This weekend I helped out as a Teaching Assistant at the introductory workshop for Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches here in Portland. It was great to support Jessica and join with the other TAs to help participants ground in and learn more about these approaches. From my own background with Hakomi and META’s attachment work I know the value of these …
Completed Hearing Voices Network Facilitator Training
Last week I had the pleasure of completing the HVN faciltator training offered by John Herold of Puget Sound Hearing Voices. The Hearing Voices Network is an international program to help people work with the experience of hearing voices and other extreme experiences. Hearing Voices groups encourage people to discuss their experience in a non-pathologizing framework, and helps folks connect …
Presented on Contemplative Psychotherapy and Bipolar Disorder at Lewis and Clark
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting to a group of graduate students in the counseling program at Lewis and Clark College. The students were attentive and engaged, and I was glad to have Megan’s expert guidance in preparing for the course and tailoring my presentations to the students. I lectured in three parts. For the first section, I …
Successful research trip to Boulder
I got back from Boulder CO a few days ago, where I flew for a week to do interviews for my dissertation research. My study is on how people recover from bipolar disorder using mindfulness meditation and Buddhist psychology and philosophy. A colleague was kind enough to lend his office for the interviews, and a friend hosted me during my …
TEMPRR 2018 coming up at Portland State University!
Hi all! This year, TEMPRR is gearing up again to bring more Trans Empowerment, Resistance and Resilience to Portland. Please come out to participate in these events (mostly free) and join in community this November. https://www.pdx.edu/queer/TEMPRR
Meditation for Queer Resilience – Workshop on Oct 20th
Meditation for Queer Resilience I Please join us for a talk, discussion, and meditation instruction on practices for queer resilience. LGBTQIA2S+ folks experience everyday micro- and macro-aggressions, as well as the hostility of the current political climate. As such, everything we can do to keep our nervous systems calm, aligned, and resilient grounds us and connects us to ourselves, to …
Presented at Gay and Grey Expo in Portland
This weekend Kaden and I presented at SAGE Metro Portland’s 2018 Gay & Grey expo, held at Friendly House. This biannual expo offers workshops and resources for LGBTQIA+ elders. Sasha presented on Mindfulness Skills for Stress Reduction, and Kaden presented on Non-Binary Gender Identities and Language. It was great to share our expertise with queer elders & we enjoyed learning …
Completed the WPATH GEI 2018 training in Portland
Sasha and Kaden just finished a busy weekend at the WPATH Global Education Initiative in Portland. We spent September 7-9 at the Collaborative Life Sciences Building on the OHSU Campus, hearing the latest from experts on gender affirmative medical procedures and supportive mental health and counseling. In addition to learning more about HRT, gender affirming surgery, and comprehensive clinical assessment, …
Beyond Gender podcast
Sasha was recently featured on a podcast at Beyond Gender, where they talked about their own gender location and how they help folks figure out theirs. Beyond Gender: Episode 75— A Gender Perspective with Sasha Strong The show is looking for new interviewees regularly, so if you’d like to share your story, reach out the producers at beyondgenderpod@gmail.com.
Return from Gender Odyssey 2018
We got back from Gender Odyssey in Seattle earlier this month, where we had a good time presenting our research on cultural competency with non-binary and genderqueer folks. Kaden and I also had the opportunity to attend lots of other cool workshops, and we networked with folks in the Professional and Youth tracks, from all over the region. On Friday …
- Page 2 of 2
- 1
- 2