Sarah Girgis

1 month ago | medium.com | Sarah Girgis

Author’s Note: I wrote this years ago while working in crisis response — when the weight of witnessing others’ pain felt both unbearable and impossible to ignore. This reflection came from a place of deep anger, deep care, and the haunting dissonance of trying to move through a “normal” world while carrying stories that were anything but. I’m sharing it now for those who have felt that same heaviness, that same ache, and the quiet question: How do we live in a world like this without looking away?

1 month ago | medium.com | Sarah Girgis

Content note: This piece includes references to human trafficking, trauma, and secondary trauma from frontline advocacy work. Please read with care. And I’m afraid that I have no more pieces of myself left. Every day I use what energy remains to pick up those pieces. But sometimes they’re scattered too far. With the woman trying to get back to her home in Ohio but stuck in California with no shelter available to take her forcing her to return to her trafficker.

Jan 10, 2025 | summitdaily.com | Sarah Girgis

What began as an argument over two men dancing with one another in a local Aspen bar circa 1977 has morphed into Aspen Gay Ski Week (ASGW). It all began with informal annual meetups and parties and has turned into the biggest and most influential nonprofit LGBTQ+ ski week in the world. And its 48th year is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with an estimated 5,000 attendees expected to descend upon the Roaring Fork Valley between Jan. 12-19. The event also happens to be AspenOUT’s biggest fundraiser.

Jan 9, 2025 | aspentimes.com | Sarah Girgis

Editor’s note: A version of this story appears in this year’s edition of the Winter in Aspen/Snowmass magazine. What began as an argument over two men dancing with one another in a local Aspen bar circa 1977 has morphed into Aspen Gay Ski Week (ASGW). It all began with informal annual meetups and parties and has turned into the biggest and most influential nonprofit LGBTQ+ ski week in the world.

Jan 9, 2025 | aspentimes.com | Sarah Girgis

The Cliffhouse restaurant, located at the top of Buttermilk Mountain, will host a Friday Morning Uphill Breakfast Club in which uphill skiers will be able to enjoy breakfast in the restaurant after heading up the mountain. Aspen Chamber Resort Associationwill be sponsoring the remaining breakfasts this season, so you can enjoy your French toast or fried rice for just $8 per person.