Do You See What I See?
January 18th, 2024 | by Cheryl Klein
Did I sense my dad’s sadness about this time of year? Was it the shortening days, the story of a magical baby born in the bleakest of times
Browsing the "trauma" Tag
Living With a Mark
December 11th, 2023 | by Ashley MacLure
My mother sleeps all day, takes too many pills, and doesn’t recognize me at night
Report From a Neurodiverse Universe
June 14th, 2023 | by Maryrose Smyth
Val full-body lunges at Max! Contact! Max’s full face folds like bread dough
Here’s What I Know
November 1st, 2022 | by Megan Kennedy
I imagine them in their bed. Him pulling out a gun from underneath his pillow
Iceberg, Right Ahead and Right Behind
July 7th, 2022 | by Cheryl Klein
His first grade class had a Dress As What You Want To Be When You Grow Up Day. There was my kid, as the captain of the Titanic
The Secret Drawers: Abortion at Age 12
May 24th, 2022 | by Rachel Penn Hannah
That night I thought a lot about how Johnny denied that he had ever touched me.
If, At First, Love Doesn’t Sweep Over You
April 28th, 2022 | by Kate Martin Rowe
“Can you come out to the car? She’s refusing to get out.” The voice on the phone was hard and
On Raising Black Children and School Violence: Excerpted from LIVING WHILE BLACK
March 17th, 2022 | by Guilaine Kinouani
“The teacher said my hair is too big—I can’t wear a hat, and I need to change it, or I won’t be in the school play."
I Worry About My Young Son’s Memories: What is growing up in Covid times doing to our kids’ development?
February 16th, 2022 | by Rebecca Rolland
As a speech pathologist, I know how important these years are in forming an understanding of what the world is, and how it works
“Ew! YOU survived THAT!?”: Author Kimberly Dark on Tools for Talking About Trauma
October 19th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
No life unfolds without trauma, or without chances for joy