by Tristan Byrnes | Jul 15, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
Welcome to Wednesday! You’ve officially made it to the hump of our five-part series on why therapy isn’t just a "break glass in case of emergency" situation. If you’re just joining us, we’re spending the week debunking the myth that you have to be in a...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jul 14, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
Welcome to Part 2 of our week-long series: "Therapy isn't just for when there’s a crisis." Yesterday, we talked about the myth of the "rock bottom." Today, I want to get real with you. I’m Tristan Byrnes, and as a trans-identified therapist,...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jul 13, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
There’s a specific kind of mental math we do in the LGBTQ+ community. We look at our lives, maybe we’re holding down a job, our relationships are mostly fine, and we haven’t had a full-blown meltdown in at least three weeks, and we think, "I’m okay. I don't...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jul 10, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
Welcome back to the final installment of our series on authentic allyship. If you’ve been following along, we’ve already tackled the big-picture mindset of centering others, not yourself, and cleared up why distinctions like cross-dressing vs. being trans matter. Now,...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jul 8, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
In Part 1 of this series, we talked about that awkward "mic pass" moment, you know, the one where a well-meaning cisgender person is handed a platform meant for the trans community and actually takes it. We talked about the risk of a cisgender ally being...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jul 6, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
We’ve all been there. You show up to a community event, a rally, or even just a particularly intense happy hour, and you are ready. You’ve got the buttons, you’ve done the reading, and your heart is about three sizes too big for your chest. You want to help. You want...
