By Cassi Cox Prayer and worship tend to be much different experiences for me than they are for those I share community with. It’s taken some time for me to recognize that this difference affects how I engage in faith-based community and the trust that I develop with other members of my community regarding myContinue reading “Give It To Me NOW”
Tag Archives: Trauma
It’s Me. Hi. I’m the Problem
By Cassi Cox If you have not heard the new Taylor Swift Song, Anti-Hero, you must be living under a rock. You also cannot read this blog any further and actually understand what I’m talking about, so here’s the link to the lyric video on Youtube. If you didn’t know that I am a Swifie,Continue reading “It’s Me. Hi. I’m the Problem”
Silent No More
If scrolling social media when I have 47 other things I should be doing is my toxic trait, you’re all coming down with me. Don’t even make that face; you know it’s true. Scrolling when I should have been cleaning is exactly what I was doing when I stumbled upon a post from a casualContinue reading “Silent No More”
Boundaries Aren’t Easy
An Introduction To Cassi “I no longer make allowances for abusive people. I no longer justify it under the banner of, “but they’re family…” I’m not a child anymore and I’m certainly not naive and helpless. I have a choice here too, and I choose not to participate.” Recently, I drew a hard boundary. ToContinue reading “Boundaries Aren’t Easy”
Eighteen Years
By: Cassi Cox Eighteen Years. It seems like so much and so little all at the same time. Eighteen years ago this May I graduated from high school. It was supposed to be the best summer ever, but instead I experienced my first real battle with depression. I’ve had a few major depressive incidents inContinue reading “Eighteen Years”
It Starts Sooner Than You Think
It’s time to talk about something that is going to make all of us uncomfortable. When does sexual perpetration actually begin? It is commonly understood that predators often have multiple victims prior to actually being convicted of sexual assault, but we rarely talk about when and how this emerges. The verdict? According to the USContinue reading “It Starts Sooner Than You Think”
But… I’m not an Addict
The Shock of Recovery Discovery By: Cassi Cox I don’t know if you’ve ever been in the position where something that didn’t ever apply to you suddenly hits you like a ton of bricks. It just happened to me. I was sitting in my substance use disorder counseling class, completely shook, as my professor walkedContinue reading “But… I’m not an Addict”
An Open Letter to Turning Point USA
By: Cassi Cox and Deborah Schiefer Turning Point USA and Alex Clark, On Friday, January 29, 2021, your Youtube show published with an interview in which you blasted a rape survivor discussed a controversy surrounding Jennifer Christie’s testimony. I am choosing not to discuss the fact that you formed an opinion and cruelly maligned anContinue reading “An Open Letter to Turning Point USA”
Hurt People Heal People, Too
by Deborah Schiefer Hurt people hurt people. And I suppose that’s true, but isn’t it an oversimplification of a bigger issue? Hurt people do hurt people but is it only because they’re hurt or is it really because they won’t do the difficult and often painful work of self-reflection and self-awareness? Growth can be soContinue reading “Hurt People Heal People, Too”
The Phoenix
By: Jennifer Brierly The Phoenix A Spoken Word by Jennifer Brierly My therapist suggested writing a “victim’s impact statement” “A statement,” she says As though words exist in dashes and lines what my life consists of since that day Passing years. Months. Weeks where to begin, were I able to speak. The cold hammer ofContinue reading “The Phoenix”
The Journey is Real 