When an individual is assaulted and harmed by a stranger, it does not cause what's known as betrayal trauma. There is no need to turn a blind eye to the harm done. The victim does not feel pulled in ...

Any casual scrolling online will offer up a kaleidoscope of trauma narratives complete with selfies, traumatic stories used to sell me everything from self-care e-courses to commitment to the cause, ...

When I think about what is discussed when talking about Indigenous literature, I often think about what isn’t out there yet or what there isn’t enough of. What do we need more of? What type of stories ...

There are a lot of big subjects that our culture has trouble talking about: wealth, death, addiction, religion. But one of the toughest has to be sexual assault and rape. For how common sexual ...

“What does not kill me, makes me stronger,” 19th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously wrote. Variations of that aphorism abound in literary, spiritual and, more recently, ...

For years, Britney Spears and Pamela Anderson have been mistreated and exploited. Now, they're reclaiming their narratives: Spears is writing a memoir, and Anderson announced a documentary. Experts in ...

"I do not think that the vocation of writer is superior to any other," writes Melissa Febos in her newest essay collection, "but I do believe it is the most useful life for me, the one in which I can ...

When describing their symptoms, medical history and health changes at a clinic or hospital, every patient is the storyteller of their own health. Good storytellers tend to get better health care, but ...