PinnedKelsie McWilliamsA love letter to my bodyYou’ve carried me across black sand beaches and timeworn glaciers.Aug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
Kelsie McWilliamsOn grief en masseI love Christmas — the lights, the desserts, the snow, the feeling in the air, the shared sense of celebration and joy.Dec 29, 20212Dec 29, 20212
Kelsie McWilliamsOn deconstructing, coming out, and reconstructingContent warning: evangelicalism; discussions of homophobia, sexism, purity culture, PTSD, and domestic violenceOct 7, 202114Oct 7, 202114
Kelsie McWilliamsResources on DeconstructionIf you’re interested, here is a list of resources, in no particular order, that have helped me along the way on my deconstruction journey…Oct 7, 20211Oct 7, 20211
Kelsie McWilliamsOn hand sanitizer and healingContent warning: mental health issues, covid-19May 29, 2021May 29, 2021
Kelsie McWilliamsHow the evangelical church idolizes marriage through tolerance of domestic violenceContent warning: Abuse and domestic violenceMay 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Kelsie McWilliamsOn Leaving the Evangelical Church Behind“So what do you believe now?” a friend asks me over a dinner of chicken fried steak, buttery rolls, and mashed potatoes dripping with…Oct 26, 20183Oct 26, 20183
Kelsie McWilliams#reasonstostayaliveI recently read Matt Haig’s Reasons to Stay Alive. I stumbled upon this book when I was flipping through the non-fiction section of the…Aug 22, 2018Aug 22, 2018
Kelsie McWilliamsTalking To and With — not About — Survivors of TraumaI absolutely cannot stand the way anyone talks about collective trauma, especially mass shootings. Before I wrote my master’s thesis, I had…Oct 3, 2017Oct 3, 2017