

What is Trauma?: When the Bear Follows You Home
I was recently camping in the Jemez Mountains outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico with my partner, Lindsey, and my foster dog, Micah. We had settled into our campsite, sitting by the fire as the flames danced hypnotically before us, hissing and crackling, launching sparks high towards the tree tops and darkness above us where a black moonless sky sparkled with stars that are never seen by city-dwellers. We were eagerly awaiting a dutch-oven full of lasagna while the sweet and