Showing Up for Queer Kids
Fridays, March 8th - April 12th
1 - 2:30 pm ET
Program description
This virtual program is for anyone seeking to better support and protect the queer kids in their lives. This group setting, facilitated by trained chaplain Taylor Buehler, will provide space where folks can listen and be listened to without the typical barriers that we often find when we want to share something difficult, nuanced, fluid or beyond words.
Together we’ll consider questions like: What have you encountered within yourself when showing up for trans youth in your lives? What have your challenges been? Highlights? Hopes? Are there any feelings that you feel alone in or shame around?
This program is for you if you’re:
- a parent
- a caregiver
- a teacher
- an adult with kids in your life
Want to know more about literary chaplaincy? Scroll down for a quick lesson.
The overview
Program Cost: $400
Dates: Fridays, 1 pm - 2:30 pm ET for 6 weeks beginning on March 8th over Zoom
Registration Details: As soon as you register, you will receive an email from programs@notsorryproductions.com confirming your spot and sharing the Zoom link for group chaplaincy.
Recording: These sessions will not be recorded.
Questions? Email Courtney at literarychaplaincy@notsorryproductions.com with any questions! Please note that this email address could become lost in your spam folder, so it would be helpful if you add it to your address book.
More Info
Literary chaplaincy is inspired by traditional chaplaincy, but with the use of secular texts, not religious ones. We take the stories already at the center of your life and, through rigor and intention, help you discover their power to guide you as personal sacred texts.
Using this model, an intimate group of 6-8 participants will dig deep into the work of taking care of oneself as you learn to better take care of the people around you.
A typical session will consist of an opening reading. Then one person will speak, followed by time for reflections and wonderings from the group. Then we will have journaling time, followed by another personal offering, reflection, and journaling.
Chaplain bio
Taylor Buehler - he/him
Taylor Buehler is a native of Woburn, MA. He has lived as a cafe and food service professional, tech support manager, sometimes playwright, and chaplain. Taylor earned a BA from Harvard College in Studies of Religion and Women, Gender, and Sexuality. In 2018 he earned a Masters of Theological Studies in from Harvard Divinity School where he focused on queer grief and ritual in the time of AIDS, and non-religious practices of death and dying. In 2020, he co-wrote a play, Changing Lanes, loosely based on his experiences losing a partner. As an interfaith chaplain, he completed 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Hebrew Senior Life as their LGBTQ chaplain resident, and currently works as a chaplain at both Hebrew Senior Life and Massachusetts General Hospital. He lives in Jamaica Plain with his dog, Scutch.
What is Literary Chaplaincy?
Literary Chaplaincy is a support service developed by Vanessa Zoltan. Inspired by traditional chaplaincy, literary chaplains listen with the care of a good friend, but with the remove and fresh perspective only a well-trained counselor can provide. They approach your concerns with an open heart, asking clarifying and probing questions to help you find resolution about complex dilemmas. Where traditional chaplaincy would use a religious text, literary chaplaincy uses secular books, demonstrating their sacred power by applying sacred reading practices to them.
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