Katy Lees – LGBTQ+ Mental Health Author
Writing about LGBTQ+ Mental Health, Fiction, & Other Queer Ideas
I'm so excited to show you the cover of Queer Minds! I had a great time writing this book and chatting with the luminaries who opened up in their interviews. The book includes chapters on finding trans joy, neuroqueer dreaming, love as a way to take care of your mental health, healing after conversion therapy, … Continue reading You Can Now Order Queer Minds!
I’ve dotted the is and crossed the ts, so I’m excited to reveal that I’ve started to write my next book! It’s a non-fiction book about how LGBTQ+ people experience common and varied aspects of mental health, neurodiversity, and daily life. My working title is Queer Minds, and I’ll be exploring the perspectives of queer … Continue reading Here Comes Queer Minds!
I’m excited to announce that THE TRANS GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING is now available to buy! An indispensable and empowering guide to dealing with transphobia, depression and anxiety, imposter syndrome, and more. Dr. Karla J. Strand in Ms. Magazine You can grab your copy in all good bookstores. Here are some choices for … Continue reading The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being is here!
It’s been an interesting year of blogging! While most of my time this year has been taken up by writing The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being, I’ve enjoyed updating you here when I could. The most read posts of 2021 have been a blend of new and vintage posts, and a great mix … Continue reading The Best of 2021
I'm delighted and excited to share my episode of Queers & Co Podcast with you! The Queers & Co podcast is hosted by the lovely Gem Kennedy, with each episode featuring a different LGBTQ+ change-maker. It's a great chance to hear queer folk chat candidly about self-empowerment, body liberation, and activism. You might also remember … Continue reading Queers & Co Podcast
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I'm now nine months in to writing the trans and non-binary guide to good mental health! I signed my contract in early November 2019 and started writing in earnest in January 2020, after taking time to wrap my head around what I had to do (plus celebrate the holidays). Although my productivity took a hit … Continue reading Progress
If you're a regular reader, you will have noticed that I didn't post any public blogs from mid-March to mid-June. In March I managed to come down with the flu, shortly followed by norovirus. Then, when I'd just about recovered, England went into lockdown due to COVID-19. It was a weird time to try to … Continue reading Lockdown Nourishment
Meet My Coach My coach is Gem Kennedy, a transformational coach and Emotional Freedom Technique (otherwise known as 'tapping') practitioner. They're also an activist, ex-dieter, queer person, parent to free-range children, podcaster, and zinester. If all of that makes them sound really cool, that's because they are. Image description: Gem, who has plum-coloured wavy hair … Continue reading Transforming Through Coaching, with Gem Kennedy
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Katy Lees - LGBTQ+ Mental Health Author 