Rest Is Not Giving Up: How Trans Folks in Healthcare Deserts Can Reclaim Their Bodies Through Dharmic Self-Care
Millions of trans Americans live hours from affirming healthcare, face insurance denials, or navigate systems designed to exhaust and exclude them. When the medical system fails you, dharmic teachings on ahimsa — non-harm — offer a radical reframe: caring for yourself isn't a consolation prize. It's an act of spiritual defiance. Here's what that can actually look like.