Indigenous Rising

into-the-weeds:

swyrs:

not recognizing abusive behavior as abuse until you’re out of that situation is not at all unusual and does not mean your experiences are less real, less valid, that the abuse didn’t happen, or that you deserved it

#the hallmark of trauma is that it breaks your brain’s ability to build a consistent narrative#some researchers believe that’s the DEFINITION of trauma (via star-anise)

(via tiarasofspanishmoss-deactivated)