
What is your heart telling you?
[My patient] had been very insistent that something was wrong, and not only was I happy I listened to her, but I was glad she advocated for herself. She listened to the little voice in her head that said, "I just don't feel right.

My Heart
In a clinical setting, every part of the body that is hidden…

Emotional Hunger
Latrice Marie Winston (courtesy photo)
One day I looked in…

I said yes
Barbara Satin (Courtesy Photo)
My role in life as a transgender…

Giving sanctuary
Weighing the consequences and risks, many church communities in Minnesota choose to take a stand. "God is not a God who would endorse hate. God is not a God who would endorse separation of families. God says quite the opposite - welcoming the stranger, loving the foreigner, treating them as one of your own." - JaNae Bates

Common, accepted, and under threat: Abortion in 2017
Loudly and repeatedly contact your representatives at both the state and federal level. I can't stress that enough. Even if they're pro-choice, they still need to hear from voters. It's important they be thanked and reinforced. - Sarah Stoesz

Generational Trauma
Taja Will (courtesy photo)
My work in the world was carved…

Familial Alzheimer’s disease
One family's work to change the future of Alzheimer's. "You can say that Alzheimer's is prevalent in my family. Every time one of us puts eggs in the pantry instead of the refrigerator, we think, 'This is it.'

Unwavering
Cheryl Robertson has spent three decades working as a public health nurse in countries ripped apart by war, trauma and displacement, and she's not about to stop

“I am a girl”: Parents of a transgender child stand up for her rights and identity
Hannah and Dave Edwards. (Photo by Ashley Rick, St. Paul Photo…

2016 Changemaker: Jessica Smith
An art exhibit at Regla de Oro gallery brings attention to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Surviving suicide loss
We don't expect anyone to fix it, because they can't. It's very powerful just to know that they are there.


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