Tag: PTSD
The importance of proper diagnosis
The medic asks me about symptoms after shining a light in my eyes, and having me track his finger with my pupil. Asks me if I’ve been...
May 5th is Silence the Shame Day
May 5, 2021, is National Silence the Shame Day, a day that aims to end the stigma surrounding mental health. The hope is by...
Survivor Lit’s founder to appear on SAAM panel
Founder and executive director of Survivor Lit Kirsten Ott Palladino (she/her) will join a panel of literary arts organizations that support sexual assault survivors.
‘No reason for shame’: a survivor speaks up
Rachel Thompson has, over the years, thought of herself as a survivor more than a victim. “I think I’ve always had that within me [being a survivor]. I literally had to find a way to cope constantly, because I had to.”
Award-winning writer Michelle Bowdler on her new book ‘Is Rape a...
In her new book, a longlist contender for this year’s National Book Award in nonfiction, Michelle Bowdler explains how a violent home invasion and sexual assault led her to investigate the lack of investigation into sex crimes.
The color yellow is a lie
I am doing everything by the book but my book isn’t the same as everyone else’s.
You know you want to
They can’t learn to take care of themselves when they were never safe to begin with.
The gift of breathing
As we move through our positions, I hear my therapist’s words in my head: “Inhale deeply through your nose as if you’re trying to smell freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Then breathe out of your mouth so strongly as if you’re trying to blow out birthday candles across the room.” In. Out. Mindful breathing. Here we go.
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The acknowledgement
I’m trying to be gentle with myself, but what if I never believe my body when it tells me what happened?
Have the time of your life!*
*Common side effects may include but are not limited to: harassment, stalking, getting drugged, passing out in...
To the fathers who do not abuse their daughters
On my street I am witness to the young men who carry the pink-flowered backpacks of little girls, who...
