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Zara Bennett

Zara Bennett

Binders + the Gender Bind

My son’s transition hit me like a crisis. He came home from sleep-away camp and decided he wanted to present more masculine. I had no…

Nov 17, 2022

Binders + the Gender Bind

Nov 17, 2022

Zara Bennett

Love is a wild thing

Rain means snail weather. Last night, I asked my son if he wanted to hunt for snails with me. It was six o’clock, but with daylight savings…

Nov 8, 2022

Love is a wild thing

Nov 8, 2022

Zara Bennett

How to Write, Part I:

Writing is a creative act. Kind of like stand-up comedy, but not always funny. Not that stand-up is funny all the time either, but you know…

Nov 3, 2022

How to Write, Part I:

Nov 3, 2022

Zara Bennett

Queering Cargo: Pants +Trans Teen Empowerment

Somewhere on my desk there’s a post-it with the note: Lee brand, Flex-to-Go Relaxed Fit Cargo Shorts. They are made for both women and men…

Sep 13, 2022

Queering Cargo: Pants +Trans Teen Empowerment

Sep 13, 2022

Zara Bennett

Old Friends: Befriending Anxiety + Overcoming Writers’ Block

The sitting and working part of writing have been a problem for the last year. Or maybe more? When it comes to prolonged writers’ block…

Sep 12, 2022

Old Friends: Befriending Anxiety + Overcoming Writers’ Block

Sep 12, 2022

Zara Bennett

In a Name

Accepting is easy. Imagining is not.

Jan 28, 2022

In a Name

Jan 28, 2022

Zara Bennett

Books Beyond the Binary

I have the song, To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before, by Julio Iglesias running through my head — playing in a loop. It reminds me of all…

May 26, 2021

Books Beyond the Binary

May 26, 2021

Zara Bennett

Wanting Walls: Writing in the Pandemic

During this safer at home period, life has shifted. Traditional spaces for learning and for working — offices, schools, coffee shops —…

Feb 4, 2021

Wanting Walls: Writing in the Pandemic

Feb 4, 2021

Zara Bennett

The United States of Wonderment

There is something magical about a portal. Even the name conjures up childlike excitement in me. I picture a passageway, like in C.S…

Jan 23, 2021

The United States of Wonderment

Jan 23, 2021

Zara Bennett

Mindful Self-Compassion: Learning to Be Anchor, Boat, and Sea

I have a history of working with anchors. Not the kind you throw overboard. But rather the figurative kind used to keep something hyper…

Jan 20, 2021

Mindful Self-Compassion: Learning to Be Anchor, Boat, and Sea

Jan 20, 2021

Zara Bennett

Zara Bennett

Zara Bennett (PhD, RYT) has been teaching youth yoga and mindfulness in the schools since 2015. She is a certified yoga instructor and seasoned educator.

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