Author Archives: Laura Kaponer

Last week I had an unidentified virus, or so that’s what the ER told me. For two days I could barely move, eat, or stay awake. Seeking in person medical care can be quite challenging when you live alone in …

Originally Posted On Facebook May 3, 2022

I recently found out my ex-father-in-law passed away. I was immediately stricken with grief because no matter what happened between me and my ex-husband I always felt grateful for his parents. They were …

Originally posted on Facebook May 27, 2022

Instead of doing a post about guns, plenty of people are engaging in that debate, I’m going to post about mental health.

Whenever there’s an act of violence to this level it’s always …

I am queer. I identify as a pansexual cis-female.

It’s very important we as a queer community, along with our allies, keep the conversation going about the rights we deserve and continue to fight for as human beings. Rights that …

Trauma is a broken bone that never heals quite right.

My first job out of college had the best version of me. Admittedly I was immature and totally unaware of the adult working world, but I had an insatiable hunger. …

Thursday January 27, 2022

Trauma sucker punched me this morning.

It was standing next to my bed waiting for me as soon as I woke up.

And not just any trauma. It was one of the ugliest, most vicious, crippling …

Last month at book club some us discussed the monetary roadblocks our society puts in front of us. Who would we be and what would we do if that barrier wasn’t there?Of course I said I would do Advocacy.

That’s …