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    Nice Day for a White Wedding Dress

    Nice Day for a White Wedding Dress

    By The Team at Janene’s Bridal Boutique– Janene’s Bridal Boutique was in the works even before it opened! Janene started sewing when she was 8 years old. By age 14,…

    Speaking to Your Soul

    Speaking to Your Soul

    By Elisa Quinzi– If it feels as if we’re being shot through a birth canal of sorts, and there’s no turning around to go back, it’s because we are. And…

    Posture Perfect

    Posture Perfect

    By Cinder Ernst– Your best-bet posture depends upon the alignment of your spine, from your tail bone to the base of your head. When mom used to say, “Sit up…

    How Should We Speak to Each Other? Part 2: Focus on Needs, Not Judgments

    How Should We Speak to Each Other? Part 2: Focus on Needs, Not Judgments

    By Tom Moon, MFT In the last issue, I shared that the first step in practicing effective speech is to keep our eyes on the prize—to be constantly mindful of…

    LGBTQ Americans Must Stand Together to Denounce Bigotry and Racism

    LGBTQ Americans Must Stand Together to Denounce Bigotry and Racism

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– With the recent violence and racism spewing from the “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, Virginia, it is important that we stand strong…

    Celebrating LGBTQ Weddings

    Celebrating LGBTQ Weddings

    By Erin Berg– When we opened Kipper Clothiers five years ago, we had one mission in mind: to make the high-end custom suit and shirt market available to the LGBTQ…

    Speaking to Your Soul

    Speaking to Your Soul

    By Elisa Quinzi– To answer the call of the hero’s journey, we must suspect we are the hero. Now is the time to completely kick doubt to the curb and…

    Kick Balls Like Bruce Lee

    Kick Balls Like Bruce Lee

    By John Chen– Picture it: 1978. The home team was down three runs in the bottom of the final inning with two outs. But, the bases were juiced, and before…

    Nonviolent Communication, Part 1

    Nonviolent Communication, Part 1

    By Tom Moon, MFT One of the many bad effects of the current regime in Washington is that it has accelerated an already alarming national trend toward political hate speech,…

    Trump’s and America’s Very Bad Week: July 21–July 28

    Trump’s and America’s Very Bad Week: July 21–July 28

    By David Perry Even for the Trump Error (sic intended), it’s been quite a week. Though I am traveling in Italy, I could not miss the train wreck with a…