In Episode of 1 of FYTMI, we interview Kim, LCSW to learn about the nature of trauma.

We explore how the majority of incarcerated women in the United States are also survivors of domestic and sexual violence and how said history plays a role in the perpetuation of trauma.

FYTMI: Once upon a time, Kim had a suuuuper long period. What happened? Is she ok? Does she have any blood left? Is she a vampire now? Take a listen and let’s find out!

Links you probably want:

Crazy bed bug story: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/9mrpd2/i_think_my_boyfriend_has_been_drugging_me_to_make/

Crazy bed bug story CORRECTION: Bed bug bites will NOT cause psychosis (sorry for lying to you guys, we’ll address this briefly in episode 2) BUT, the experience of having bed bugs can cause insomia, anxiety, and PTSD: https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/ptsd-trauma-and-stressor-related/bed-bugs-can-cause-long-lasting-anxiety-ptsd-symptoms/article/377832/

EMDR FAQ’s: https://www.emdria.org/page/emdr_therapy

Another interesting take on EMDR: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/emdr-taking-a-closer-look/

Statistics about Sexual Assault Perpetrators and their relationship to Victim https://www.rainn.org/statistics/perpetrators-sexual-violence

Psychology Today Article on Freeze Response: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-the-self/201507/trauma-and-the-freeze-response-good-bad-or-both

Data on Freeze Response being Biological: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2489204/

Cory Booker “Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017” https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1524/text

Cory Booker’s words regarding the Dignity Act, with statistics mentioned during interview https://www.change.org/p/pass-the-dignity-for-incarcerated-women-act/responses/40512

Statistics RE Incarceration in the United States - 1 in 28 children in the US has a parent behind bars https://mic.com/articles/86519/19-actual-statistics-about-america-s-prison-system#.N15rRZ72B

Facts RE Incarceration of Women in the US - only 18% of women are convicted of violent offenses https://www.aclu.org/other/facts-about-over-incarceration-women-united-states

Interesting articles about the history of the me too movement:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/us/me-too-movement-tarana-burke.html

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/05/654941365/how-the-metoo-movement-has-evolved-since-it-began-1-year-ago