As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and rape, I support or am active in the following organizations or events:
Rachel Thompson‘s #SexAbuseChat (Twitter Chat)
Tuesdays 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET
for all survivors of childhood sexual abuse
hosted by Judith Staff and Cee Streetlights
RAINN
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
the world’s largest anti-sexual violence resource
with a national sexual assault hotline and live chat available 24/7
Joyful Heart Foundation
founded by Mariska Hargitay to help survivors’ healing
and to change society’s view of sexual abuse survivors
No More
dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault
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As someone with migraine disorder (first diagnosed when I was 5, diagnosed with seizures during migraine when I was 9), I write about migraine here on The Alexandria Papers as well as for the following organizations:
Migraine on The Mighty
Making Health about People
Migraine Mantras
Raising Awareness, Inspiring Hope, Embracing Mindfulness
Migraine Mantras was chosen as one of Healthline’s
Top Headache and Migraine Blogs 2019
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As someone with migraine disorder as well as with atypical trigeminal neuralgia (also called neuropathic facial pain), I contribute to migraine research as well as to research into trigeminal neuralgia via the following organizations:
National Headache Foundation
dedicated to researching migraine and headache disorders
and to ending stigma against those diagnosed with these disorders
dedicated to increasing migraine research and
to decreasing stigma around this neurological disorder
Mayo Clinic
conducts migraine research, & provides patient education,
and resources for doctors, patients, and researchers
Facial Pain Association
(formerly, the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association)
providing support, education, and advocacy
to those with neuropathic facial pain
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
a division of National Institute of Health,
dedicated to researching &
reducing the burden of neurological disease
