Author Archives: Kathleen McGrath, LPC

For my birthday this year, I took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ireland. I had the very best travel companion, my cousin Keri. Fun fact, she is both my first and second cousin. (Her mom and my mom were sisters; her … Continue reading →

It has been a while since I blogged. I think losing you left me without further interest in sharing my thoughts. Yesterday was a big day and I was sharing with some friends how much I wanted to call and … Continue reading →

I started this blog many months ago, right after my mom died. I got it mostly written, until I got to the part where she actually died. I had to stop. I couldn’t do it. I put it away. Yesterday, … Continue reading →

Normalizing is not Glorifying Recently, a friend forwarded me an email. According to the signature, it had been written by the vice-chair of the Oakmont Republican Committee. I don’t know anything about the committee or that person. I don’t know … Continue reading →

I have been having conversations around this idea for quite a while. Years ago, August expressed how tired they were of having to educate others about what transgender and non-binary mean. I get it. They just want to live their … Continue reading →

For most of my life, there have been people telling me I am too loud. I talk too loudly. I laugh too loudly. I take up WAY too much space. I am embarrassing to be around. Kathy, shhh! Mahm, STOP! … Continue reading →

For the last 5 weekends, I have sewn masks. I lost count, but I’d estimate that I made about 1,300. I will make more, but not this weekend. As it is Mother’s Day, and the urgency for masks has slowed, … Continue reading →

This week was hard. We all can probably agree on that. Covid-19 has changed the way we live our lives. And for me, the changes have proven to be really, really hard. Our agency moved to telehealth on Monday. That … Continue reading →