Eaton Hamilton

the problem with being trans is cis people. The problem with being queer is straight people. The problem with being disabled is abled people. The problem with being Black is white people. In other words, prejudice.

The Heart-Work: Writing About Trauma as a Subversive Act by Melissa Febos

by eatonhamilton

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The terrific Melissa Febos asks the question: If writing about trauma happens to be therapeutic, does that make it worthless? Or particularly valuable?

A great essay at Poets and Writers.

Published: 01/25/2017

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Tags: essays : Jane Eaton Hamilton : JEH : Melissa Febos : memoirs : Poets and Writers : The Heart-Work : therapy : trauma : trauma writing : writing as therapy

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The Heart-Work: Writing About Trauma as a Subversive Act by Melissa Febos

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