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Category Archives: Activism
My statement to the USCG officer who sexually assaulted me after a rescue at sea
The statute of limitations protects the Coastie who sexually assaulted me after a rescue at sea. There will be no criminal prosecution for his sexualized violence against a civilian he was charged to protect. However, there is a possibility of … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Truth to Power
Tagged accountability, Chesapeake Bay, Coast Guard, Coastie, rescue, sexualized violenc, Thimble Shoals, USCG
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Physician reviews as justice
Posting a review of a bad healthcare experience is one of the very few options for neglected and abused service users to create accountability. The healthcare system is woefully lacking in safety and accountability mechanisms to the extent it offers … Continue reading
Physician empathy is a powerful healthcare intervention
As a trauma survivor who has studied Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) for five years, I have learned that empathy is vital to human well-being, especially after trauma, and that, neurophysiologically, I need empathy. It helps integrate the brain, which helps the … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Healthcare, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Kindness, Nervous System, Neuroscience, Patient Safety, Safe Medicine, Thriving
Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Behavioral Health, Empathy, Kindness, mental health, Neurobiology, physician empathy, psychology, PTSD, Resilience, Trauma, Trauma Recovery
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ChristianaCare Patient and Family Relations’ Disregard for Patient Needs and Safety
I wanted to pursue a serious grievance regarding a ChristianaCare medical experience that caused me significant and lasting harm. I received communiques that are unhelpful, and mostly gobbledygook. I only received the vaguest assurance of any resolution of the harmful … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Healthcare, Mental Health, Patient Safety, Safe Medicine, Truth to Power
Tagged #ChristianaCare, #PsychologyAbuse, #PsychologySurvivor, #TraumaAwareAmerica, Behavioral Health, complaint, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Healthcare in America, hospital, institutional failure, mental health, patient and family relations, psychology, PTSD
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Declining to feed the holiday frenzy
I first participated in “Buy Nothing Day” on Black Friday when my children were little. It became my tradition. A friend, who had braved the shopping chaos, said that the local outlet mall (“Virginia’s Number One Tourist Attraction!”) was so … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Thriving
Tagged Christmas, gifts, holiday, holiday stress, holidays, stress, stress reduction, traditions, tree
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The courage it takes to speak up against sexualized violence
I often hear that I am courageous for speaking my truth about sexualized violence in my life and its prevalence in America. Yeah, I know. But what is this courage really about? I’m not courageous because I speak my truth. … Continue reading
The importance of decisive action
Sometimes I’m frustrated that my body needs every freaking thing in little bits! Evidently I’ve overused my hands and wrists messing with clay. And I’m driven to make one more niche. But my body says stop. So I need to … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Medical PTSD Patient Plans Wilmington “Rally for Medical Rights and Safety” October 19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Medical PTSD Patient Plans Wilmington “Rally for Medical Rights and Safety” October 19 Artist-Educator-Activist Seeks to Improve Envionment for Patients and Providers Wilmington DE – October 6, 2022 – Artist-activist Shay Seaborne, CPTSD plans a “Rally … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Community, Mental Health, Safe Medicine
Tagged doctor, Healthcare in America, medical, Medicine, mental health, patient, physician, provider, rights, Safety
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Public Safety Meeting Presentation: “The Intersection of Public Safety and Mental Health”
Last night, for the first time in many years, I spoke in public. This was at a local public safety meeting coordinated by my State Representative, Larry Lambert, a fine human being. Also present were representatives of our local first … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Community, Education, Mental Health
Tagged Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Medicine, mental health, Mental Hospital, psychology, PTSD, Public Safety, Trauma Awareness
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My “Patient Story” is up at Patients Rising
“I am motivated by the unconscionable harm I received when I asked for help with Developmental Trauma. I saw the same thing had happened to most of the people in that ward: early trauma in a chronically toxic childhood environment … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Mental Health
Tagged #Neuroscience, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Medical PTSD, Medical Trauma, mental health, Neurobiology, Psychology Abuse, PTSD
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