Gila AxelrodBody Acceptance ResistanceOn a Thursday evening in Brooklyn, the tree-lined streets outside my window are highlighted by golden hour’s glow, and I’m standing here…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Gila AxelrodSanctifying the Mundane (Dvar Torah, 2017)“My mind would go still. It’d be absent of the clacking sound to which I was accustomed, with its endless running commentary about who I…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Gila AxelrodAn Educator’s Advice for the Caring (Grand)Parent of a Queer ChildIf you are reading this, it is because you are the parent or grandparent of a person who is part of the LGBTQIA+ community. And if you’re…Dec 5, 2021Dec 5, 2021
Gila Axelrodrainbowsthe first time i saw her, it had been a few months since the plane,Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Gila Axelrodthoughts on silenceAudre Lorde scared me this morning. Shook me to my senses.Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
Gila AxelrodIntermittent Fasting changed my Life — but not in a good way.On the first day of senior year of high school, I sat in statistics class making smalltalk with my classmates. I was hyper-aware of the…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Gila AxelrodThe Strength in LeavingOn Thursday I spoke to Noelle on the phone about Josh. “But what if he changes? What if he gets better? He’s working on himself, he really…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Gila AxelrodHow to Leave Diet Culture in 2020I was laying on the cold tiles of my sophomore year dorm, my head throbbing from the hour long workout I forced myself to do while I was…Jan 3, 20211Jan 3, 20211
