Victim No More

How can we address the consequences of harm done to us without perpetuating a “victim” mentality? Sometimes the actions of others hurt us. We feel disempowered and objectified. We feel victimized. However, we do not want to be victims, so this is something that needs unpacking.

In this excellent blog posting, Rachel Alexander writes that there is a new way to talk about — and actually attend to — the aspects of ourselves that have endured harm without collapsing into a “victim” identification?