Late Nights at the Search Bar

Do you believe me as a victim if I still perform well?

Does a good mood undermine all I’ve lost?

Is happy, healthy, and traumatized allowed?

Would you respect my triggers without knowing the gritty details?

If I don’t visibly cry and shake, could you still please not slam doors around me?

Once I confide my assault, is the rest of me painted over?

If two things can be true, which holds more weight?

Can my abuser be held accountable without it ruining my own life?

Can my abuser not be held accountable without it ruining my own life?

I’m Glad You’re Here

After years spent advocating for domestic violence victims while hiding my own suffering, I absolutely refuse to let anyone feel abandoned in their abuse or its aftermath.

Trauma sucks. Recovery shouldn’t. That’s why I’m doing the work to make communicating about my own experiences as normal as possible while actively calling out abuse and inequity when I see it.

My aim is to give others a safe environment in which to develop these tools so we can start making some much-needed changes together.

Please support my continued writing (and help me inch my way toward my first book) by following and engaging with me on trauma and advocacy. I’d love to hear from you!

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