I heard the phrase, love and joy are acts of defiance from an online teacher, and it has been echoing in my mind ever since. Maybe because I’m clinging to it in the face of the chaos in the world. Maybe because, deep down, I know it’s true. Love and joy are not passive states;…
How many times have you been told your pain isn’t real? That you are making it up. “It’s just in your head.”“You’re overreacting.”“The tests look fine.” Each of these phrases might seem innocuous to the person saying them, but to you, they cut deep. These words aren’t just dismissive; they are weapons that chip away…
Many years ago, I set out to find my next home, wearing a necklace to remind me that my true home was always within—my heart, my body, and my soul. But feeling at home in my body didn’t come easily. I had to heal from emotional trauma, chronic sinus infections, and an autoimmune condition. It took…
What do you know about medical trauma? Over the years, I’ve noticed a growing pattern among the people I work with: stories of mishandling, mistreatment, or dismissal from the medical community. And I am not the only one observing it. The young man who shot a United Health Care executive wrote a whole manifesto about…
