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Readers thread: what or who are you reading right now?

I just started reading, trauma and recovery by Judith Herrman again. It’s probably been 15 years. I recommend it here whenever it seems appropriate. I gave my therapist my old coffee and bought myself another one. I think it was only eight bucks on Amazon. It’s really an eye opener if you’re trying to learn about all this or for me it was .
 
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I just started reading, trauma and recovery by Judith Herrman again. It’s probably been 15 years. I recommend it here whenever it seems appropriate. I gave my therapist my old coffee and bought myself another one. I think it was only eight bucks on Amazon. It’s really an eye opener if you’re trying to learn about all this or for me it was .
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I just finished "Inverse Cowgirl" by Alicia Roth Weigel. I came away a bit disappointed with the memoir of her life as an intersex advocate and political organiser. I felt I learned the facts of her life without really seeing it and feeling it from her perspective. A bit like reading an extended Wikipedia entry.

But she was very clear she didn't want to write "trauma porn" and was choosing what to share. So this was the intended reader experience, I think.

I also felt a bit judged, because I am writing a memoir and I think she would consider it "trauma porn".
 

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