Queer Experience Archives

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Anxiety in Queer Bodies: When Safety Never Feels Certain

On: October 15, 2025

Tagged: anxiety, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ mental health, nervous system, nervous system healing, queer, queer healing, queer mental health, queer wellness, somatic therapy, trans mental health

Anxiety in queer bodies is a survival response to systemic harm. Learn grounding tools and liberatory ways to reclaim safety.Continue Reading

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Queer Community: The Healing Power of Liberation and Connection

By: bjsauer

On: July 21, 2025

In: Queer Experience

Tagged: LGBTQ+, liberation, neurodivergence, neurodivergent mental health, non-binary wellness, queer, queer community, queer healing, queer liberation, queer mental health, queer wellness, trans liberation, trans mental health, trans wellness

Discover how queer community creates healing and liberation by offering belonging, safety, and radical acceptance in a world that demands conformity.Continue Reading

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Pride and Pressure: Queer Body Image, Anxiety, Substance Use

By: bjsauer

On: June 27, 2025

In: Queer Experience

Tagged: anxiety, body image, harm reduction, LGBTQ+, pride, pride month, queer, queer mental health, substance use, trauma-informed care

Queer body image, anxiety, and substance use often collide during Pride. Learn how to cope with pressure and reclaim your space with care and support.Continue Reading

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When the Law Forgets Our Names: Trans Rights, Vicarious Trauma, and the Weight of Political Grief

By: bjsauer

On: June 19, 2025

In: Queer Experience

Tagged: Gender-Affirming Care, LGBTQ+, political trauma, queer, queer liberation, queer mental health, systemic trauma, trans rights, Trauma-Informed Therapy

Exploring how anti-trans legislation and decisions like United States v. Skrmetti create ripples of vicarious and political trauma, and how queer and trans communities can find strength, softness, and support amidst ongoing systemic harm.Continue Reading

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Invisible Scars: The Weight of Being “Too Much”

By: Kristin Kazyaka

On: May 22, 2025

In: Emotional Health, Identity, Queer Experience

Tagged: emotional sensitivity, internalized shame, LGBTQ+, neurodivergence, queer, queer shame, reclamation

This post explores the quiet grief and internalized shame of being told you’re ‘too much’—too emotional, too intense, too complicated—and how queer and neurodivergent people can begin to reclaim that fullness.Continue Reading