Healthy relationships improve physical health, quality of life
Having healthy relationships can be life-extending. And you don’t need a lot of them. Foundation 2 Crisis Services tells us more.
Read More
Category: Columns
LGBTQ Pride flag ceremony in East Moline is about broad recognition of diversity and a groundbreaking flag policy
East Moline’s Pride flag ceremony Friday follows a Juneteenth flag ceremony last week and honors city’s new and groundbreakingly inclusive flag policy, covering 30 different awarenesses, heritages or official holidays.
Read More
Resilience, honesty and the bigger picture: What to say (and not to say) to transgender youth today
“You can handle this …. you don’t need other people’s approval to feel safe …. The best rebuke to those who don’t understand or disagree is to succeed, to have a happy and fulfilling existence.” Author Lisa Selin Davis offers encouragement and clarity for transgender youth and the adults caring for them.
Read More
How our dramatic reactions to Trump play into his TV-shaped strategy of fear and chaos
Are you old enough to have witnessed Donald Trump’s start as a professional wrestling star in...
Read More
Six tips for mental health during the holidays — and seven help lines to call if you’re struggling
Find tips to manage holiday stress and anxiety, from Foundation 2 Crisis Services — plus, more 24/7 hotlines to help you through the holidays.
Read More
Fetterman’s call-out of the ‘constant freak out’ over Trump is important
John Fetterman encouraged his fellow Democrats to “chill out” and rein in the “freak out” pattern over Donald Trump’s coming second presidency. It’s good advice, especially for challenged identities.
Read More
Opportunities for artists, musicians, teachers, thinkers, groups at MainStream’s new headquarters in East Moline
This week’s Jaded Optimist is all about the good news and opportunities for artists and thinkers at the new headquarters for MainStream, in East Moline, Ill.
Read More
New column, The Jaded Optimist, introduces improved MainStream grounded in thoughtfulness, expression
The Jaded Optimist is a new column about thoughts and experiences from MainStream Multimedia, an LGBTQ affirming and intersectionally aware magazine and website serving Illinois and Iowa.
Read More
How to close the divide with loved ones who have different political views than yours
Political polarization is more complex than ever and destroying relationships. Zachery Nielsen of Bloom Therapy shares tips on how to keep that from happening.
Read More
How a small-town, open-minded Illinois boy grew up to become a sex therapist
Becoming a sex therapist is a childhood dream of mine come true. I distinctly remember the day Dr....
Read More