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Embodiment and Its Discontents

Embodiment and Its Discontents

“Be present in your body.” It’s the opening to every yoga class and every mindfulness exercise.   But for trans people and survivors of sexual or intimate partner violence, it can be a monumental ask and sometimes an impossible one.  Sometimes I...
Healing as an Intentional Act

Healing as an Intentional Act

Many wounds heal by themselves, with little intervention: a scraped knee, a papercut, a strained muscle. Some emotional wounds (a slight by a stranger, a break with the past) are like this too—healed, as the adage goes, by time. But other forms of emotional harm are...