Jan 7, 2021 | Aodan, Interview, Megan Otto, Nightingale
Aodan is a fantastic artist currently exhibiting with Awakenings in Bloom, and she is a deeply thoughtful creative. Within her sculptures collectively entitled Hurting Spring, Aodan brings layers of meaning to work made simultaneously delicate and fierce. Her series...Dec 17, 2020 | Interview, Megan Otto, Nightingale, Sreyash Sarkar
Sreyash Sarkar is one of the artists displaying work in Awakenings’ current exhibit, Bloom. His piece, Roots, is a beautiful network of brush strokes and layering of colors representing the many facets of a survivor’s journey after experiencing abuse. As a...Dec 10, 2020 | Ania Garcia Llorente, Nightingale, Review, Uncategorized
Survivors and those who have experienced physical trauma can have a unique relationship with physical art. As an intern with Awakenings and an artist in her own right, Ania Garcia uses her perspective on intersecting art forms and narratives to offer in-depth analysis...Dec 10, 2020 | Katherine Page, Memoir, Nightingale
In a brilliant bouquet of images, Katherine Page interprets the experience of feeling separate from one’s own body after sexual trauma. Page beautifully reimagines what constitutes one’s physical being and one’s sense of self. Amongst the shifting...Nov 12, 2020 | Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Interview, Nightingale, Uncategorized
When survivors can turn to loved ones with the truth of what they experienced and be met with love and trust, they can then work together to foster accountability and ensure the problem is never repeated. Everyone involved has an opportunity to heal. Love WITH...Oct 29, 2020 | Essay, Letter, Megan Otto, Nightingale, Op Ed, Uncategorized
An editorial with Megan Otto Language, Education, and Trauma: a Bloom Editorial Our understanding of sex and sexuality is muddled when we don’t have the tools that we need to talk about our experiences. In our society, the conversation about sexuality after trauma...