Transgender Issue

This topic should be titled “Coping with People Issues” since it relates to people not simply one group of individuals. The reading material outlines coping strategies, lists ways to recognize bad situations and tactics to avoid harm. As a seasoned woman and teacher my go-to coping strategy is meditation, I use the Calm app daily. Meditation helps me focus, it quiets my brain enough to allow my inner voice to guide my decisions. I engage in meditation with my students at various times but especially prior to taking tests. Below are tools outlined in the reading, let’s talk about a few. Answer the following questions: 1. Do you practice the relaxation response? 2. Do you interpret events positively? 3. What is ‘map reconnaissance’? 4. If someone has experienced a micro-assault, micro-aggression, micro-battery, micro-invalidation or regular assaults and battery, what should they do immediately following the incident? 5. What other steps did you find useful? balian Janet Mock – MTF Transwoman Balian Buschbaum – FTM Transman Writer, TV host, Director, Producer Former Olympic German Pole Vaulter To earn full credit please include the questions along with your responses. First, submit your responses to the questions no later than 11:59p., Thursday, 8/27 (worth 15 points). Your response to the questions in total should be a minimum of two sentences per question. Second, reply to at least two of your classmates, replies should be minimum 100 words (one paragraph per response) submit no lather than 11:59p., Friday, 8/28 (worth 10 points each or 20 points total). Posts for this topic will earn up to 35 points. This thread will disappear at 11:59p., Friday, 9/11