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Everything Leaves Its Wound

Everything Leaves Its Wound

Everything Leaves Its Wound A Review of Suture: Trauma and Trans Becoming   I was in my 60s and doing long-distance caregiving for both my widowed father and my mentally ill younger sister before I finally, finally, finally gave up hope that my father would ever...
Dismantling the Trigger

Dismantling the Trigger

CW: Suicide Editor’s note:  This blog post will likely be painful to read, since it discusses trans suicide and its aftermath. We encourage people to read it, however, because we want to introduce people to a really powerful tool for dealing with traumatic memories....
Oprah Talks Trauma

Oprah Talks Trauma

“Oprah says…” You may eagerly await what comes next, or you may immediately tune out. Even if you fall in the latter group, this time I urge you to pay attention. Oprah has co-authored, with neuroscientist and child psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry, a book currently on the...
Taking It to the Streets: A Safety Guide

Taking It to the Streets: A Safety Guide

The COVID-19 pandemic may or may not be winding down in the U.S., depending on how many people continue to resist vaccination and the evolutions of the virus. But other recent challenges, such as the need to end police violence and brutality, the defense of voting...