In celebration of Pride Month, in recognition of the heightened risks for the transgender community, and because this is one of my favorite conversations to air on Beyond Trauma, I'm re-airing this talk with Jacoby Ballard. We discuss a wide range of topics, including:

• processing our feelings and finding our way to forgiveness
• what it means to "call in"
• the importance of self-love in social justice spaces
• yoga and Buddhist practices for dispelling anger
• parenting
• what queer folks can teach us all
• and so much more

Jacoby is a social justice educator and yoga teacher who leads workshops and trainings on diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a yoga teacher with 25 years of experience, he leads workshops, retreats, conferences, and trainings. Since 2006, Jacoby has taught Queer and Trans Yoga, recieving Yoga Journal's Game Changer Award in 2014 and Good Karma Award in 2016. Jacoby now offers Queer & Trans Centered Prenatal Yoga online. Jacoby has taught in schools, hospitals, business offices, prisons, recovery centers, and cancer centers. His first boo, A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation was released in 2022.

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Intro & Outro Music by Daniel Zaitchik