As trans people, we are often hungry for the stories of other trans people, including those who came before us. We may be particularly attracted to stories of early resilience and successful living. It was those stories that I was hoping to find when I eagerly...
Books about sexual violence very rarely mention trans and non-binary survivors, which is why Intersections of Identity and Sexual Violence on Campus: Centering Minoritized Students’ Experiences, edited by Jessica C. Harris and Chris Linder (2017), stands out. The...
Two newish books are the first to be devoted to transgender intimate partner violence. Unfortunately, unless you are a researcher, they are probably not the books you’ve been waiting for. “Absurdly, she would just yell ‘knees!’ at me to end any conversation she did...
When we’re born, we’ve got a daunting amount of growing and learning to do. Inevitably, we’ll miss some steps along the way. One step many of us miss is learning emotional regulation. The thing about this lesson is, we don’t learn it cognitively. Our bodies have to...
A recent post on Trans Survivors, “Mindfulness Meditation for Trans Trauma Survivors” (https://trans-survivors.com/2020/02/28/mindfulness-meditation-for-trans-trauma-survivors/), gives specific and detailed advice for trauma survivors on how to meditate safely. Would...
