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Category: Trauma – Domestic Violence
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How trauma made me disabled: our voices matter!
Content warning: This post includes the topics of sexual assault, medical conditions, childhood trauma, mental illness, physical trauma response, and suicide. I’m disabled in more than one way. I have autism, and I also have a physical disability and illness called Rheumatoid Arthritis, which is an autoimmune illness that primarily affects the joints in the body…
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When religion becomes self-harm
Content warning: non-graphic discussions of religious abuse, sexual abuse, and self-harm. When religion – especially Christianity and other Abrahamic religions – seem like a socially accepted act of self-harm. I know this is a big thought, a big claim, but hear me out. In this essay, I will explain why religion sometimes sounds like self-harming…
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Man or bear? My thoughts on dangerous men
Have you heard the question “Would you rather meet a man or a bear?” asked by many women on social media in the conversation about dangerous men and the #metoo-movement? The question is asked because many women feel like they would rather meet a bear. A literal bear! Why? Because so many women have their…