Jay ThomasCan Psychology be a Site of Liberation?I walked into field of psychology as a survivor without the language to call myself one. I knew I’d been hurting for a long time and that…Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
Jay ThomasSurvivors & Our KumquatsIn the opening scene of her memoir, Padma Lakshmi leads the reader into a hotel room scattered with boxes from her former life. She pans…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Jay ThomasLoneliness & LightWhen I was really little, too little to know that loneliness wouldn’t always be the whole world, I went long stretches of time without…Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
Jay ThomasMirrorsSometimes I think we’re doomed by the myths we create. Take narcissus, our warning against the dangers of self`love: a white, cisgender…Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020
Jay ThomasTrans EnoughI’ve been standing here for weeks, staring down the jump that could carry me beyond this world’s gravity. See, I do this thing where I…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Jay ThomasGood DaysThings are good. My days are quiet and when they’re not, they’ve stopped bursting at the seams and really, that’s all I ever wanted…Apr 3, 2019Apr 3, 2019
Jay ThomasGender: A Work of LoveWe’re in my sister Ann’s kitchen, huddling next to the countertop, trying to make sense of our great grandmother’s recipes. They’re in…Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Jay ThomasOn fighting for a better worldAll week I’ve been fighting against that hollowed out feeling — -every survivor knows the one. It’s what happens after abusers and their…Sep 29, 2018Sep 29, 2018
