Did you know success can be just as hard to handle for some folx as failures? When you are successful, it can lead to a whole new set of worries and anxieties. You may be worrying if you can continue at the level that you have reached. […]

As I am flying back from WPATH advanced mental health training, I am thinking about how we each identify and the act of making assumptions. People can make a lot of assumptions about you when you are part of the LGBTQ community. For instance, most people assume I am a straight woman. As a queer […]

“We Fall In Love By Chance, We Stay In Love By Choice.” By Unknown By Gabrielle Thorpe Love. Love is an intense feeling of deep affection. I believe anyone is capable of finding love, if they are willing. To fall in love, you must be willing to get hurt, often I hear people say “I’m […]

Depression and hopelessness and sadness can hit at the most difficult times. When you are depressed, there’s often not a reason for your depression. Sometimes you can just wake up in the morning and feel a general feeling of uneasiness. Or, you can feel like you just don’t have the energy to wake yourself up, […]

By Katie Leikam, LCSW, LISW-CP, BC-TMH This week I am speaking at The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference on Effective Communication with your Cisgender Partner.  I wanted to write a blog about some topics that I feel are important in a partnership when one partner is transgender or non-binary and beginning their transition. Family: If you […]