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This is the Reason I’m a Wanderer by guest @HMJonesWrites
My mom had a wandering spirit. I sometimes wonder if she got like I often get—frustrated with the same, always on the lookout for new. It runs in the genes. When I was seventeen I became thoroughly...
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Is it REALLY Sexist to Refer to Women as “Female?” by @wendygarfinkle
Um…Not All Females Are Women Recently, my lovely friend Rachel Thompson received a comment on her Twitter in reply to an article she shared: Can Anyone Name 5 Female Directors Besides Ava DuVernay?...
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I Discovered Secrets, Family, and Promises in My Palm by @cstreetlights
Guest post by C. Streetlights on the wonder of family secrets. She took both my hands into hers, looking at them intently before tapping the right one saying, “This one.” Her aged and milky brown...
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The Many Ways Journaling Can Help Your Health
My guest post first appeared on Lisa Douthit’s fabulous Wellness Warrior blog and is reprinted here with her permission. As a kid, I couldn’t wait to get my first diary. Always a writer (since the age...
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When the Accused are More Valuable than Their Accusers
by staff writer Will Van Stone, Jr. As I’ve bitched about before, anyone who makes Hollywood piles of cash can get away with very bad things and not be destroyed like their victims, who are more...
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How to Know When it’s time to Jump the Hoop or Burn the Bridge
Guest post from C Streetlights, author of the amazing memoir, Tea and Madness and the upcoming Black Sheep Rising, out very soon from ShadowTeams NYC! I regretted Freshman English the moment my...
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A View of the Film CAROL: The Specter of Maternal Self-Doubt
Please welcome back Laurie Hollman, Ph.D to my blog today! Beautifully choreographed, “Carol” tells the story of a stunning, married woman with a four-year-old daughter. She befriends and then...
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Trauma Recovery: Between Resilience and Permanent Damage by @AprylPooley
Please welcome my guest, neuroscientist, author (Fortitude), and survivor Apryl Pooley! Why Are Some People Resilient To Trauma? In my field of PTSD research, the word resilience comes up a lot. Why...
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Am I Bisexual Because of Sexual Abuse? No! by guest @BobbiLParish
The Destructive Forces of Sexual Abuse Like every child, I came into this world craving the love and approval of my parents. I wanted nothing other than to attach to them, to feel safe and secure in...
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What if Allegations of Sexual Assault are False? by @KW_Writes
“What if the allegations of sexual assault or abuse are false?” This is the question proposed during a conversation I had recently with a good friend of mine. Domestic and sexual assault have been...
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The Reasons A Sexual Abuse Survivor Asks: Am I Permanently Damaged?
Am I Permanently Damaged? This is just one of the many questions a survivor of childhood sexual abuse asks ourselves every day of our lives. People who have not been traumatized in this way will likely...
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A Maternal Critique of the Film “Joy” by @lauriehollmanph
Please welcome guest Laurie Hollman, PhD, back to my blog. Here she critiques the movie Joy from a maternal perspective. Enjoy! A Maternal Critique of the Film “Joy” Joy is the story of the title...
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What if There’s No Forever, Only Tonight? by guest @LorenKleinman
Please welcome my guest, esteemed poet and novelist Loren Kleinman back to the blog. “The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are...
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This is Why I Wear the Mask of Congeniality
The divorce was final in December, but the relationship doesn’t end, does it? You think it will, but it won’t. You want it to be amicable, wearing your mask of congeniality while the stabs of...
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This is the Reason Writing Your Story Helps you Thrive
Writing Your Story Helps You Thrive I tell people right away I’m a survivor of childhood sexual abuse (either face to face, or through my writing), but I didn’t used to. I held that shame and fear of...
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How My Elements Are On Fire
How My Elements Are On Fire by Rachel Thompson It’s all in the ending, regardless of how it begins, causing water to steam, fire to crackle, earth to heat, air to move. The elements are angry, my worry...
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This is the Reason I Won’t Talk Politics on Social Media Anymore
Don’t discuss politics. I broke one of my own cardinal rules of branding. I know! I did it. I shouldn’t have, but I suppose, after all, I’m human. I gave into the temptation to discuss politics for...
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This is How Male Debates Fail Women by guest @HMJonesWrites
Please welcome honored guest, award-winning author H.M. Jones. Her latest release, Monochrome, is now available from Feminine Collective Publishing on Amazon. Read it. Amazing book. Many people...
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Do You Need to Find a Voice or a Friend to Survive? by Guest @mariah_k_mullin
(*Trigger Warning: non-explicit content) Imagine, if you can, awkwardly standing in a room full of strangers sitting in a circle in creaky metal chairs. They are all waiting for you to speak, all of...
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Bravery in the Mirror: A Letter to My Abusive Father by @KW_Writes
*Trigger Warning* Please welcome brave survivor and author of Caskets from Costco, Kelly Wilson, today. Surviving my Abusive Father One of the clearest memories of my abuse at the hands of my father...
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