Manigusto: My Alternative to “The Bucket List”
My friend Heather and I were recently talking about the marvels of travel and sharing on all of the places we’d like to go. She
April 12, 2021
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It’s Disabled, Thank You Very Much
The term disability or identifying as disabled has long been seen by mainstream society as negative, wrong, bad, a character flaw, dirty, tragic, pitiful, or
March 11, 2021
I Wanted to Write You A Think Piece
I wanted to write you a think piece A cogent reflection on an issue of Great social import— What it’s like to be raised in
January 25, 2021
Experimental Theatre, Drama Therapy, and EMDR Therapy: Pathways to the Self
During my time as a student in the drama department at NYU, in between presenting scenes, and performing in plays, I spent a lot of
January 11, 2021
How Can America Ever Really Heal?
Since the media called President-Elect Biden’s win on Saturday November 7, numerous calls are rising up for the healing of a divided nation. Even the
November 9, 2020
DBT Radical Acceptance During 2020
If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that there is no shortage of things that are outside of our control or even ability to
November 4, 2020
Removing the Mask & Facing the Shame: An Exercise in Vulnerability
There is something wrong with me. Legit. Something is off. I say this because I look around at my fellow therapists, counselors, helpers, healers, gurus,
October 28, 2020
Meditations from the Toilet Seat
There is a highly lauded book in both the yoga and recovery communities called Meditations from the Mat (Rolf Gates, 2002). My experience was slightly less elegant
October 22, 2020
The Exception Not the Rule
Hi, my name is Destiny. I live with a birth defect called Spina Bifida. It is what I have NOT who I am. That being
June 17, 2020