Ooh, can I join in? I identified as a lesbian and now I’m not sure, but I definitely prefer women. I live in a rural area in the Midwest and I...
Oh, that’s so good to know! Thank you for giving me hope. ❤️
Thank you! It’s nice to be back.
I don’t have any advice except to second the above, especially the only person you can “control” is you and to live your truth, and to give you hugs.
Hi, I used to be an active member, life happened, and then I found my way back here. I live in a rural area and am struggling to find community....
I’ve been told that it specifically heals the brain but that it takes time, and obviously patience with the process.
Let us know how it goes. I’m about two months in and have worked through about six memories. I find EMDR really hard, but my trauma is...
Hands, eyebrows, hair, arms, broad shoulders. A butch woman who can carry herself. Mmmm.
Identity and taxonomies didn’t actually exist until the latter half of the 19th century so the construction of sexual identity (gay or straight)...
Doesn’t it depend on personality too?
My older female cousin molested me. Definitely coerced. I think I was around two when it began, but I’m not entirely sure. I think she was...
Thanks. We’ll see if I can finish the dissertation, which I’m steadily chipping away. I’m almost done with a RD of this chapter. Early congrats...
I’m getting my PhD in literature (crossing my fingers I graduate next August) so I read. And I teach comp and literature. But yeah... not a lot...
But what books?
Yep, that masculine energy is really attractive. If I ever settle down, I want someone who will live in a cabin in the woods with me. That...
Femme isn’t always how you present yourself. I’m femme, but I used to drive a F-250 Turbodiesel, ride and train horses, and am not very...
So, I’m really late, but I do EMDR and here are some things I wish someone would have told me. 1. Trust your therapist!! You HAVE to trust your...
But it’s important to realize there are people who are raped who are incapable of consenting (people with disabilities come to mind). Also how we...
I would recommend seeking out a therapist. Be sure to look into RAINN which is a wonderful online source for details about consent and rape....
I just read Jennifer Knapp’s book Facing the Music, which goes into her childhood in Kansas, her life as a Christian music artist, and eventually...
