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About Those Trigger Warnings: One Survivor’s Perspective

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on September 20, 2015 by RachelApril 25, 2016

This morning a couple of articles about trigger warnings came across my social media radar. The topic seems to be discussed a lot lately. Though today was the first time that I noticed that I am getting triggered by trigger …
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Posted in On research, Politics | Tagged healing | Leave a reply

Cultural Trauma of Loneliness

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on August 3, 2015 by RachelAugust 3, 2015

I am not even quite sure what I am trying to say with this poem except that we will not be able to heal most of our trauma unless we start addressing it on the social, cultural level, unless we …
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Posted in Poetry | Tagged cultural trauma, healing, loneliness, shame | 4 Replies

Puddle Metamorphosis

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on September 5, 2014 by RachelSeptember 5, 2014

Once upon a time there was a little girl who liked to play in puddles and dance in the rain. She was quirky and exuberantly happy. Until the evil wizard found her. The wizard put a box around her. “You …
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Posted in Healing tools, Personal, Transition | Tagged healing | Leave a reply

Integration

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on October 30, 2013 by RachelNovember 2, 2013

Something pretty amazing happened to me today. Actually, three things to cover all the meanings of “amazing!” The first was watching my reaction to an email. A friend of mine shared that he was dancing to one of my favorite …
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Posted in Personal | Tagged brain, healing, integration, interpersonal neurobiology, rape, trauma, violence against women | 1 Reply

How History Shapes Us

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on May 4, 2012 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I was dismissed from jury duty. It wasn’t for the reasons i outlined before. I did not have an ethical discussion with the judge. In fact, i didn’t even talk to the judge. I asked to be dismissed because it …
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Posted in Feminism | Tagged healing, jury duty, jury service, rape, trauma | 1 Reply

Is this Paradise?

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 5, 2012 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Lushes valley Deep down in the canyon Green bed of paradise So far down! Treacherous bridge Barely holding me up As i step into my power Junge Rachel wants me to go slow Don’t run across the bridge You might …
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Posted in Poetry, Transition | Tagged community, fear, freedom, healing, shame, support | Leave a reply
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