The Cornell Sexual Assault Case: A Therapist on Trauma, Bystanders & Accountability
When a sexual assault case dominates the headlines, there are people reading who recognize pieces of their own stories. A therapist looks beyond the courtroom at survivors carrying untold experiences, people who have caused harm, bystanders who stayed silent, and the difficult work of truth, accountability and change.
Reflections After Watching Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
After attending a screening of Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story at Penn State Abington, I left with more questions than answers. The evening included a live virtual conversation with Cyntoia Brown Long and sparked reflections on justice, trauma, consent, and the ways people can grow beyond the worst moments of their lives. It also brought back personal memories from my own teenage years working in a juvenile detention center and the questions I carried then about why some kids ended up behind locked doors while others did not.