It is possible to prevent violence. It is possible to end violence. How does it feel to hear that? How does it feel to imagine a world without violence? What would it take to be able to imagine that world? Sometimes it can be hard to imagine a world without violence...
This Transgender Day of Remembrance, as we’re thinking of loved ones who have experienced or died by violence, Dee Dee Watters reminds us to breathe, and to breathe selfishly. Simple practices like taking deep breaths and drinking water remind us that we can...
In a time when legislative, cultural, and physical attacks on transgender and nonbinary Americans are everywhere, it can be hard to maintain hope and resilience. To help you sustain yourself, FORGE is sharing actions people are taking across the country to counter...
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities developed strategies to take care of each other. While many people have returned to more-or-less “normal life” (and there are also many people who are continuing to take precautions), these same strategies can...
I’m not a therapist, but I think it’s fun to read books written for therapists. I really appreciate reading real life examples of what happens in therapy settings. Outside of going to therapy, most people only see therapy in TV shows and sometimes in fiction. But...
How many of us survivors have dreamed or fantasized about our abuser/s giving us (finally!) a complete and honest accounting of their abuse, along with a heartfelt apology? Many, I suspect. V (formerly Eve) Ensler (of the Vagina Monologues fame) couldn’t get that...
