Trauma is the consequences of abuse and ongoing lack of safety, in the body. It’s always been around. I think the use of public spaces to discuss, integrate,

Trauma is the consequences of abuse and ongoing lack of safety, in the body. It’s always been around. I think the use of public spaces to discuss, integrate, and heal people’s personal trauma is relatively new in our culture? Something like that. The rules of social interaction are changing. Being “witnessed” by one’s community or group, or someone, is part of shaking off trauma, but who? What counts as one’s community these days (online)? When do we hold space for whose trauma? There are some good questions there. Bo Burnham is all about fake authenticity. That was actually a great example, as much as I like his stuff. And “trauma porn” whose only purpose is to titillate is of course not of moral value. But telling people’s stories and sharing our experiences has value.