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Being closeted is often framed as a temporary stage before coming out, but for many Queer people it is a long-term reality shaped by fear, safety, culture, and survival. This blog explores the psychological and emotional impact of hiding parts of yourself, including shame, anxiety, hypervigilance, and disconnection. It challenges the assumption that coming out is always the solution and centres compassion, choice, and self-protection.

External validation can feel powerful, but relying on it often keeps us stuck in shame, comparison, and self-doubt. This blog explores the concept of internal validation and why learning to recognise your own worth is essential for Queer wellbeing. Using a compassionate, empowering lens, it looks at how self-trust, boundaries, and inner affirmation can support confidence, resilience, and a more authentic relationship with yourself.

How are we to understand that in our modern world, at the pinnacle of medical ingenuity and sophistication, we are seeing more and more chronic physical disease? This sentence comes from the first pages of the book The Myth of Normal (2022), and they pose an excellent question. How is this possible? The book covers various angles when it comes to our ailing society and how we got here, but I want to focus on just one angle: the mind-body connection. Or I should say disconnect

Body shame is a painful and pervasive reality for many Queer men, reinforced by dating apps, media, and narrow ideals of desirability. This blog explores how fatphobia, masculinity norms, and internalised Queerphobia shape self-worth and intimacy. It challenges the harmful idea that certain bodies are more “acceptable” than others, and centres compassion, resistance, and reclaiming self-worth beyond appearance.

In our society, LGBTQ+ individuals often face not only discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity but also struggle against the intertwined challenges of class inequality. This article delves deeper into the issues of workplace discrimination, healthcare access, and the movements working to address these disparities. It also sheds light on the harrowing struggles and discriminatory experiences shared by LGBTQ+ individuals when seeking healthcare serv

Receiving an ADHD diagnosis can bring relief, confusion, grief, or validation — often all at once. This blog explores ADHD through a neurodiversity-affirming lens, examining how stigma, misdiagnosis, and social expectations impact Queer and marginalised people. It centres understanding, self-compassion, and reframing difference as diversity, while offering insight into navigating diagnosis, identity, and support without shame.

Embracing your truth as an LGBTQ+ person often involves navigating shame, fear, rejection, and the need for safety. This blog explores how self-acceptance is shaped by lived experience, trauma, and social context, while highlighting the importance of compassion and supportive spaces. It centres the role of affirming relationships, community, and therapy in helping LGBTQ+ people live more authentically without pressure or judgement.

Coming out is often portrayed as a single brave moment, but for many Queer people it is a complex, ongoing process shaped by safety, culture, family, faith, and power. This blog explores coming out beyond simplified narratives, centring choice, boundaries, and wellbeing. It challenges the idea that visibility is always safe or healing, and affirms that Queer identity does not require disclosure to be valid.

Finding the right therapist can be transformative for LGBTQ+ people navigating identity, trauma, and mental health. This blog explores the power of therapist matching, highlighting how shared understanding, cultural awareness, and Queer-affirming practice can create safer, more effective therapeutic relationships. It challenges one-size-fits-all therapy models and shows how feeling seen, understood, and respected can support authenticity, healing, and long-term wellbeing.

Sex, intimacy, and relationships in Queer communities are shaped by far more than attraction or desire. This blog explores how shame, trauma, gender norms, power, and social exclusion influence how Queer people connect, attach, and relate. It challenges mainstream relationship models and centres consent, communication, safety, and emotional honesty, offering a compassionate, affirming perspective on Queer intimacy beyond stereotypes.