We don’t romanticize disease—we romanticize surviving it. And that difference matters more than people want to admit.
Category: Companion Essays
Boundaries Are Not Negotiations
A boundary is not a request for better treatment—it is a decision about what you will no longer tolerate. And once it becomes negotiable, so do you.
Military Sexual Trauma: The Numbers We Don’t Want to See
Military sexual trauma affects far more veterans than most Americans realize. The statistics reveal a hidden crisis that many survivors carry silently for years.
Silence Is the System
Military Sexual Trauma is not only about the assault itself. It is also about the silence that follows. This companion piece looks at how institutions, culture, and fear can allow abuse to survive long after the moment of violence has passed.