Have you ever driven down a long stretch of familiar highway, put the car in park at your destination, and realized that you remember nothing about the drive? Or have you ever found yourself staring out a window, eyes barely blinking, only for someone to bring you “back to reality,” and you can’t even remember what you were thinking about? While flashbacks are commonly referred to in every day vernacular (in the same way that we throw around diagnoses like OCD or anxiety), th

How To Leave A Place Behind You When you’ve experienced trauma of any kind, the place where it happened can bring it all back to you. Sometimes, that place is special. Sometimes, that place is a home. When I was growing up, I was very insecure. I was embarrassed of my “italian nose” to the point where I would cover it with my hand in school. I felt ugly because I had bushy eyebrows and hairy arms and legs. I told people I wore boys clothes because they were more comfortab