... the women who channeled it. © 2025 by The Regents of the University of California 2025 lived experience prisons trauma criminology institutions place In this article, I use autoethnography to explore some of my experiences that occurred while I was imprisoned in various prisons...

... in a time of trauma and self-examination explores the possibilities for applying hermeneutics to personal texts to free the potential for rhizomatic expansion of feminine becoming born when the cultural expectations of feminine being in the United States South are fractured. When my two daughters were...

.... trauma death dying body space fear streets © 2024 by The Regents of the University of California 2024 Over the years, I have spent a lot of mental energy trying to make sense of this tragedy, which has left me with conflicted feelings of guilt and anxiety. The anxiety stems from...

..., deconstruct my trauma, and outline how I overcame my incarceration-based trauma (IBT). The essay shines a light on how women who have been imprisoned, long after their release, continue to carry the echoes of prison as trauma responses. Autoethnography is a means to explore and contextualize my experiences...

..., alone, and broken. 20 email: [email protected] © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 healing writing stigma trauma purpose meaning psychological disorder mental distress The term “mental illness” is universally understood when discussing...

...Sakina Jangbar Forgiveness is considered necessary for psychological well-being after surviving violence, but it is not clear how the hurt person should proceed. This essay gives a firsthand account of the trauma the author experienced and how she healed herself by discovering an indirect route...