Meet

the hosts

  • Crystal is a California-based therapist who specializes in working with neurodivergent individuals, queer folks, and those who have experienced religious trauma and her preferred therapy modalities include a combination of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy. She’s also a mom, a partner (to her high school sweetheart, Ben), and a voracious reader. She could talk your ear off about the intersections of feminism, gender, sexuality, religion, bodily autonomy, neurodiversity, tattoos, and video games.

  • Laura is a Licensed Educator, Certified Coach and Creator who has been teaching and facilitating in Chicago for over 12 years. She has advanced endorsements in the areas of English as a Second Language and Learning Disabilities. She’s also a gardener, hiker, mother of two, partner and friend. She could talk your ear off about social media, reality TV, non-fiction, domestic and care labor and whatever is the hyper-fixation of the moment.