Trauma - xoJane

EXPOSURE THERAPY WITH PRETTY THINGS: Coral Blush For Spring And My Hideous Human Face

Caitlin Thornton — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400

The word “pretty” makes me cringe, especially when it’s referring, to, uh, me.

I've Been Going to Some Dark Sexual Places Lately in Fantasy -- And It's Bumming Me Out

Mandy — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:00:00 -0500

I'm so sick of my sex brain. I want a new one.

What's Your Worst/Laziest Halloween Costume Ever?

Rachel M — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:42:00 -0400

I still can't get over the time I makeshifted a "waffle outfit."

Blogger Jenn Gibbons Keeps Rowing After Being Sexually Assaulted on Fundraising Journey

s.e. smith — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:00:27 -0400

Gibbons was completing a solo circumnavigation of Lake Michigan to raise money for breast cancer survivors. Police and her team think he was probably tracking her via her blog, and used it to find an opportune moment to sexually assault her.

Emotional Stuffing

Sarah Innis — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:00:28 -0400

It was a good friend of mine who coined the term “Emotional Stuffing” for this very effective technique I've been using for, well, my entire life.

Psychodrama! Or, Happy Birthday, Hope You Like Crying!

Emily — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:05:26 -0400

Why I spent my birthday weekend trying to get in touch with my inner child through an experiental psychodrama workshop, despite the fact that at least 5 of the words in this sentence make me want to drive a glass shard into my throat.

D*%k Psychology: Are You Still Scarred by the First Time You Saw a Penis?

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:00:22 -0400

I call it "Dick Psychology" -- how our initial, childhood interactions with pensies are projected onto every guy we've been with thereafter, whether postive, traumatic or benign.

On Families, Loss, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Lesley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:08 -0500

I have spent many years refusing to say in so many words that my mom “left” my dad and me. But the fact of the matter is that she did leave, and she did not take me with her.