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Inner Child
- Why Is Everyone Working on Their Inner Child by Angela Haupt
- What is Inner Child Therapy? What to Know by Akilah Reynolds
- Can Someone Please Explain Inner Child Work by Ashley Laderer
- The Journey of Healing the Inner Child by Kristin Wilson
- Inner Child Work: Overview Benefits and Effectiveness by the THC Editorial Team
- Inner Child Work: How Your Past Shapes Your Present by Julia Childs Heyl, MSW
- How Healing Your Inner Child Can Foster Positive Bonds and Communities by Johnae DeFelicis
- Healing Trauma Through Inner Child Work by Shirley Davis
- Metroscene: Fostering Inner Healing and Empowering Our Inner Queer Child by Metroscene
- How I Have Been Reconnecting with My Queer Inner Child During Quarantine by Rowan O'Brien
- What is Inner Child Work? by Psyche & Soma
Trauma
Childhood Trauma:
- What is Child Trauma? by the Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services and Interventions
- Study: Experiencing Childhood Trauma Makes Body and Brain Age Faster by the American Psychological Association
- Unseen Scars of Childhood Trauma by Amanda B. Keener
- Understanding the Effects of Childhood Trauma by Amy Morin, LCSW
- Key Updates to Understanding Roles of Childhood Trauma in Overall Health by Jeremy Weleft, DO and Dawn Potter, PsyD
- How Childhood Trauma Can Affect Your Long-Term Health by Karen Weintraub
- The Legacy of Trauma by Tori DeAngelis
- Latino Childhood Development Research: Childhood Trauma by Amelia Ramirez
- Nearly 80 percent of Latino youth suffer childhood trauma by Cliff Desperes
- Toxic stress and children's outcomes by Liela Morsy and Richard Rothstein
Intergenerational/Transgenerational/Generational Trauma:
- Understanding Intergenerational Trauma: An Introductive for Clinicians by Dr. Fabiana Franco, Ph.D.
- What is Intergenerational Trauma? By Amy Marschall, PhyD
- How does trauma spill from one generation to the next? by Rachel Zimmerman
- Interrupting the Intergenerational Trauma of Family Violence by Judith G. McMullen
- How Intergenerational Trauma Impacts Families by Taneasha White
- As BIPOC Parents, We Need to Talk About Generational Trauma by PureWow Editors
- 'Messiah' Tackles Black Queer Intergenerational Trauma by Raquel Willis
- Transgenerational Trauma of the AIDS Epidemic by Mike Power
- The Intergenerational Impact of Structural Racism and Cumulative Trauma on Depression by Sidney H. Hankerson, et al.
- 3 Ways Intergenerational Trauma Still Impacts the Black Community Today by Janica Gassam Asare
- Examining the Theory of Historical Trauma Among Native Americans by Kathleen Brown-Rice
- How Parents' Trauma Leaves Biological Traces in Children by Rachel Yehuda
- Generational Trauma: Breaking the Cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences by Indiana University Health
- How Racism Began as White-on-White Violence by Resmaa Menakem
- Whiteness, Trauma, and the Body by Dyonna Wilkerson, Intern Therapist, et al
Historical Trauma:
- Historical Trauma by Stanford Medicine Ethnogeriatrics
- The Impact of Historical Trauma on Black Family Dynamics by Dope Black
- Historical Trauma and Descendants' Well-Being by Reeya A. Patel, MS and Donna K. Nagata, Ph.D.
- Examining the Theory of Histoical Trauma Among Native Americans by Kathleen Brown-Rice
- Intersectionality: The Trauma and Resilience of Girls of Color on Thursday's History. Culture. Trauma. Podcast by Carey Sipp
- Historical Trauma and Social Work: What You Need to Know by Marcos J. Martinez, Ph.D, MSW, and Elisa Kawan, MSW, Ph.D.
- The impact of historical trauma on American Indian health equity by Ana Sandoiu
- Intergenerational Communication about Historical Trauma in Asian American Families by Jieyl Cal and Richard M. Lee
- The Story of Violence in American by Kellie Carter Jackson
- What Does It Mean to Heal from Historical Trauma? by Natalie Avalos, Ph.D.
- Historical trauma compounds experiences of Racial injustice by Adebisi A. Akinyemi
- Transcending Historical Trauma by Wisdom Blogger
- Healing Historical Trauma by Jackie Powder
- Generational and Historical Trauma by Alejandro Sandoval
- 2023 Equity Challenge Day 12: Violence: A Historical and Timely Thread in Systems
Religious/Spiritual Trauma:
- Religious trauma: Signs, symptoms, causes, and treatments by therapists.com team
- The Harm of Spiritual Trauma by Hala Shamsi
- Understanding Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse by Gary Alan Taylor
- What is Religious Trauma? Signs and Symptoms and Effects by Julia Schwab Therapy
- Religious Trauma and Delayed Emotional Development by Helen Jun, M.A.
- Religious Trauma in Childhood by The Meadows
- Religious Trauma and Race by Suandria Hall, LPCC and Anthony Pinn, PhD
- Why Black Churches Need to Do Better with Mental Health Issues by Alicia Montgomery
- Surviving Religious Trauma by Hayden Hobby
- 10 dark signs of religious trauma--and how to heal them with spirituality by The Alchemist
- What Are the Signs of Spiritual Trauma? by the Hope Line
- Religious Trauma + Sexual Repression by Dr. Quincee Gideon
- Neurodivergence & Religious Trauma by Christine Greenwald
- Religious Trauma and OCD by Helan Jun
- Queer Religious Trauma by Moriah Conant
Educational Trauma:
- What is Educational Trauma and How Are We Causing It? by Gahmya Drummond-Bey
- What Educational Trauma Looks Like for Neurodivergent People by Educating Matters
- When Schools Cause Trauma by Carrie Gaffney
- The Spectrum of Educational Trauma by Dr. Lee-Anne Gray
- Educational Trauma: The Wounds and Pains of School by Dr. Lee-Anne Gray
- How can children be traumatized just by going to school? by Angela Kelly
- What to Do When Trauma Manifests at School by Juliet Hiznay, Esq.
- School trauma is real by intune pathways
- Could School Cause PTSD by Marty Nemko, PhD
- How Trauma Affects Kids in School by Carolina Miller
- I'm Still Traumatized by What a Teacher Did to Me by Jamilah Lemieux
- My School Gave Me Life-Long Trauma and I Wish No One Else Meets The Same Fate by Kamma Vyas
- 4 Ways Ableism in My Elementary School Left Me Completely Traumatized by Caley Farinas
- 'The trauma stays with me': ex-pupils of London school tell of 'toxic and abusive' enviromement by Fiona Millar
- Academic Trauma by Ruth Castro, ASW
Community Violence:
- Community Violence by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Community Violence by Giffords
- Violence in the home leads to higher rates of childhood bullying by Joel Schwarz
- Bullying and Trauma by Stop Bullying
- Exposure to Community Violence and Its Impact on Our Youth by Shannon Reinhart, LISW-S and Elizabeth Cipollone, LPCC-S
- Settlers violence is erasing Palestinian communities in the West Bank by Louisa Loveluck
- Intercommunal Violence in Western Congo Kills Scores by Thomas Fessey
- Sexual Violence is a Community Issue by the Blue Bench
- The Violence of Inner and Outer Environments of Trauma. From Childhood Imprisonment Towards the Freedom of Therapy by Gabriela Cusita
- The psychology of riots--and why it's never just mindless violence by Matthew Radburn & Clifford Stott
- Black communities are most victimized by gun violence. Too often it's assumed we are to blame by Gregory Jackson Jr.
- Invisible Wounds: Gun Violence and Community Trauma among Black Americans by Every Town
- One-third of Asian Amercans fear threats, physical attacks and most say violence against them is rising by Neil G. Ruiz, Khadijah Edwards and Mark Hugo Lopez
- Threats against the LGBTQIA+ Community intensifying: Department of Homeland Security by Josh Margo and Teddy Grant
- About 1 in 5 high school students have witnessed community violence, new CDC report says by Jacqueline Howard
Domestic Violence
Sexual Abuse:
- Healing Your Inner Child by Melinda
- My Inner Child Helped Me to Heal by The Gatehouse
- The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Survivors in Transition
- Breaking the Silence Around the Childhood Sexual Abuse of Black Men by Lisa R. Rhodes
- Understanding Child Abuse in Black and Minoritized Communities by Professor Aisha K. Gill
- 'I Am Talking About It Because I Want to Stop It': Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Against Women in British Asian Communities by Aisha K. Gill and Karen Harrison
- Black Women, the Forgotten Survivors of Sexual Assault by Jamela Nicole Barlow, PhD, MPH
- The Legal System Has Failed Black Girls, Women, and Non-Binary Survivors of Violence by Maya Finoh and Jasmina Sankofa
- Black Advocates Who Fought to End Sexual Violence by the Center for Sexual Assault Survivors
- Native American Survivors of Alleged Boarding School Abuse Want Justice by Brad Brooks
- Advice for Muslim & South Asian Survivors by Sobia S., Student Survivor
- Sexual Violence in AAPI Community More Pervasive Than We Realize, Advocates Say by Bigad Shaban, Jeremy Carroll and Michael Horne
- A Starting Conversation with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Men by Anthony Newcastle
- Why Are Autistic Women More Likely to be Violence? by Layla Mahmood
- An Interview with a Neurodiverse Survivor by Breaking Code Silence
Financial Abuse:
- How to Identify Financial Abuse in a Relationship by Sherri Gordon
- 4 Warning Signs of Financial Abuse--and How Victims Can Recover by Kelly Anne Smith
- What is Financial Abuse? by Women+Money
- What is Financial Child Abuse? by Outreach Team
- 5 Ways My Mother Used Financial Abuse to Control and Ridicle Me by Alexander Lockwood
- How to Talk to Your Teen About Financial Abuse by Julie Oltman, Writer's Corps Member
- Financial Abuse in Teen Relationships is Real by Safe+Sound
- Nearly One-third to teen relationships show signs of financial abuse, study finds by Kate Dore, CFP
- Economic abuse: The disproportionate impacts on Black women by Laurence LeBlanc
- We Need to Talk About the Astounding Costs of Economic Abuse on Families by Lauren Krouse
- 5 ways to prevent financial child abuse in African American families by AmNews Staff Reports
- Protecting a Person with a Disability or an Older Adult from Financial Exploitation by Disability & Aging Rights
- Financial Abuse of Individual with Disabilities by Special Needs Alliance
- Stolen Wages--The multigenerational financial abuse of Indigenous Australians by Alex Andrews
- Financial Abuse Can be Elder Abuse by Dr. Shannon McDonald, Acting Chief Medical Officer
Verbal Abuse:
- Signs of Verbal Abuse (Emotional and Verbal Abuse) by WebMD Editorial Contributions
- What is Verbal Abuse? by Sherri Gordon
- Understanding Verbal Abuse by Hope Gillette
- What is Verbal Abuse? How to Recognize Abusive Behavior and What to Do Next by Ann Pietrangelo
- 11 Common Patterns of Verbal Abuse by Jade Anna Hughes, Writer's Corps Member
- The Enduring Pain of Childhood Verbal Abuse by Peg Streep
- Yelling at Children (Verbal Abuse) by Benj Vardigan
- Childhood Verbal Abuse Could Still Be Impacting Your Emotional and Mental Health by Becky Upham
- Shouting at children can be damaging as physical or sexual abuse, study says by Denis Campbell
- Verbal Abuse is More Prevalent Than You Might Realize, and It's Hurting Kids by Elisa Cinelli
- Effects of Verbal Abuse on Children, Women and Men by Kellie Holly
- Verbal Abuse: Examples, Signs, and Effects by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
- How to Deal with Verbal Abuse by Hope Gillette
- What's Happening When We Are Verbally Abused? by Courtney Monfore, LCMHC
- Can Verbal Abuse Cause PTSD by Eman Khalid
Physical Abuse:
- What is Physical Abuse? by Natasha Tracy
- Facts and Statistics on Physical Abuse by Natasha Tracy
- Signs of Physical Abuse, Physically Abused Adults by Natasha Tracy
- Physical and Emotional Abuse Usually Travel Together by Natasta Tracy
- Unique Issues Facing Black Women Dealing with Abuse by Sherri Gordon
- Why Black Women Struggle More with Domestic Violence by Feminista Jones
- Black women keep getting beaten in public. How should we respond? by Karen Attiah
- Black Women & Girls, Gender-Based Violence, and Pathways to Criminalization & Incarceration by NBWJI
- Help for Men Who are Being Abused by Lawrence Robinson and Jeanne Segal, PhD
- Domestic Violence and the LGBTQ Community by NCADV
- 5 Facts About Physical Abuse in a Relationships by Sylvia Smith
- Physical abuse by American Psychological Association
- Shaken Baby Syndrome by the Cleveland Clinic
- Physical Elder Abuse by Nursing Home Abuse Center
- Children and Physical Abuse by Child Crime Prevention & Safety Center
- Topics in Mental Health: Physical Abuse and African American Oppression by Joel Edouard, MSW Candidate
- Black, Indigenous, & Latina Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and Police Experiences by Arizona State University Office of Gender-Based Violence
- Physical Neglect May Lead to Violent Behavior in Young Men by Zawn Villines
Emotional/Psychological/Mental Abuse:
- What is Emotional Abuse? by Sherri Gordon
- What is Psychological Abuse? by Sanjana Gupta
- Am I Being Emotionally Abused? Signs of Emotional Abuse in a Relationship by Olivia Guy-Evens, MSc
- Can You Get PTSD from Emotional Abuse? by Rebecca Valdez, MS, RDN
- Signs of Emotional Abuse from Parents by Sanjana Gupta
- When It's Time to Cut Off a Family Member by Juli Fragga
- 11 Signs of Emotional Abuse in Relationships That You Should Never Overlook by Sophie Saint Thomas
- Black Love is Great But We Also Need to Talk About Emotional Abuse in Our Relationships by the Race Card
- The Hidden Form of Domestic Violence by Anissa Durham
- Strong & Silent: Breaking the Stigma of Abuse Because Black Man Are Victims, Too by Neffer Kerr
- 17 Manipulation Tactics Abusers Use by Maggie Holland, MA, MHP, LMHC
- Emotional Manipulation: What It Is and How to Cope by Hope Gilette
- Dealing with domestic abuse in the deaf community by Danielle Guth
- Relationship Abuse Among LGBTQIA* Communities by One Love
- What is Emotional Child Abuse by Amy Morin, LCSW
- Signs of Mental Abuse by WebMD Editorial Contributors
Elder Abuse:
- Fast Facts: Preventing Elder Abuse by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Elder abuse: How to spot warnings signs, get help, and report mistreatment by American Psychological Association
- Hidden violence: Elder abuse was already hard to track--then a pandemic made it more different by Hope Dean
- 69-year-old SF Woman convicted of elderly abuse, domestic violence by Jordan Baker
- Mistreatment of African American Elders by National Center on Elder Abuse
- 'Inheritance impatience' during rise in elder abuse by Mary Ward
- Missouri City caregiver accused of beating 75-year-old was hired despite criminal record, boss says by Jessica Wiley
- Elder abuse: A faith-based response by Andrew J. Weaver, PhD and Harold G. Koenig, M.D.
- Spiritual Elder Abuse by Haley Merrick
- In Elder Abuse Cases, Restorative Justice Holds the Promise of Honoring Relationships by Lisa Nerenberg
- Black Nursing Home Residents Are More Likely to Experience Abuse--Here's How We Can Protect Them by Sierra Lyons
- Elder Abuse: Raced Disparities Among African Americans in Long Term Care by Bauce Media Partner
- Older Black Americans are at higher risk for financial exploitation by David Jackson
- Elder Abuse and Neglect by Lawrence Robinson, Joanna Saisan, M.S.W. and Jeanna Segal, Ph.D
Cultural Abuse:
- Cultural and spiritual abuse by National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book
- What is Cultural Abuse? by Steeped in Hope
- Cultural Religious, and Social Abuse in Relationships: Recognizing the Signs and Finding Help by Lindsey Ritter-Ingorvaia
- What in Cultural Abuse? by Stronghearts Native Helpline
- The cultural harm of pornographic depictions of rape: Creating a condusive context for violence against women and girls by Maria Garner and Fiona Elvines
- Cultural and Spiritual Abuse by Womens Legaltas
- Personal and Cultural Influences on Aggression by Principles of Social Psychology
- What is Cultural and Spiritual Abuse? by Shelter Movers
- What is the Meaning of Cultural Abuse by Amal H.
- Erasing the Stigma: Communities of Color by Anna Libertin
- Cultural racism worsens health inequities between racial groups by Nadia Lathan
- Abuse in Immigrant Communities by the National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Abuse in Native American & Alaska Native Communities by the National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Will a portrayal of abuse and cultural destruction in Indian boarding schools spur change? by Jason Gonzales
- What is cultural trauma? The difference between collective trauma & cultural trauma by Ashley Brantley
Types of Attachment Styles
Secure:
- Secure Attachment Style Relationships & How to Form by Misha Jan
- Nurturing Secure Attachment: Building Healthy Relationships by John Kim, LMFT
- The 4 S's of Secure Attachment and How They Impact Adult Relationships by Hope Gillette
- Secure Attachment--from Childhood to Adult Relationships by the Attachment Project
- Attachment Style: How our Childhood Affects our Relationships by Meg Seymour
Avoidant:
- Gay Relationships--how do we attach? by Lemare Thomas
- Coping with Avoidant Attachment Triggers by Veritas Psychotherapy
- Narcissism and Avoidant Attachment in Relationships by Elena Sanz
- Avoidant Attachment Style: Causes, Signs, Triggers & How to Heal by Anna Drescher
- 13 Signs of Avoidant Attachment and How to Cope by Pamela Li
Anxious:
- What is Anxious Attachment by Jacquelyn Cafasso
- How to Help an Anxiously Attached Child by Amy Morin, LCSW
- What If I Have an Anxious Attachment Style? by Dara Winley
- Working toward anti-racist perspectives in attachment theory, research, and practice by Jessica A. Stern, Oscar Barbarin, & Jude Cassidy
- Anxious Attachment Style in Relationships by The Attachment Project
Disorganized:
- What Disorganized Attachment Looks Like in a Relationship by Rachael Green
- The Forgotten Attachment Style: Disorganized Attachment by Mariana Bockarava
- Disorganized Attachment in Relationships by the Attachment Project
- What is My Attachment Style? Part 4: Disorganized Attachment Style by Sara Makin, M.Ed, LPC, NCC
- How Disorganized Attachment Become the Most Misunderstood Attachment Style by Audrey Noble
Intersectionality-Based Trauma
Gender/Sexuality
Homophobia:
- What is Homophobia? by Planned Parenthood
- The Truth About Homophobia in the Black Community by Rev. Cedric A. Harmon
- The Sam Smith Video Backlash is Nothing But Homophobia and Fatphobia Combined by Clash
- Addressing Past Traumas and Navigating Homophobia by Jesse Forsey
- How Stress from Homophobia Affects the Mind and Body of LGB People by Brian Mastroianni
Transphobia:
- What's transphobia also called transmisia? by Planned Parenthood
- Homophobia & Transphobia by Stanford University Student Affairs
- What Constitutes Transphobic and Cisnormative Bullying and Harrassment by Egale Canada Human Rights Trust
- What are the connections between Transphobia, Racism and Sexual Violence? by T.J. Jourian
- Why the Culture of the So-Called Great Books is Hostile to Trans People by Naomi Kanakia
Biphobia:
- What Does It Mean to Be Biphobic? by Gabrielle Kassel
- 'People erase my existence' by the British Psychological Society
- How biphobia impacts Black bisexual men's health by Raymond Williams
- What is 'biphobia'? by Veronica Zambon
- "Oh, So You're Straight Now?" Biphobia in the Lesbian Community by Jasmine Anderson
Queerphobia:
- What is Queerphobia and How Can We Be Anti-Queerphobic? by Diversio Blog
- Ableism and queerphobia often go hand in hand by Stonewall.org.uk
- The Trevor Project: 2022 National Survey on LGBTIQ+ Youth Mental Health by the Trevor Project
- BYU students join nationwide walkout against 'queerphobia' at religious schools by Martha Harris
- Queerphobia in Kenya: a supreme court ruling on gay right triggers a new wave of anger against the LGBTIQ+ community by Lisa Woensdregt and Naomi van Stapele
Acephobia:
- Acephobia and anti-asexual hate crime by Galop
- Asexuality: The Unseen Identity by Brenna Sermania
- Biased Against Aesxuals? Let Me Count the Ways by Bella DePaula, Ph.D.
- Asexuals of Color Still Seek to Validate Their Sexuality by Ebony Purks
- This is What Asexual Looks Like Part 10: Black Aces Edition by Yasmin Benoit
Panphobia:
- Prejudice against pansexuality within the queer community by the New Indian Express
- What is Pansexual? What to know about the LGBTQ label by David Oliver
- Panphobia in Bisexual Nonfiction by Kory
- What is Pansexuality? Black Celebs Who Have Come Out as Pansexual by Boitumelo Masihleho
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Why We Need to Pay Attention to Bi/Pan Erasure by Rachel Jones
Intersexphobia/Interphobia:
- All for One and One for All: Ending Interphobia by Hida
- Interphobia by What is Intersex
- Key Issues Facing People with Intersex Traits by Caroline Medina and Lindsay Mahowald
- 69% of Intersex People Have Experienced Discrimination in Past Year by James Factora
- What Are Intersex Rights? by Open Society Foundations
The Person:
Racism:
- Racial Trauma by Mental Health America
- What is Environmental Racism? by Maudlyne Ihejirika
- Healing the Wounds of Racial Trauma by Thema Bryant-Davis and Egypt Leithman
- The Many Ways Institutional Racism Kills Black People by Khiara M. Bridges
- The Conversation I've Been Dreading: Ijeoma Oluo Talks About with Her Mom by Ijeoma Oluo
Lookism:
- Appearance Discrimination: Lookism and the Cost to the American Women by Alyssa Dana Dana Adomaitis, Rachel Raskin, and Diana Saiki
- A Deep Dive into Lookism: Bullyinh and Discrimination in Reality by Cathlyn Melo
- The One with the Everyday Lookism by Abigail Yardimci
- The Ugly Side of Lookism and What We Can Do About It by Heather Laine Talley
- In South Korea: 'Lookism' is 'Enforced with Open Discrimination by Elise Hu
Featurism:
- What is Featurism by Dear Dark Skinned Girl
- What is Featurism?: A Guide by Arri Smith
- Texturism & Featurism: The Nasty Cousins of Colorism by The Black Story
- Colorism, Featurism and Texurism: How Did We Get Here? by Afrogistmedia
- The Lies We Are Told About Beauty-Featurism and Myths About Symmetry by César Vargas
Texturism:
- Texturism: How 5 Women Overcame the Idea of "Good" Hair by Aimee Simeon
- The Natural Hair Movement Isn't Immune to Texturism by Patia Braithwaite
- A Hairstory of Texturism: The Cultural Significance, Overregulation, and Politicisation of Afro-Textured Hair by Alannah Reed
- Penalizing Black Hair in the name of academic success in undeniably racist, unfounded, and against the law by Howard Henderson and Jennifer Wright Bourgeois
- Black pupils are being wrongly excluded over their hair. I'm trying to end the discrimination by Emma Dabri
Fatphobia:
- I smell a whiff of 2000s fat-shaming in the air. If you've never spoken out against it, now is the time by Rebecca Show
- How the Use of BMI Fetishized White Embodiment and Racializes Fatphobes by Sabrina Strings, Ph.D
- The Racist History of Fatphobia and Weight Stigma by Marisa Crane
- The Daily Realities of Being Fat, Black, and Queer in Public Spaces by De'Shaun Harrison
- Childhood obesity is not nearly as damaging as our fear of it by Catherine Lea
Body-shaming:
- Body-shaming: The Effects and How to Overcome it by Alice E. Schluger, Ph.D.
- What is Body Shaming? by Life Works
- The Impact of Body Shaming and How to Overcome It by Ariane Resnick, CNC
- Does the Church Encourage Body Shaming by Relevant
- #BlackSkinWhiteSin: No Redemptive Quality: Black Women's Bodies, Black Church and the Business of Shame by Melva L. Sampson
Misogyny:
- What is Misogyny? by Blackburn Center
- What we get wrong about misogyny by Sean Illing
- Mother Wound as Missing Link in Understanding Misogyny by Bethany Webster
- Trans women are victims of misogyny, too--and all feminists more recognize this by Robin Dembroff
- Speak up: Internalized misogyny originates from childhood by Betti Kobak
Misogynoir:
- What is Misogynoir? by the Blackburn Center
- 4 Tired Tropes that Perfectly Explain What Misogynoir Is--and How You Can Stop It by Kesiena Boom
- The Crisis Killing Black Women by Kali Holloway
- The War Against Black Girls: Addressing the Adultification Bias by Tonjie Reese
- Misogynoir: Where Racism and Sexism Meet by Eliza Anyangwe
Colorism:
- Why black people discriminate among ourselves: the toxic legacy of colorism by Kaitlyn Greenidge
- Colorism is driving women of color to use harmful skin lightening products, says new study by Char Adams
- How Black Women Are Recognizing and Calling Out Colorism by Seanna Leath, Ph.D
- How Colorism Shapes Black Girlhood by Michaela Algela Davis, Zeba Blay, and Ateah Jewel
- Colourism: how skin-shade prejudice impacts black men in the UK by Aisha Phoenix Nadia Craddock
Ableism:
- Ableism 101 by Ashley Eisenmenger
- Understanding the Policing of Black, Disabled Bodies by Vilissa Thompson
- "You're obviously in the wrong place": Ableism, Racism, and Work by Rubina Verakona
- Disability: What Have Black People Got to Do with It? by Angel Love Miles
- It's not just Beyoncé and Lizzo--Culture is full of painful ableism that's too often ignored by Kathryn Bromwich
- Health Status:
- Structural Racism in Historical and Modern US Health Care Policy by Ruqaiijah Yearby, Brietta Clark, and José F. Figueroa
- Implicit Bias and Racial Disparities in Health Care by Khiara M. Bridges
- What is HIV Status Discrimination? by Madeline Laguaite
- How Can the Experiences of Black Women Living with HIV Inform Equitable and Respectful Reproductive Health Care Delivery? by Faith Fletcher, Ph.D., MA et al.
- Why Black women face barriers to accessing PrEP, and HIV preventing drug by Sam Whitehead
Ageism:
- Ageism is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices. Psychologists are working to change that by Kirsten Weir
- LGBT People: Let's Talk About Ageism by Robert Espinoza
- Aging While Black: The Crisis Among Black Americans as They Grow Old by Rodney A. Brooks
- Why We Need to Talk About Aging While Black by Evelyn Reynolds
- In America, Aging While Black Takes So Solidarity, Activism and Magic by Evelyn Reynolds
Sexism:
- Coping with Racial Trauma by University of Georgia Department of Psychology
- The Other Side of the Strong Black Woman by Inger Burnett-Zergler
- Racism and Sexism Combine to Shortchange Working Black Women by Jocelyn Frye
- The Manosphere Isn't Just White: Black Femicide and Radicalisation of Black Male Youth by Alexandria Onuoha
- Transgender Men See Sexism from Both Sides by Charlotte Atler
Social Capital:
Classism:
- Biden Vowed to Protect the LGBTQ Community. But What's Really Changed the Trandgender People? by Raquel Willis
- Disabled young people have less upward social mobility that their peers--and class background makes this worse by Stella Chatzitheochari
- Classism Among Black People Examined by Sherri Kolade
- Capitalism was a Source of My Childhood Trauma by Maryam Azeaza Muhammad
- Classism in the Nurturing World of Early Childhood Education by Lora Allison
Poverty-shaming:
- Poverty and the Trauma of Shaming by Anni K. Reinking, ED.D.
- Growing Up Poor: Money and Shame by Amy Saunders
- How Schools Shame Poor Students by Roni-Burren, Ph.D.
- Poor Kids and the 'Word Gap' by Jessica Lahey
- The Shocking Ways Poor Kids Have Long Been Singled Out in American Schools by Jenny Luna
Grind/Hustle Culture:
- Hustle Culture's Emotional Grip on Black, Indigenous, and Other POC by N. Seddiq
- When The 'Hustle' Isn't Enough by Isabella Rosario
- Latinx Families Are Learning to Leave Hustle Culture Behind by Christina Montoya Findler
- How hustle culture impacts Black health by Laura Onyenho
- So "hustle culture" and "productivity" have become bad words. Now what? by Shephali Bhatt
Respectability Politics:
- Playing the Game of Respectability Politics, But At What Cost? by Odochi Ibe
- The Skin I'm In: Respectability Politics int he Contxt of Black Womanhood by Jordan Madison, LCMFT and Josee' Muldrew
- Op-Ed: You Will Not Find Respectability Politics at ESSENCE Fest by Taylor Crumpton
- Respectability politics hasn't stopped them from killing us by Mikayla Tillery
- Let Black Students Be Kids: Down with 'Respectability' by Joseph Cook
Healing Tools
Storytelling:
- Who Are We, But the Stories We Tell: Family Stories and Healing by Laurel J. Kiser, Barbara Baumgardner, and Joyce Dorado
- Trauma-Informed Storytelling by the National Survivor Network
- On Trauma-Informed Writing by Sarah Gaily
- Trauma Narratives in Mental Health Counseling by Therapy Brands
- How can publishers supports the authors of trauma memoirs, as they unpack their pain for the public? New research investigates by Kylie Cardell, et al.
Alternative Therapy
Gamer Therapy:
- Why I Play Video Games with my Therapy Clients by Andrew Fishman, LCSW
- Video Games Could Hold Untapped Potential in Treatment of Mental Illness by Joni Sweet
- Are There Mental Health Benefits of Video Games? by WebMD Editorial Contributors
- The Story Behind Akili Interactive's FDA-Approved Video Game by Stephanie Sutton
- Therapy Specifically for Gamers by Richer Life Counseling
Play Therapy:
- How Play Therapy Treats and Benefits Children and Some Adults by Ann Pietrangelo
- What is Play Therapy? by Center for Play Therapy
- Play Therapy in the African American "Village" by Sonia Hinds
- Community Highlights: Meet Jasmine Berger of Bud to Bloom Play Therapy by Voyage STL
- He lost his big brother to brain cancer. Now play therapy helps him process his grief by Philip Drost
Comic Book/Graphic Novel Therapy:
- Comic books as a bridge to healing by Lauren Calhoun
- Creating Comics in Therapy by Carolyn Menlomakulu
- The visual language of comic books can improve brain function by Mary Widdicks
- 5 reasons graphic novels can help kids with reading by Louise Baigelman
- 5 Graphic Novels That Are Better Than Therapy by Ann Foster
Art Therapy:
- What is Art Therapy? by Kendra Cherry, MSEd
- How Art Therapy Tames Impulsivity, Distractibility, and Anxiety by Stacey Nelson
- The Role of Art Therapy in Addiction Recovery by Integris Health
- Creativity is Recovery: Art Therapy for Treating Depression & Mental Health by Mooditude
- Grief has its own abstract language. Tomashi Jackson shows you how by Ikechkúwú Onyewuenyi
Dance Therapy:
- What is Dance/Movement Therapy? How connecting movement to emotions can improve physical and mental health by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira and Jennifer Giuglianotti
- Why Dancing is Good for Trauma by Julia Franks
- Founded by a Black Ballerina, Ballet After Dark Empowers Assault Survivors Through Dance Therapy by Jenn Barthole
- Dance Therapy for Autism: what are the benefits? by Andrèas RB Deolinda, BA, BSc
- The Unbreakable Connection Between Black Women, Dance, and Mental Health by Nyamekye Smith
Nature Therapy:
- Wilderness Therapy by Judith Sadora
- How Racial Trauma May Limit the Enjoyment of Nature by Krystal Jagoo
- We've Been Out Here: BIPOC Leadership Points the Way to Mental Health in Nature by Justice Outside
- Montco therapist uses nature to expand mental healthcare for Black clients by Kim Hudson
- Rue Mapp on Doubling Down on Black Joy in Nature by Rue Mapp
Body Movement Therapy:
- How Trauma-Informed Yoga Can Help Survivors Heal by Mercey Livingston
- The 4 Principles of Trauma Sensitive Yoga and Why It Works by Mind Matters
- Positive Effects of Water Therapy on PTSD by HydroWorx
- I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor: Why I recommend pole dance for my clients by Katie Beecher, MS, LPC
- Running Has Encourging Benefits for Those Suffering from PTSD by Jennifer Acker
Music Therapy:
- Music Therapy Addresses Trauma--Careers that Changes Lives by Barbra Weidlein
- The Sounds of Blackness in Music Therapy: What I've Learned and What I'm Learning by Keivanna Thomas
- What is Music Therapy? by Bonnie Hayhurst
- What to Know About Music Therapy by Cathy Wong
- Music Therapy by Cleveland Clinic
Recovery
- For Many People of Color in a Post-George Floyd World, Many 'Safe Spaces' No Longer Were by Laura Cathcart Robbins
- Black Recovery Matters by Ryan Hampton
- How Racism and Bias Influence Substance Use and Addiction Treatment by Andrew Thurston
- A Brief History of Queer Experience with Addiction and Recovery by Tom Hill
- Finding Your People When You're Queer and Newly Sober (or Sober Curious) by Tracy Murphy
Liberation-Based Healing
Black Liberation:
- How to Heal African-Americans' traumatic history by Taasogle Daryl Rowe and Kamilah Marie Woodson
- Healing Justice Helps Black Changemakers Reconnect to Their Power by the Black Freedom Collective
- Black Joy as a Liberation and Healing Praxis by Taylor Waits
- How Some Black Americans are finding solace in African spirituality by Nylah Burton
- Why Holistic Health is Necessary for Racial Healing by Courtney L. McCluney
Sex Liberation:
- The Path to Sexual Liberation for Sexual Violence Survivors by Jera Brown
- Finding Freedom in Black BDSM by Goddess Honey B. & Kharyshi Wiginton
- Party and Protest: the radical history of gay liberation, Stonewall and Pride by Huw Lemmey
- Author Byron Jumal on Sex, Sexual Liberation, and Healing by Brian Aragon-Shafi Byrdsong
- Embracing your sexy is vital to trans liberation by Imara Jones
Body Liberation:
- How body positivity can exclude trans people by Marisa Crane, BS
- Body Liberation Just Hits Different by Alishia McCullough, LCMHC
- The Complexity of Eating Disorders in Trans & Non-binary Community by Dr. Sand Chang, Ph.D. (they/them)
- Chrissy King's 'The Body Liberation Project' Offers on Antidote to Toxic Diet Culture by Dominique Fluker
- Adapting Intuitive Eating for Neurodivergent People by RDs for Neurodiversity
Queer Liberation:
- My Healing is the Pride Movement Embodied by Joey Lubelfeld
- The Black Trans Prayer Book is More Important Now Than Ever by Eva Reign
- Spirit Twerk and Black Queer, Trans, and Intersex Liberation: Episode 30 by Dalia Kinsey
- Black queer healing poetics of Vanessa Rochelle Lewis by Margaret Rhee
- Queer, non-nuclear, non-conformist: Family is what we make it by Sherronda J. Brown
Indigenous Liberation:
- Engaging our Sovereignty for Indigenous Liberation by Jaque Fragua
- Indigenous Communities and Environmental Justice by Raymond Foxworth
- Black and Indigenous liberation are forever linked. It's time to build a new world by Alicia Elliott
- Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty are Interconnected by Josué Rivas
- On Indigenous People Day, We Fight for Our Existence--and Our Liberation by Jennifer Denetdale
Being an Alternative BIPOC:
- The Black girls reclaiming alternative fashion by Glory Ngwe
- Afropunk: The Alternative Black Experience by Jewel Anderson
- Alternative Black Artist You Should Be Listening to by Faith Anderson
- Black artists don't just make hip-hop--why recognize of mental, punk, rock, and emo by Mobo is long overdue by Francesca Sobande
- 7 Struggles Alternatives Black People Know All Too Well by Nyxia Noire
Trans Liberation:
- Trans Agenda for Liberation
- What is Trans Liberation? by Raquel Willis
- Why Trans Liberation is a Class Issue by Fergal O'Dwyer and Nim Ralph
- A victory for one is a victory for all: Lessons from "Trans Liberation" by Alithia Zamantakis and Aviva Levine
- The Life-Saving Spirit-Raising Work of New York's Black Trans Liberation Kitchen by Michael Love Michael