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…5 min read·Mar 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…7 min read·Mar 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…7 min read·Dec 5, 2021----
Gila Axelrodrainbowsthe first time i saw her, it had been a few months since the plane,3 min read·Apr 26, 2021----
Gila Axelrodthoughts on silenceAudre Lorde scared me this morning. Shook me to my senses.5 min read·Apr 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…6 min read·Jan 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…7 min read·Jan 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…5 min read·Jan 3, 2021--1--1