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Whitney Dawn Carlson

Whitney Dawn Carlson

Healing from trauma is a painful but necessary process that takes a lot of work

Sometimes when you go through something traumatic, it’s easier to not think about it. That’s what I’ve been doing.

Sep 12, 2017

Sep 12, 2017

Whitney Dawn Carlson

I don’t know how to process my rape, so I’m keeping track of how it’s changing me

(tw)

Aug 8, 2017

Aug 8, 2017

Whitney Dawn Carlson

Don’t want to have lunch with me because I’m a woman?

I grew up believing that women’s bodies had some evil power to distract, ruin and trap men.

Apr 8, 2017

Don’t want to have lunch with me because I’m a woman?

Apr 8, 2017

Whitney Dawn Carlson

Loving yourself is a long, difficult process, but it’s something we can work on together

I’ve been sorting my old photos recently, and instead being happy and reminiscing, I find myself upset.

Oct 18, 2016

Loving yourself is a long, difficult process, but it’s something we can work on together

Oct 18, 2016

Whitney Dawn Carlson

You — yes, you — deserve respect

Apparently going on a few dates with someone gives that person permission to be disrespectful, or at least that’s the delusional world some…

Sep 9, 2016

Sep 9, 2016

Whitney Dawn Carlson

No, I don’t need to be in a relationship

I am heartbroken.

Sep 7, 2016

Sep 7, 2016

Whitney Dawn Carlson

My first overnight shift in Chicago

I’m not a reporter. The only reporting experience I have is from my college newspaper and the paper I manufactured when I was 8 years old.

Aug 24, 2016

My first overnight shift in Chicago

Aug 24, 2016

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Yes, I have herpes. No, I’m not a degenerate

I was sitting in my doctor’s office crying, and I could barely choke it out.

Apr 30, 2016

Yes, I have herpes. No, I’m not a degenerate

Apr 30, 2016

Whitney Dawn Carlson

Whitney Dawn Carlson

digital communicator. previous: @chicagotribune and @lsjnews. i talk about books, news, politics, and social justice. oh! and cats.

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