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Blackouts and Memory Gaps: How Alcohol and Trauma Affect the Brain
Dissociation is most common in trauma that involves a betrayal of trust. This is a survival mechanism that protects our need for social support. Sober October has ended and now (hopefully sober) November begins. Fall brings the annual three-fold challenge: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. This year, the midterm elections have created a fourth stressor… Continue reading Blackouts and Memory Gaps: How Alcohol and Trauma Affect the Brain
Post-Kavanaugh, Women’s Self-Care Needs to Lose the Alcohol
Alcohol, when construed as the first or best line of self-care, actually renders us less effective in resisting an exploitive system that makes legal space for our bodies to be legislated, controlled, and raped. “Should we get some wine?” I asked him, pushing a bit of sweet potato around on my plate. I felt my… Continue reading Post-Kavanaugh, Women’s Self-Care Needs to Lose the Alcohol
Trump Says Sobriety Is One Of His "Few Good Traits"
The president went on to say that he would “be the world’s worst” if he drank. President Trump told reporters on Monday that his sobriety was one of his “few good traits.” “I’m not a drinker. I can honestly say I’ve not had a beer in my life. That’s one of my only good traits.… Continue reading Trump Says Sobriety Is One Of His "Few Good Traits"
Brett Kavanaugh’s Classmate Detailed Drunken Behavior In Memoirs
Kavanaugh’s prep school classmate’s 1997 memoir features a drunken character named “Bart O’Kavanaugh.” Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court is still under review, as the court looks into accusations of sexual assault brought against Kavanaugh by a former classmate, Christine Blasey Ford. Details from the memoirs of Kavanaugh’s old high school friend, Mark Judge, may… Continue reading Brett Kavanaugh’s Classmate Detailed Drunken Behavior In Memoirs
