Dear Janus:

Thank you for your support of T, and I am grateful for you too!

“Many trans people who have a supportive environment will have lower depression and anxiety“- it is true for any and every individual: a supportive social environment will lower depression and anxiety. This is why it is so important to treat people kindly, to avoid/ limit expressing disapproval and to express approval and support whenever possible. In most cases, when behaviors are wrong- the behaviors should be disapproved of, not the individual.

“There’s never really full healing. But people become stronger“- and you are one of these people: a much stronger person than you were before!

I hope that sustainable management of agriculture and natural resources can still have a significant impact in a world where the degradation of natural resources seems to be escalating every day. Are you and the people who teach sustainable management optimistic?

anita