Dr. Money is back a little later than usual talking affordable therapy tips, intense sapphic friendships, and NWSA. Councilwoman Erika Hilton and Councilwoman Duda Salabert, the First Trans women elected to National Congress in Brazil are QueerWOC of the week. Intro by @truthizmagic of Mother Nature Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find me: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpod What do yall wanna see on the patreon? Support is a verb!: Rate, Review, Request, Repost, Retweet, and Reply! Use the hashtag #QueerWOC to talk all things the podcast Send me an email or submit your Curved Chronicles: QueerWOCpod@gmail.com QueerWOC of the Week 00:03:33 Councilwoman Erika Hilton and Councilwoman Duda Salabert, the First Trans women elected to National Congress in Brazil Erika Hilton, a Black trans woman, won her election after campaigning to fight for education, social housing, and LGBTQ+ rights in the country Joining Hilton in celebrating an election victory is councilwoman Duda Salabert, a member of the Democratic Labor Party, who was elected to represent the state of Minas Gerais. https://www.them.us/story/brazil-trans-congress-erika-hilton-duda-salabert Mental Moment with Money 00:11:17 The ABC’s of affordable therapy Why does therapy cost so much? Mickey Atkins Youtube channel for a breakdown of app based therapy providers : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pArM2GyHX4g&t=0s A - Ask for sliding scale B - Biweekly sessions C - Check with your insurance about reimbursement D - Drop by a university near you. They may have a clinic that is free or low cost Topic 00:46:00 NWSA Reflections Curved Chronicles 00:54:26 Sapphic friendships that end in flames Chai on twitter: every sapphic i know has had an intense, visceral, borderline homoerotic friendship with a girl that ended either very badly or very abruptly & changed the entire trajectory of their lives. what’s up with that? Community Contributor Credits This episode of QueerWOC the podcast was made possible thanks to the monetary contributions of Joan, Jesselly, and Laura, who all became new patrons This episode was also made possible by the listeners in Overland Park, KS Emeryville, CA; and Jackson, MS