Toward a Neuroepidemiology of Women’s Embodiment

Why I’m Writing This Update This site has been quiet for a long time, but my work has not stalled. It has been evolving in ways that required time, study, and more precise language. The direction and focus of the work remain the same. What is changing is the articulation: the structure that has been…

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Say “I’m a Victim” Not “I’m a Survivor”

Replacing the word “victim” with “survivor” is perpetuating men’s violence against women. I call for women to change the language we use to describe male violence against us.  In my lifetime it has been normalized to use the word “survivor” instead of “victim” when describing women hurt by male violence.  This change is perpetuating the…

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