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I am back from my summer fallow period of laying on the floor and begging for fall to come early, or rather, I’ll be back until the…

Sep 17

Sep 17

Therapy Updates: Still Searching

I dumped another therapist this week. That makes six total, and honestly, it’s starting to feel personal. I don’t blame myself for this…

5d ago

Image: Several open books overlapping in a pile. Purple circular text box with white text. Text: It’s not that I don’t think there’s one practitioner out there who could get me where I want to go. It’s that the search has been so detrimental and exhausting that I’m not sure that it’s worth it. “Therapy Updates: Still Searching”

5d ago

Book Review — When the Body Says No

Here’s the deal. I liked this book, but I need to attach a heavy caveat that it is a mega bummer, and that while I absolutely recommend it…

Oct 20

Book Review — When the Body Says No

Oct 20

Averted Gaze

Despite my best efforts, I’ve been averting my eyes from my sexual abuse. I’ve tried so hard to never do that, to constantly be looking at…

Oct 15

Image: Small white flowers against a black background. Text: It’s strange knowing that even now, almost two decades later, the grooming M did is still working. “Averted Gaze”

Oct 15

Book Review: Trauma and Recovery

I have been on the hunt for a replacement recommendation for The Body Keeps the Score for years now. I love CPTSD: From Surviving to…

Oct 7

Book Review: Trauma and Recovery

Oct 7

Being Observed

Sometimes, I think back to the defenses my parents put up when I came to them with my mental health concerns or tried to set boundaries…

Oct 1

Being Observed

Oct 1

Book Review: The Sexual Healing Journey

I promise the next book review will be one I enjoyed and feel strongly about encouraging people to read. I swear there are books I like…

Sep 23

Book Review: The Sexual Healing Journey

Sep 23

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

I swear to god there are books I like, this just wasn’t one of them.

Sep 20

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Sep 20

Protecting the Lack

It’s been years, and I still don’t feel like I have a terribly strong sense of self, or rather, in casting off the docile and compliant…

Sep 15

Protecting the Lack

Sep 15

All According to Plan

I’ve been slowly picking at the knot that is my parents’ involvement, or lack thereof, in my sexual abuse. For a long time, whenever I’ve…

Sep 1

Image: Pastel orange and purple mountain range in water color. Text: I was their child. I should have been able to expect them to set aside their concerns for their own image long enough to put an end to a decade of sexual abuse. Instead, they silenced any concern for me and ploughed ahead, continuing to make me compliant by force. “All According to Plan”

Sep 1

Vico Whitmore

Vico Whitmore

Trans CSA survivor leaving a trail as I stumble my way toward healing. Support me on ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/vicowhitmore

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