Dr. Jessica Taylor

Here is a collection of my key messages about trauma, so if you’re new here (or have been here agesss and fancy a refresh) - read them, share them, discuss and use them. All my love to you all, thank you for all your support over the years x

I think this is proof that America is dying in 2050.

We often disrespect, insult and talk badly of the earlier and younger versions of ourselves. We say we were stupid, naive - and should have seen the signs. When I teach The Amethyst Programme to women all over the world, I teach them that talking badly to ourselves and about…

Just saw that @thismorning were discussing whether all employers should have to legally train every employee on ‘neurodiversity’ which is totally out of step with our evidence base. If all employers must provide neurodiversity training to millions of people, it’s probably a…

In case no one has told you, you were NEVER to blame for the abuse you were subjected to. You didn’t deserve any of it. You didn’t ask for it. You hold 0% of the blame. Self blame is like a poison, don’t allow it in, and don’t allow it to spread. Jess xx

Well done to everyone who campaigned to ensure age verification for pornography was in the Online Safety Act! Today it comes into force and while no doubt there will be some who get around it, it means young kids in particular won’t be stumbling on violent and harmful porn.

Just went down such a rabbit hole reading comments by men saying that when a woman is ‘too attractive’ they become totally unattractive/ugly because they are ‘too perfect’ and they end up hating her instead. The whole conversation smacks of men getting angry because they would…

SWIPE to see the alternative! 🧠 I have built this case example from hundreds of cases I have seen and heard (and real women I have met in this exact situation). I know some of this will be uncomfortably familiar to many of you. I have created these two examples to demonstrate…

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GIRL. Say that shit.

FKA Twigs has settled her lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf "She detailed incidents of LaBeouf waking her up in the middle of the night and "strangling" her, throwing her against a car during an argument and becoming angry when she spoke to other men." 🧵 elle.com/culture/celebr…

Just a quick one from me to you this morning - you are not, and never were, defined by what someone else chose to do to you. It is their shame to carry. It was their decision. It was their choice. It was their actions and their issues. Don’t hold the weight, or define yourself,…

What in the fuckkkkkk is this game Dramaaaaaaa @Lionesses JFCCCC #ENGITA #Lionesses

Industries have been built around destroying us, and then selling us the ‘cure’ to our suffering. Eyes open, sisters!

This is the contradiction women live with every day. We are told to be strong, confident, and self-loving, but only as long as it doesn’t inconvenience anyone else. The moment we say no, set boundaries, or show real self-belief, we’re labelled arrogant, cold, mentally ill,…

I have LOTS of news! 📚❤️🥳 Books, books, and more books! Especially for my US readers, too 🇺🇸

If you want to understand a cage, ask the bird, not the zookeeper.

Watch out for this pattern in your own life, and in society/culture. We’ve had years of tokenistic BS telling women to reclaim their voices, speak out, report abuse, tell their stories and express themselves and yet, we still live in a world where a woman cannot name her…

Now apparently there is no list.

This is my entire thesis. This is my message and this is my purpose. Women and girls are being encouraged to speak up and come forward about being abused or harmed, but when they do, they are funnelled into psychiatric services and mental disorder diagnoses. It’s wrong. It’s…

Extract from my new article: Tanya Luhrmann’s research team interviewed sixty people diagnosed with ‘schizophrenia’ in the US, Ghana, and India, and the results are fascinating – not because they reveal anything particularly new about human distress, but because they remind us…

I dunno what on earth has happened on my TL over night - but I am suddenly being fed endless horrible posts about Kate Middleton’s body and appearance. Don’t get me wrong here, I am absolutely behind Harry and Meghan and always have been. I’ve written in support of them and…