Damaged Like Me: Essays on Love, Harm, and Transformation

That which damages us can make us stronger, smarter, more compassionate, and ready to build something better.

People who have been damaged, thrown away, marginalized, or traumatized are more capable of apprehending social patterns, precisely because they’ve needed to be aware and vigilant about how the world works. For too long, those who rely on long-held rights and entitlement have claimed that others are biased about the very topics on which they have expertise. Damaged Like Me is a serie...