Jay ThomasCan Psychology be a Site of Liberation?I walked into field of psychology as a survivor without the language to call myself one. I knew I’d been hurting for a long time and that…4 min read·Jun 28, 2021----
Jay ThomasSurvivors & Our KumquatsIn the opening scene of her memoir, Padma Lakshmi leads the reader into a hotel room scattered with boxes from her former life. She pans…3 min read·Jul 10, 2020----
Jay ThomasA Queer Fairytale: How Trans People Taught Me to Be FreePrologue:19 min read·May 26, 2020----
Jay ThomasLoneliness & LightWhen I was really little, too little to know that loneliness wouldn’t always be the whole world, I went long stretches of time without…3 min read·Apr 18, 2020----
Jay ThomasMirrorsSometimes I think we’re doomed by the myths we create. Take narcissus, our warning against the dangers of self`love: a white, cisgender…11 min read·Jan 31, 2020----
Jay ThomasTrans EnoughI’ve been standing here for weeks, staring down the jump that could carry me beyond this world’s gravity. See, I do this thing where I…2 min read·Apr 9, 2019----
Jay ThomasGood DaysThings are good. My days are quiet and when they’re not, they’ve stopped bursting at the seams and really, that’s all I ever wanted…2 min read·Apr 3, 2019----
Jay ThomasGender: A Work of LoveWe’re in my sister Ann’s kitchen, huddling next to the countertop, trying to make sense of our great grandmother’s recipes. They’re in…3 min read·Nov 26, 2018----
Jay ThomasOn fighting for a better worldAll week I’ve been fighting against that hollowed out feeling — -every survivor knows the one. It’s what happens after abusers and their…3 min read·Sep 29, 2018----