Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
"Why are we not talking about the neurological consequences of failed and malicious state responses? If we were really thinking about the brain, shouldn't that be part of the discourse?" — Allan Wade Some quotes from the video: (15:59) The trauma industry sits alongside the colonial code in the helping relations. (19:30) ...brain science is… Continue reading The Trouble with Trauma Talk — a conversation between Donni Riki, Allan Wade and Cathy Richardson
The term "Trauma Bonding" is just as victim-blaming as when women were diagnosed with "Hysteria" or "wandering womb" or "Stockholm syndrome". Many people use the term "Trauma Bonding" (just like many people used to believe Hysteria and wandering womb were real). But it's not based in actual truth or things that are factual. It's entirely… Continue reading The term “trauma bonding” is invalid and victim-blaming. It was coined by misogynist Patrick Carnes.
