Joe Zarate-Sanderlin, MA, MFT

Check out educator, author, and artist Midori and I talking about Highly Sensitive People (HSP) and kink on her show Hella Kvetch. In this episode, I take the place of usual co-host Laura Antoniou to talk about the HSP trait and how it can intersect with kink. Look for more episodes feature Midori, Laura, and I talking about getting your kink on during COVID and picking a therapist. https://www.patreon.com/posts/hella-kvetch-ep-44504737

When is a Spare Oom not a Spare Oom? When it is a combination therapy office and lecture hall. When COVID-19 hit and SIP began, I was working with my laptop on a stack of board game boxes on a rolling cart. Now the office is that laptop, a monitor, a camera, Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, some new lighting, and a solid set of headphones. This setup should serve me well for a while. (Passage to Narnia in the upper left of the photo.)

My two GGU Presents webinar recordings have been posted: Empathic Communication: https://youtu.be/zTGSv2KZVn8... Gender Inclusive Language: https://youtu.be/KGaVyemNr2A With feedback from participants, GGU added Mx as a gender neutral honorific on the signup form which requires a selection.

This Thursday, May 7, at 11 am PDT I will be hosting a webinar on Gender Inclusive Language. The Golden Gate University Alumni Association has been sponsoring GGU Presents as a way to reach their community during shelter in place. The webinar is open to all and you can learn more about it and other featured webinars here: https://www.ggu.edu/about-ggu/ggu-presents Already interested? Register here!... https://alumni.ggu.edu/webinar8

A reminder, join me tomorrow, 4/30/2020, at 11 am PDT as I host a webinar for GGU Presents on Empathic Communication: http://ggu.edu/about-ggu/ggu-presents To register, follow this link:... http://alumni.ggu.edu/webinar7

If you are coming to Trans March in SF, look for me and Bay Area Open Mins between the first two trees on your left after you pass the booths walking up the path from 19th and Dolores.

Tonight is the @OvernightWalk! Apropos on the anniversary of Tony Bourdain's death: https://www.vox.com//anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown-barack Considering donating to my fundraising efforts: https://www.theovernight.org/participant/jofezasa

May is (among other things) Mental Health Awareness Month. Here is another plug for the AFSP and my fundraising efforts for the Overnight Walk on June 8. Please consider donating! I am almost to my first goal of $1000. https://www.theovernight.org/participant/jofezasa

Who: Lily Sloane and me What: https://www.radicaladviceshow.com/ When: TODAY 10 am - noon Where: BFF.fm How: Coffee, conversation, camaraderie!

Who: Psychotherapist, teacher, writer, consultant, introvert activist What: Gender, sexual, & relationship diversity, better living through better communication

Recently, I talked with Annie Schuessler for her podcast Rebel Therapist about how my personal journey with gender identity informs my work as a therapist, an EAP counselor, a teacher, and an introvert activist. You can listen to Express Yourself wherever you get your pods or via this link: https://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/93

My friend and colleague Leonore Tjia writes about sexually secure partnering wisely, eloquently, and articulately. As she says, what she is writing about are basic concepts, not advanced ones, and she frames them in such a way to highlight the importance of giving and getting these things. For more of her writing, check out: http://www.leonoretjia.com/blog/ https://medium.com//6-signs-of-a-sexually-secure-partner-b

Check out my experience at the 2018 CAMFT Annual Conference: http://www.jzsmft.com/this-hour-has-50-minut//camftcon2018

Check out the end-of-the-year updates on my blog: www.jzsmft.com/this-hour-has-50-minutes