One queer person bravely and creatively uses therapy to navigate the healing from the trauma of a past sexual assaultOne day, during an ordinary early-morning run, Cara’s watch dinged with a Facebook... Read More
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One queer person bravely and creatively uses therapy to navigate the healing from the trauma of a past sexual assault
One day, during an ordinary early-morning run, Cara’s watch dinged with a Facebook friend request. But when they checked the message, the photo slammed them backward in time and froze them in fear. Their rapist wanted to “friend” them.
Cara always had a long to-do list; always had many projects; always was busy. But as their rapist continued to send friend requests and tried to reconnect with them, they began to lose their grip on their work, projects, and relationships. But then Cara connects with a therapist who guides them through a long but powerful process of healing. And Cara works to desensitize, reprocess, excavate and relive the old wounds in order to move past them and heal.
Details
- Price: $19.99
- Pages: 144
- Carton Quantity: 56
- Publisher: Street Noise Books
- Imprint: Street Noise Books
- Publication Date: 15th April 2025
- Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
- ISBN: 9781951491376
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir
Reviews
“For anyone who is a recovering work-too-hard "badass," this engaging book draws you in and offers a fresh perspective on the complexities of trauma and therapy and on the most intimate parts of our brains.” —Shay Mirk, author of Guantanamo Voices
“This deeply empathetic and relatable graphic memoir breaks down the complex experience of reckoning with past sexual trauma.”—Natalie Norris, author of Dear Mini
“So many readers will find encouragement and validation from this fascinating story, as it sheds much-needed light on a difficult, misunderstood and lonely process. I loved it.”—Sacha Mardou, author of Past Tense: Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy
“This book is a map for those who feel lost. An intimate look into the journey of healing. The daily routines, therapy sessions, and thought processes, show us that working to recover from trauma is never easy, but absolutely worthwhile.” —Teresa Wong, author of All Our Ordinary Stories
“This book illustrates the high costs that eventually come due when we deny our own needs in favor of always pushing through. It bravely asserts that sometimes the strongest thing we can do is learn how to be soft.” —Tessa Hulls, author of Feeding Ghosts
“This generous book is a complex, research-based, and layered roadmap to recovery from trauma. I can’t stop thinking about it.” —MK Czerwiec, RN, MA, author of Taking Turns
“I wish it weren’t so easy to relate to this book. A deep, insightful, and dare I say, sometimes funny look at how we all deal with trauma.” —Tom Hart, author of the New York Times bestseller Rosalie Lightning
”In this introspective graphic memoir debut, biology professor Gormally uses loose lined drawings and a straightforward panel grid to explore a complex topic: trauma. It's a cathartic deep dive into an all-too-common experience that will appeal to readers of graphic medicine.” —Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
One queer person bravely and creatively uses therapy to navigate the healing from the trauma of a past sexual assault
One day, during an ordinary early-morning run, Cara’s watch dinged with a Facebook friend request. But when they checked the message, the photo slammed them backward in time and froze them in fear. Their rapist wanted to “friend” them.
Cara always had a long to-do list; always had many projects; always was busy. But as their rapist continued to send friend requests and tried to reconnect with them, they began to lose their grip on their work, projects, and relationships. But then Cara connects with a therapist who guides them through a long but powerful process of healing. And Cara works to desensitize, reprocess, excavate and relive the old wounds in order to move past them and heal.
- Price: $19.99
- Pages: 144
- Carton Quantity: 56
- Publisher: Street Noise Books
- Imprint: Street Noise Books
- Publication Date: 15th April 2025
- Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
- ISBN: 9781951491376
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir
“For anyone who is a recovering work-too-hard "badass," this engaging book draws you in and offers a fresh perspective on the complexities of trauma and therapy and on the most intimate parts of our brains.” —Shay Mirk, author of Guantanamo Voices
“This deeply empathetic and relatable graphic memoir breaks down the complex experience of reckoning with past sexual trauma.”—Natalie Norris, author of Dear Mini
“So many readers will find encouragement and validation from this fascinating story, as it sheds much-needed light on a difficult, misunderstood and lonely process. I loved it.”—Sacha Mardou, author of Past Tense: Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy
“This book is a map for those who feel lost. An intimate look into the journey of healing. The daily routines, therapy sessions, and thought processes, show us that working to recover from trauma is never easy, but absolutely worthwhile.” —Teresa Wong, author of All Our Ordinary Stories
“This book illustrates the high costs that eventually come due when we deny our own needs in favor of always pushing through. It bravely asserts that sometimes the strongest thing we can do is learn how to be soft.” —Tessa Hulls, author of Feeding Ghosts
“This generous book is a complex, research-based, and layered roadmap to recovery from trauma. I can’t stop thinking about it.” —MK Czerwiec, RN, MA, author of Taking Turns
“I wish it weren’t so easy to relate to this book. A deep, insightful, and dare I say, sometimes funny look at how we all deal with trauma.” —Tom Hart, author of the New York Times bestseller Rosalie Lightning
”In this introspective graphic memoir debut, biology professor Gormally uses loose lined drawings and a straightforward panel grid to explore a complex topic: trauma. It's a cathartic deep dive into an all-too-common experience that will appeal to readers of graphic medicine.” —Publishers Weekly