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This is How the History of Hysteria Affects Trauma Survivors

Guest featureSeptember 9, 2019

It’s not uncommon for a trauma survivor to be told they are lying or making things up for attention. In 2017, trauma survivors are told to “get over it”, they are making a big deal out of nothing, being blamed for their own assault based on what they were wearing,…

I Discovered Secrets, Family, and Promises in My Palm

Heritage, NostalgiaMarch 15, 2019

She took both my hands into hers, looking at them intently before tapping the right one saying, “This one.” Her aged and milky brown eyes traced the lines traveling along my right palm, her fingers gently tracing the life I’ve held there. Finally, finished reading the secrets held in my…