by Jamie Marich | Nov 13, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
According to the Associated Press, 53% of white women voters in the 2024 Presidential election voted for Donald Trump, with 46% casting votes for Harris. The commentary in the progressive circles where I hang out online was fierce, with questions in the vein of, “What...
by Jamie Marich | Nov 4, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
On October 22, NBC’s Hallie Jackson asked Vice President Kamala Harris if she thinks transgender Americans should have access to gender-affirming care in this country. Harris responded like the skillful attorney she is, “I think we should follow the law.” The Vice...
by Jamie Marich | Oct 24, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
I know the sensation of dark pits in the stomach. As a survivor of developmental trauma, their presence is a regular occurrence— a vacuum, a hole in my gut that seems like it will suck me through the floor. Or, sometimes it feels like it will move up from the gut into...
by Jamie Marich | Oct 15, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
I first looked up the term “spiritual abuse” in 2003 when I was a student at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, one of the most conservative Catholic institutions in the United States. While working on my Master’s degree in Counseling, a professor allowed us...
by Jamie Marich | Sep 26, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Last year, while attending an international conference on EMDR Therapy, a modality I practice and teach, a group called “Christian EMDR Therapists” formed on the conference app. Knowing that certain members of the EMDR Therapy community previously used their rights as...
