Queer and Chronic

Living with chronic illness when you are LGBTQ+

About a year ago I received a call from an older gay man who described a horrific medical experience. In the 1980’s he had received a routine colonoscopy, and when he emerged from sedation he…

Speak Truth to Power

Complex PTSD on Display at the WHCD

In 1980, the diagnostic category of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was introduced to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This was the first — and remains the only —…

Complex Trauma-Informed Diagnosis and Why It Matters

The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies convened in Chicago the weekend of November 11th, and I was pretty nerdily excited about it. ISTSS was the first scientific conference at which I ever presented…