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It's a trans-plant. Get it? A TRANS-plant. So, hear me out. Finding a therapist is already a bit like online dating. You read vague profiles, guess if you’ll click, and hope you don't end up paying $150an hour to have someone nod silently while you spill your soul. But when you’re gender expansive–transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, or questioning, searching for a therapist adds a whole other level of exhaustion. You log onto a directory, filter by "LGBTQ+," and suddenly ev

Hear me out: not everything you enjoy needs to bring you money. 💸 That’s OK. Before 40-hour work weeks, relentless productivity demands, and "maxing out retirement" blogs took over our brain space, there were just hobbies. A hobby is simply something you do for the pure, unadulterated satisfaction of doing it. Sure, you might get a cool secondary benefit—like a warm scarf, a delicious loaf of sourdough, or a bomb-ass decorated birthday cake for your bestie 🎂—but the enjoyme

In my office, the word “lazy” gets thrown around a lot. 💬 Usually, it’s not outwardly laden with heavy judgment. Sometimes, a client will describe a long vacation or a low-key weekend as being "lazy" with a twinkle in their eye and a mischievous grin. 😏✨ Have you ever noticed that grin? It’s fascinating. It comes from an innate, cultural understanding that taking a break from output—doing nothing when we "should" be doing something—is secretly bucking the system. It feels l

Photo of me dressed as a "grab your torch and pitch forks" villager in the Springer Opera House production of Beauty and the Beast, Dec, 2015. Pretending can be lots of fun. I’ve had the immense delight of being on stage, in full costume, surrounded by castmates who are also in costume, putting on a show for a warm, welcoming audience. People who actually paid to be there. (Wild, right?) In those circumstances, everyone in the room knows you aren’t actually the character you’

So, hear me out. You’ve known for a long time that something wasn’t quite right. When people looked at you, they weren’t seeing the real you, weren’t reflecting that back to you, and it hurt! But it was also baffling because, why couldn’t they see you? Perhaps your curiosity prompts you to check out some of the new terms you keep hearing–aromantic, non-binary, gender queer, or even just, bisexual. Do bisexuals really exist? (Ha! That’s a joke.) How could I even know if I’ve n

Hear me out. You’re with your D&D group (or your friend group, your polycule, or that work group forced upon you by HR), and your Dungeon Master (or your HBIC, your Dom, or your Boss) suggests that you (or you, or you) do something your character would never do. “Drink this unidentified liquid.” “Spontaneously go out to the club with me.” “Give a group presentation about a topic you know lots about, but for which you’ve had exactly zero time to prepare.” A clear, firm "No" se

A woman with long, dark hair focuses intently on her laptop while wearing headphones, immersed in her work. A smartphone and notebook lie on the table beside her, suggesting she's been working for a long time and might need a break and some social interaction. Hear me out. What if the word “nosy” is actually three tiny capitalists in a trench coat? The sitch: You're hanging out with your polycule, your D&D crew, or your friend group, and you see someone you care about staring

Exploring New Paths: Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) for Healing Hey! I'm April Jacobs, LPC, KAP, a licensed therapist who works...