Creator CARA GORMALLY in conversation with Washington Post editor HANNAH GOOD
How do you process sexual trauma when it haunts you years later? Washington post comics editor Hannah Goodhart sits down with cartoonist Cara Gormally here at Fantom to discuss their graphic memoir tackling this heavy subject: EVERYTHING IS FINE, I'LL JUST WORK HARDER. All are welcome! Warning: lots of mentions of sexual assault.
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"One day, during an ordinary early-morning run, Cara's watch dinged with a Facebook friend request. But when they checked the message, the photo slammed them backward in time and froze them in fear. Their rapist wanted to 'friend' them.
Cara always had a long to-do list; always had many projects; always was busy. But as their rapist continued to send friend requests and tried to reconnect with them, they began to lose their grip on their work, projects, and relationships. But then Cara connects with a therapist who guides them through a long but powerful process of healing. And Cara works to desensitize, reprocess, excavate and relive the old wounds in order to move past them and heal."
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