Category: Advocacy
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Post-Incarceration Syndrome and the Forgotten Survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry
The troubled teen industry (TTI) is a billion-dollar network of behavior modification programs, including wilderness therapy camps, therapeutic boarding schools, boot camps, and residential treatment centers. Marketed to desperate parents as a last resort for their struggling children, these programs promise transformation and healing. But as a survivor of the TTI myself, I can tell…
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I Am My Own Authority: On Imposter Syndrome, Trauma, and Fighting for Survivors
The author reflects on overcoming imposter syndrome to share their story of trauma and resilience, despite lacking formal qualifications. They emphasize the importance of lived experience and extensive research in writing their memoir. Acknowledging the impact of their past on their children, they are committed to breaking the cycle of trauma.
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Why Survivors Deserve More Than Just ‘Resilience’
The word resilience gets thrown around a lot when talking about trauma survivors. Society loves the idea of people who have endured unimaginable hardship and still manage to rise, stronger than before. But there’s a problem with this narrative: it glorifies survival while ignoring what it cost us to get there and honestly, it just…
Jessica Woodville | Memoir & Musings 