School can be a challenging environment for children who identify as LGBTQ+, especially if they are harassed, discriminated against, or face a lack of resources. In this Verywell Family article, Zishan Khan. MD, and Brandi Garza, LPC, discuss what to do if children...
Mindpath Health’s Zishan Khan, MD, discusses youth and gender-affirming care. See highlights below or read the full article with sources here. People who start gender-affirming hormone treatment during adolescence rarely discontinue, according to a new study...
Mindpath Health's Kiana Shelton, LCSW helps discuss how to support your child when they come out to you. When children come out to their parents and caretakers, it can be difficult to know what to say during that joyful, but sometimes fraught, time. Of course, parents...
Mindpath Health's Brandi Garza, LPC discusses how to come out to your child when you're bisexual. Coming out to a child can be a complex conversation, full of all kinds of emotions. For some LGBTQ+ parents, this conversation might happen early. For example, a child...
Mindpath Health's Kiana Shelton, LCSW discuses how joy may look different to queer people. Incessant Attacks on Queer Communities Bombard Us as Individuals It’s not surprising that joy feels hard to come by these days. According to the American Civil Liberties Union...
With the popularity of shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race, drag performances are quickly blending into mainstream culture as a creative form of self-expression. What is the psychology behind drag, and how is it giving voice to the gender movement? See highlights below or...
Mindpath Health's Brandi Garza, LPC helps discuss new studies that find trans college students are more prone to sleep disorders. Marginalized groups often face health inequities due to oppression. A recent study published in Nature and Science of Sleep found that...
Mindpath Health's Leela Magavi, M.D. helps to discuss the life-saving science behind gender-affirming care. Medical News today spoke to several mental health professionals and a suicide prevention group for LGBTQ people to see if science supports gender-affirming...
Mindpath Health's Kiana Shelton, LCSW, Taish Malone, LPC, Ph.D., and Brandi Garza, LPC discuss why lesbian and bisexual women face greater barriers to alcohol use disorder treatment. A recent study published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research found...
Finding peace, integrity, and new traditions despite discrimination and rejection. The holidays bring cheer and celebration—as well as stress and tension. Although winter festivities are meant to bring friends, family, and colleagues together, they can also be filled...
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