InitaD is a Drag Queen performer here in New York City and she is gonna talk about her personal experience grieving during the Holidays, the importance of community, and what advice she has to offer for those who are being challenged experiencing their first Holiday season by themselves.

I hope you enjoy this talk….

You can follow InitacD on IG @theinitad

If you think you may need help, here are some links for you:

www.equitytherapy.com

www.callen-lorde.org

www.gaycenter.org

www.icpnyc.org

www.nycaffirmativepsychotherapy.com

The holiday season can be very triggering for a lot of us. Mostly because our experiences when we were young shaped our way of seeing these times and usually we never revisit this trauma to work on it.

Listen to this convo with Michael Snipe Jr where he talks about his experiences dealing with trauma and we discuss some tools that are helpful whenever we are looking to resignify this season. Naming things, asking what you want, how to be a good listener, etc; are some of the questions that will help you to start the conversation.

You can follow Michael on IG @msjr11

If you think you may need help, here are some links for you:

www.equitytherapy.com

www.callen-lorde.org

www.gaycenter.org

www.icpnyc.org

www.nycaffirmativepsychotherapy.com

According to the latest ValuePenguin survey of 2,100 Americans, around 55% of the inquired people experiences sadness and loneliness during the holidays early in 2022 — including 35% who say it's worse than last year. 

In the same study, it was founded that members of the LGBTQ+ community face more holiday loneliness than any other demographic analyzed, with 76% experiencing the winter blues. Some of the triggers that affect the most during this time are the ingestion and abuse of alcohol and drugs, the lack of sunlight or the growing sensation of feeling lonely and isolated.

During the following weeks I will have different conversations with several specialists and friends that have developed skills and tools to help them to navigate through these times.

Follow me in this conversation with Ric Mathews to learn what Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) means, what are the symptoms and some tools to cope with it.

www.nubodyandmind.com/therapy-home

@ric_mathews on Instagram

www.callen-lorde.org

www.gaycenter.org

www.icpnyc.org

www.nycaffirmativepsychotherapy.com

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Confidence is not only about looking at yourself in the mirror and thinking you are the best thing in the world, but knowing what your limitations are too.

And yeah, you probably look at me all the time taking thirst photos and whatnot but the reality is that I have to deal with my own insecurities like I am sure most of us have to.

The tricky part about insecurities is that they have been there for years and years, hidden in the shadows and they just feed narratives that live in our minds and help them to continue mining our self-esteem.

I want to talk about the importance of representation on social media.

For those who don't know I am also a photographer.

I remember I started doing photography when I realized that back in 2017 there were so many photographers that just needed a model with abs, good lighting, and a good camera and pum… 1K likes!

I decided that I will do something about it just to realize the number of challenges you have to face to bring real diversity into the game.

You can see my photo project here

Wow finally on the fourth floor!

I am ready, to be honest here... one of the major reasons I moved to NYC was because I acted out of fear. Being afraid of missing out but also understanding that there is nothing wrong with acting out of fear when you don't allow your feelings to take control over you!

Welcome to the third episode of Taco Talks. Why the idea of quitting is so empowering and why does having the option of choosing to feel so right? I guess I have to explain a little about my history of previous jobs in NYC and why I was never able to quit until now.

Also, Happy Pride. Do you feel like you are a Unicorn? yeah, me too. But, what is the point when you are surrounded by horses?

In the Taco Talks of the day, I want to share my experience dealing with failure and how accepting my own limits has helped me to be able to manage feelings like anger, that I kept blocked for so long because of the way I was raised

Introduction:

In the first episode, I will tell you a little about how did Taco come to life, why 2020 was so important in my life and what helped me to navigate through one of the biggest changes of my whole life.

In the second part, I want to share with other immigrants what was when I first came to USA, some of the challenges that I had to overcome as an immigrant and the tools that helped me to navigate through this.

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