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The Other Side of Words — An Excerpt from ‘Broken Places’
I’m sooooo close to finishing my latest book of essays and poetry Broken Places (set for release before Christmas from Booktrope). Yay! Today I’m sharing an excerpt about … well, you tell me. I’d love...
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The Survivor’s Journey to Discovering True by @BobbiLParish
In early 2014 the Twitter community participating in the weekly #SexAbuseChat declared their motto to be #NoMoreShame. We had realized the power of sharing our stories in a safe, supportive...
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5 Strategies for Parenting with a Mental Illness by @BobbiLParish
Coping with a mental illness is a challenge. It’s one that 25% of Americans face every day. I am part of that statistic with diagnoses of Major Depression and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder....
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The Reason Batman Failed the Boys Who Idolize Him by @willvanstonejr
Please welcome new contributor Will Van Stone Jr. to the blog! Will has been a huge help with #MondayBlogs and I’m pleased to have him to share his Superheroes & Survivors series with us. Damien...
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Josh Duggar’s Victims Deserved Better by @BobbiLParish
The internet has been buzzing since police reports were made public on Thursday, May 21st detailing charges that Josh Duggar molested five minor females on multiple occasions in 2002 and 2003. Josh is...
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General Hospital’s Fail: How Rape Became Seduction by @willvanstonejr
Luke and Laura are the super couple that all other super couples on daytime (and sometimes nighttime) soap operas are compared to. The two of them saved the world more than once, acting like a pair of...
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Nonconsensual Sex is Still Rape, Game of Thrones by @willvanstonejr
*potential trigger warning — non graphic content* [share ]Game of Thrones is well known for its depiction of rape[/share]; in Westeros, even King’s Landing where the king rules from the Iron Throne,...
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You Are What You Eat: The Vegetarian Wars by Chris O’Brien ( @microbrien)
One time, a friend of a friend I had just met said to me, “You know Hitler made all the German soldiers go vegetarian and it was the first state-promoted instance of a vegetarian diet, so you’re...
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Resetting Our “Oh, hell no!” Meter by Bobbi Parish (@BobbiLParish)
As a trauma recovery coach, and a trauma survivor myself, I watch other survivors of childhood abuse become repeatedly re-victimized as adults. We enter into abusive romantic relationships, are date...
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Reign: An Honest Portrayal of the Brutality of Surviving Rape
Okay, so I know that I’m usually here bitching about how horribly writers royally screw up rape scenes and the act’s aftermath by treating it like some poor soul can’t find their damn car keys, or...
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What Happens When You Walk Through The Fire
When I finally decided it was time to tell my (almost-ex) husband I wanted him to move out, that I wanted a divorce, I wasn’t ready to walk through the fire. I’d skipped around the burning coals for...
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Is There a Little Bit of “The Danish Girl” in All of Us? by @lauriehollmanph
Guest post from Laurie Hollman, PhD The Movie: The Danish Girl The Danish Girl is a remarkably stunning movie about the inner struggle and transformation of a transgender person. It speaks at once to...
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How To Turn Your Rules for Failure Into Success
I write a lot on my BadRedhead Media blog about taking responsibility for ourselves, whether that’s as writers, in book marketing, or heck, in life in general. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse...
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This is Why Love and Marriage are a Big Lie by @banishedcougar
Please welcome guest writer, Peter Olsen: blogger, mental health advocate, suicide survivor and all-around cool dude. I love how Peter shares openly about living with mental illness to help others and...
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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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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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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 Connection and Interaction are Different
I’ve noticed a disconcerting pattern on social media these past six months: people expecting interaction and feeling entitled to reciprocation. Total strangers shaming others into liking and sharing...
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When You Get More Than You Can Handle by guest @1JULIEANDERSON
God won’t give you more than you can handle by Julie Anderson God won’t give you more than you can handle. Who said that? “Ok,” I tell myself just when I am about to snap like a dried up twig. “I can...
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