I have many friends navigating the transitioning identities of their transgender kids. They all say the same thing: they want and need to mourn for the son or daughter they thought they had. And I always think the same thing: “Don’t we all?” Don’t we all need and want to mourn for the kid we […]
In 2014, I wrote a piece called Walk With Grace and Other Shit to Say to Your Kids. It was a list of phrases my husband and I use in situations that can sometimes leave you frazzled. My husband and I say these phrases because we have thought about them. They reflect a message we […]
I am in grad school now and I love everything about it. Well, almost everything… There is a part of academia that just really loves itself. It loves creating a scholarly tribe where the price of admission is knowledge, and the unspoken wage is a feeling of superiority (over those who do not yet know). Of […]
Karen is an outspoken comedian, writer, artist, teacher, speaker, podcaster, Mom of seven children, and an adventurous thinker. She is a strong advocate of mindful thinking, asking for what you want, and living an empowered life. Karen speaks with expertise and humor on gender issues, parenting, homeschooling, autism, co-housing, sex and sexuality, positive self imagery, and being ridiculously happy and super-cool.
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