Deniseâs Last Days
Co-published with Slate. A woman who lived her life homeless in Los Angeles almost got the help she needed. Her story shows everything could be different.
Hell in the SRO: A Veteran’s True Story
ASJA Writing Award Winner, Best First-Person Essay | In a building teeming with addiction and violence, it dawned on me: The VA is not in the business of serving veterans like me.
The Trauma Of Homelessness Doesnât End Under A Roof
Co-published with Defector. The âstruggle to feel safeâ is one of the most prevalent issues a psychiatrist says he sees amongst his clients, even once they are housed.
Traumatic Pregnancies Are Awful. Dobbs Will Make That So Much Worse.
Co-published with The Washington Post. Some pregnancies and births are difficult enough to give mothers PTSD. When a pregnancy is unwanted, the physical and psychological strains will be even more severe.
Inequity in Maternal Health Care Left Me With Undiagnosed Postpartum PTSD
Co-published with Parents Magazine. The condition impacts up to 17 percent of birthing people, but it's often underdiagnosed and undertreated, especially among lower-income patients.
Finding The Connection Between Trauma And Chronic Homelessness
Co-published with Defector. Greg Turner instinctively answers my question about when his homelessness started, with the earliest memory that he can claim about his life.
I Escaped the Trauma of HomelessnessâOnly to Face Your White Savior Complex
Co-published with Mother Jones. But I am determined to become something other than your project.
The Bill for My Homelessness Was $54,000
Co-published with The New York Times. Debt is a hidden burden for Americans experiencing homelessness.
Facing Trauma When Your Parent Is Homeless
Co-published with Defector. On the anniversary of her motherâs passing, Autumn Stenberg shares how she continues to cope with âthe weight of the responsibility of my mom having been unhoused.â
Can Lawyers and Traumatized Clients Learn to Trust Each Other?
Co-published with Slate. Teaching the legal profession to understand the effects of trauma.
Rethinking âResilienceâ and âGritâ
Co-published with The Boston Globe. âGritâ and âresilienceâ have become buzzwords to praise individual survival skills. But focusing on these traits skew conversations away from equity.
Trauma in Plain Sight
Co-published with Slate. Among homeless people, PTSD is widespread and widely overlooked.