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Jackie Dawkins

Jackie Dawkins

First, Do No Re-Harm.

Why Trauma-Informed Care is really the Hippocratic Oath of the 21st Century.

Nov 30, 2019

First, Do No Re-Harm.

Nov 30, 2019

Jackie Dawkins

What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Addict

A month before he moves in, I drive out to the shitty town where he lives. It’s the town I grew up in, but he inhabits a part of the town…

Apr 26, 2019

What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Addict

Apr 26, 2019

Jackie Dawkins

A Loser By Any Other Name

A Response to a Response to a Response to “Loser Teachers”

Apr 4, 2019

A Loser By Any Other Name

Apr 4, 2019

Jackie Dawkins

A Sad Girl’s Guide to Staying Alive

Life does not come naturally for me. My earliest memories recall a suspicion that I was old in a young body; I never expected to live to…

Nov 27, 2018

A Sad Girl’s Guide to Staying Alive

Nov 27, 2018

Jackie Dawkins

On Celebrating the Center of Sorrow

Two years ago today was a typical Friday in many senses. The halls of the technical college where I worked were only half-lit. Most…

Nov 11, 2018

On Celebrating the Center of Sorrow

Nov 11, 2018

Jackie Dawkins

A True Profile In Courage

To The Woman Who Did Not Report: A Found Essay

Oct 3, 2018

Oct 3, 2018

Jackie Dawkins

This Is Not Us

On Mother’s Day, I went to our parents’ house. They’re moving; dad got a job in a city two hours away. It’s time they joined the rest of…

Jun 16, 2018

This Is Not Us

Jun 16, 2018

Jackie Dawkins

I Still Love You, DFW

Why we can’t talk about David Foster Wallace without talking about addiction.

Jun 13, 2018

I Still Love You, DFW

Jun 13, 2018

Jackie Dawkins

An Acne Acceptance Speech

My last visit to the dermatologist gave me a whole new sense of validation. After interviewing me and examining the epidermal topography of…

Jun 5, 2018

An Acne Acceptance Speech

Jun 5, 2018

Jackie Dawkins

The Roads Not Taken

When I was ten, my parents decided we were going to take our first family road trip to Boston, Massachusetts. My three sisters and I really…

May 22, 2018

The Roads Not Taken

May 22, 2018

Jackie Dawkins

Jackie Dawkins

Transient teacher. Amateur writer. Professional overthinker. At home in Lake Michigan's strange and wonderful bay.

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