I remember being asked in a job interview if I was an abuse survivor and my reply ("yes, like pretty much every other woman in the world, I was raped in college.") was met with such an immediate look of disgust and pity from one of the interviewers, that I will never forget it.
Read moreTaking Her Along With Me
"If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." -African proverb. Just make sure you're in the "right" company!
Read moreAsking the Right Questions Part I: Space
When you truly want to connect with patients, you must consider the space in which you want the connection to happen. This is especially important to connect with a population that has a harder time with trust, like abuse survivors.
Read moreType 2 Diabetes and Past Trauma: Making the Connection the WHO Ignores
I cannot accept blaming women for a chronic health condition. But that's not only counter-productive and alienating but short-sighted. Do we blame girls for the abuse that they suffered? No. Then we cannot blame those same girls as adult women.
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