PTSD

Sex, Shame and Losing My Sanity

The way we talk about sex around our kids matters, a lot.

Having my baby almost killed me… twice

The immediate and longer term dangers of a traumatic birth

Closing a loop

Finally being ready to visit the 9/11 Memorial

The Chest-butterflies Never Leave Me

A poetic narrative of my embodied experience with C-PTSD

My Life in Song: Processing Grief Through the 1992 Hit Disney Musical, “Newsies”

CW: physical abuse, animal abuse, self-harm

I was seven in 1992, the year Newsies came out and the year I began to have suicidal thoughts at summer camp. Watching my…

The Conversation We Refuse to Have About War and Our Veterans

Veterans bear the burden of war long…

The 911 Operator Who Needed Her Own Lifeline

“You Won’t Die Tonight”

“Choice” Isn’t Always A Choice: I Had An Abortion To Save My Life