During the hearings surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court, watching Christine Blasey Ford’s remarkably open and vulnerable testimony, I felt something turn; I felt ready to open up about my experiences, too. I’d never allowed myself to talk about it out loud before. Over time it became clearer and clearer that this was a foundational experience for me, in the worst way possible. I’ve never forgotten that evening, and what he did caused me to be skeptical and fearful of love and affection for years. It took a lot of work, and years of patience and healing, to make
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