The Moral Bankruptcy of Evangelical Ethics, Part 1: Sexual Purity
Content warnings: mentions of physical and sexual abuse I was raised under strict a strict code of ethics defined by evangelicalism. I had to learn i…
Writing with C-PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) often develops from a traumatic event. Complex PTSD often develops from prolonged exposure to a toxic environmen…
Unlearning Restrictions
The first quarter of 2021 is almost over. My article from two years ago was featured again on the front page of Huffington Post this month, and more p…
Safety to Heal
Since we moved into this place in November, I’ve felt somewhat free for the first time. I have space and many gifted supplies to work on writing and p…
Gratitude and Rage
My emotions fluctuate between gratitude and rage. I’m grateful to have a home at last. I’m angry that I had to fight so hard for it, and that so many…
Trauma and Justice
Writing about traumatic events is one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done. It leaves me shaky and dissociative for days afterward, as if I don…
Lessons
I have been showered with gifts and support, and I am so grateful to all of you. Your kindness has been incredible, and I've received so many kind…
Broadcasted Needs
Over the past seven years, I’ve had tremendous support increase with each year. Despite how messy 2020 was, we even managed to raise enough funds to m…
A Year Spent Surviving
I'm going to keep this short because 2020 has been so chaotic and exhausting, it's taken me several hours to come up with those two words to d…