by Leonard Scovens | Jan 31, 2022 | Healing Trauma
I spent the majority of this winter in solitary confinement.I was in solitary because I have not been as together as my books and essays have convinced many people I am, to the disappointment of some folks I care about. It hasn’t always been like this but hard...
by Leonard Scovens | Oct 27, 2021 | Healing Trauma, Holistic Justice
Being seen involves having your existence acknowledged and, thus, validated by another person. Without this acknowledgement a person is condemned to the experience of Narcissus reaching into a Stygian reflecting pool in hope of having his love received and returned....
by Leonard Scovens | Mar 10, 2021 | Holistic Justice
Locking up the wounder and letting the wounded make a victim impact statement doesn’t treat the trauma. Agnes Furey and I created Achieve Higher Ground (AHG) to respond to the untreated trauma we saw in people hurt by crime. AHG has come to understand that society...
