Please note: I refer to "MAPS" below, although I'm aware that there has been a rebranding of some sort and "Lykos" is the organization...

I see so many snide remarks about the concept of trauma being over-extended. I find it helpful to reflect: what does this mean and why...

Brief Note on Vulnerability, Resilience, and Defiance (Originally posted on another site on Oct 19, 2019) I struggle a lot with beating...

(Originally posted on another site on September 13, 2020) I'm relatively new to acknowledging that I have a mental health condition. I...

Note: I wrote this post on December 2, 2020 and published it on my other blog site I love Judith Herman's book "Trauma and Recovery"...

I'm going to say something controversial: I'm not in therapy to "do the work" and I'm not there to "change." Don't get me wrong: I'm not...

I've been fortunate/privileged enough to have been able to benefit from (medically prescribed-) ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP)...

When I started law school nearly twenty years ago, I had a different background than most of my classmates. Unlike many of them (as far...

Imagine a version of science that in conquering a subject matter and reducing it to a set of simple equations and "truths" inherently...

Something I struggle with immensely with respect to my trauma is how dramatically different my experience of it is at different times....

The below was originally posted by Hannah Green on Medium here: https://medium.com/@h_green21/human-in-an-inhumane-system-fe250ef9ccd4...

This is a new community and we have yet to launch it properly. We'd love this space to include other voices/perspectives (in addition to...

"But Crystal, can I put cheese in mine?" I’ve always been great at connecting with strangers online, which is a far greater asset for a...

This blog post first appeared on my previous site and was written in Sept 2021 There's a place that has become extremely important to me....

This is a space for survivors and those who wish to help support and empower them. We don't have any answers. We don't know what's best...