by Carlin Ross | Apr 27, 2026 | Article, Carlin Ross, Overcoming Shame & Trauma
I was raised in a Christian Fundamentalist family. We didn’t go to school. We didn’t own a television. Growing up every piece of clothing I ever wore came out of a goodwill bag except for my Easter dress. Easter was the most holy holiday when Jesus resurrected from...
by Laura Bogush | Apr 27, 2026 | Article, Laura Bogush, Overcoming Shame & Trauma
I resisted writing about the topic of nonconsensual touch. I’ve learned that whenever I experience resistance, it’s something that I need to explore. So here I am, about to share a memory that I haven’t talked about much. I grew up in the Ohio countryside, surrounded...
by Carlin Ross | Apr 19, 2026 | Article, Blog, Carlin Ross, Clitoris, Vulva
Recently, Dr. Ju Young Lee built upon the research of Dr. Helen O’Connell and created a complete 3D mapping of the nerves of the clitoris. What they found was extraordinary. There are several complex tree-like branching nerves that innervate the mons pubis,...
by Carlin & Laura | Apr 15, 2026 | Blog, Overcoming Shame & Trauma
Non Consensual Touch We share our experiences with being touched without permission. Browse the links below to read the full post. When Harm Isn’t Touch, It’s Words “Now I watch my 14-year-old granddaughter, happy, confident, and she’s being teased....
by Jacqui Chaplin | Apr 13, 2026 | Article, Jacqui Chaplin, Overcoming Shame & Trauma
Non-consensual touch started young for me. I had to kiss or hug my uncles and aunties when I saw them… and, because ‘she meant well’ and ‘it’s how she is’, it was okay for my Italian neighbour to pinch my cheeks – hard! Fortunately for me, while those things were...
