How to Survive Evil
The last 24 hours have been hard for everyone. Distrust, fear, and anger fuel our doomscrolling through social media. There is a sinking...
Another brick in the wall...
We live in a world that is not trauma informed. As a result, few of us are able to find the support we require in order to heal at the...
note for Joe King
(part of the FB series...) TOPNOTE - This is not intended as a "you oughta try this" comment (and I hope I managed to write it that...
Manifesto
My lived experience is one in which trauma, pain, abuse, and anxiety are all intimately and inextricably integrated into my intellectual...
On the virtues of being a #snowflake
No one should ever have to apologize pre-emptively for being a human being with vulnerability or sensitivity to exposure to certain things -
Purple Skies Above
A point regarding the challenges around the identity politics and identity polemics that are so prevalent at this moment. It is...
The words of this French philosopher-monk are very important right now.
Mattieu Ricard is an amazing thinker whose work inspires me. Recently I've been reading his new book: Altruism: The Power of Compassion...
Fighting to take the gloves off
Fighting to take the gloves off (aka - another post on the darker days of surviving).... I’ve been healing for a long time. One thing I...
6 Rules for Ethical, Trauma-Informed Advocacy
There are many pitfalls waiting to entrap the well-intentioned advocate. As a male survivor of sexual abuse and other forms of childhood...
US Troops Ordered to Turn a Blind Eye to Child Rape By Afghani Troops
According to a New York Times story on September 21st, American soldiers and marines were horrified by what they were witnessing –...
