Starting Pointe Therapy

📣📣 TEEN MENTAL HEALTH ROUND TABLE 📣📣

Join me, school counselors, high school students and to discuss adolescent mental health & parenting support.

Join PFLAG GP for a very special live Zoom conversation with celebrity fashion stylist, author and speaker Andrew Gelwicks on Thursday, Feb. 11, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Free tickets to this exciting virtual program are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guest-speaker-andrew-gelwicks-author-of-the-q***r-advantage-tickets-138162982199?aff=efbneb.

Born and raised in the midwest, Andrew worked at GQ and Teen Vogue before beginning his own venture as a celebrity fashion stylist. Andrew's portfolio includes rising and seasoned stars including Catherine O’Hara, Michael Douglas, Tommy Dorfman, KJ Apa, Barbie Ferreira, and the Q***r Eye cast, among many others.

His debut book, The Q***r Advantage, is a compilation of interviews with some of the world's most successful leaders in their fields — from Billie Jean King to Lee Daniels to Barney Frank to Margaret Cho — on how their q***r identities have positively impacted their careers and lives. Published by Hachette, it was named one of the "most anticipated books of fall 2020" by TIME.

Andrew has been profiled in Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, People, Harper’s Bazaar, and WWD, among others, and was featured on the OUT100 in 2020. He lives in New York City. You can find out more about Andrew at http://www.andrewgelwicks.com/.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you online Feb. 11th!

Great article featuring Dr. Alexandra Solomon:

“These explosion-filled fetes and the reactions to them speak to a bigger idea that we’re whiffing on — and a possible solution to the damage and destruction of a gender reveal party gone wild. It’s the opportunity to redefine masculinity, fatherhood, and parenthood.”

Why do gender reveals unleash so much destruction? Experts have their theories about why gender reveals cause wildfires, and kill, maim, and burn people.

Best of luck to all the Grosse Pointe & metro Detroit schools starting tomorrow! Let’s walk into this school year leading with compassion, understanding, and patience with ourselves and others.
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New experiences tend to cause conflicting emotions to occur simultaneously. Nervous and excited. Uncertain and hopeful. Frustrated and mindful. That AND is so important! It validates our experience and makes room for all the feelings.
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This year will provide opportunities for us to learn academically and emotionally. Take time to focus on both. From the teachers and admin workers, to the students, and the parents: we support you and can do this together. 💪🏼📚✏️