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Eleni Stephanides
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Oct 12
I Thought Staying Drunk Was the Answer- Here’s What Changed
Finding healing through therapy…
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Robert Panico
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Jul 17
Escaping The Cage of Gender Roles
Between transition, liberation and transgenerational trauma
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Tracy.3
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Jun 11
I’m Rejecting Gender in My 40s After a Misogynistic, Catholic Upbringing
Forcing people to conform to…
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Mel LK
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Feb 22
“Trauma-Informed,” a Poem by a Therapist
A poem about what “trauma-informed” should actually mean.
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Daniel Foster, M.Sc.
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Feb 26
Five Reasons My 30s Are Better Than My 20s: A Queer Perspective on Aging
It gets better
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Eleni Stephanides
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Jan 21
Addiction and Unresolved Trauma in the LGBTQ+ Community
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents are 90%…
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Nicole Anderson
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Oct 25, 2023
I Was a Boy. I Was a Girl. I Was SEVEN.
Transgender trauma, white-knuckled.
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Jun 24, 2023
Touring with ‘Annie,’ a Monster Cast Member Triggered Meth Memories
Slammed: a Memoir — Chapter 13…
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Bryony Hutt
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Jun 1, 2023
Repressing My Bisexuality Made Me Vulnerable to Abuse
A sense of belonging is protective — everyone…
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Dec 1, 2022
Exvangelical Gay Author Reflects on Blasphemy, Health, and Insomnia
I’m a bad fit
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