Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
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.
Archibald McIndoe was a plastic surgeon during WWII who reconstructed the burned faces and hands of many RAF airmen. By his advocacy, he turned a small English town into a community that helped the disfigured airmen feel comfortable reintegrating into society. The town became known as "the town that did not stare". Trigger Warning —… Continue reading Building communities in which survivors of abuse can feel safe and be treated with dignity
