I’m excited to share a FREE educational resource about Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and aging in our LGBTQIPA2+ communities! On the second Wednesday every month at 4-5pm PST via Zoom, the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California hosts live webinars about Alzheimer’s Disease, brain health, and the unique experiences in our queer and trans communities.

We are so grateful to all who came out to share in the joy of the festival. We met so many people. We reconnected with old friends and we met new ones. We’ve loved hearing your ways that you “ride the wave” of your life and are eager to hear more ways you get through the tough times and celebrate the good ones too. We totally appreciate those who spent time coloring with us, sitting and reading some of our favorite kids’ books, and otherwise chatting with us. Oh and we loved seeing how much all y’all enjoyed finding your favorite fidget and/or sticker to add to your collection.

We, at Waves, want to extend our most exuberant congratulations to Kelly J. Hutton for her recent passing of her licensure exam!

We recently received the news that the book is now offered in paperback from the publisher and we can share the discount code with any who are interested.

Mother’s Day is a good day for me of late. It’s often a day filled with things I love to do - sleeping late and spending time with my wife and daughter. It didn’t used to be such a happy day for me though and I remember acutely the pain I felt watching others have that role I desperately wanted - to be someone’s mom.

This has been one odd Passover for me.

I tried to prep early. I got lots of different kinds of foods that were pre-made or prepackaged from various online sources. I didn’t want to have another year where I couldn’t find matzah anywhere.

In my work as a hospice grief counselor, patients would sometimes be reluctant to speak up to ask questions or voice what they need, even though patients, not the doctors or loved ones, are at the center of care.

Kelly Hutton, Registered AMFT speaks about Anticipatory Grief as part of her fabulous Series on LGBTQIPA2+ Grief, Loss, Death, Dying, and Mental Health.

I help partners who feel overwhelmed and stuck to navigate these difficult-to-have conversations.