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I’ve got five kids, I’m a queer feminist, and I just might be the only life coach in the world who doesn’t believe in the Law of Attraction.

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*Be The Change

Where do I start? So much has happened. Like so many of you, we’re navigating big changes. If you’re new here (hi!!!), here’s a little background. Five years ago, I was a happy solo mom of one kid living in Portland, Oregon, when I unexpectedly fell in love with my best friend in Canada. Things […]

Katherine and Nick North at the premiere of their film Just Another Beautiful Family

Our film premiere and doing scary things

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Whoah friends. This has been a WEEK. I got back late in the evening from my magical horse whispering trip and went straight from the airport to a fancy dinner with a bunch of actual film directors. Not only did I have major impostor syndrome, but someone had spilled a whole bottle of orange juice on me on the plane, and […]

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I’m writing you a little bit high on horse magic. I’m in California with a beautiful client and we just wrapped up two days of absolute bliss– complete with horses, sunburn, dust, flies, and a reminder that the world is more magical and mysterious that most people can even HANDLE. It’s funny how you can […]

The uncomfortable in-between times

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Ahhhh, the squirmy discomfort of those awkward in-between times. I’m right there, friends, because it’s been quite a week. We shared the trailer for our documentary with the world a few days ago, and it’s such a strange feeling– so intimate and yet so public. This project has been such a large part of our lives for the […]

Short documentary Just Another Beautiful Family is a modern transgender love story about family, finding your true self, and becoming who you really are.

Why we made a documentary about our big queer beautiful family

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People think we’re a little nuts for making a documentary about our big queer beautiful family. But here’s what happened. A couple of years ago, my whole family was sitting at a Skipping Stone benefit gala for transgender kids. There was this beautiful preteen onstage, talking about how life had been so hard for him […]

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