Abstract

This presentation offers a glimpse into the embodied shame that lingers years after military sexual trauma for women veterans. Viewing self in a mirror, being in public, and intimacy are experiences that are lived in shameful anguish.

Author Details

Wyona M. Freysteinson, PhD, RN; Susan Mellott, PhD -- Nelda C. Stark College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas, USA

Sigma Membership

Beta Beta (Dallas)

Lead Author Affiliation

Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Military Sexual Trauma, Shame, Veterans

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Embodied shame: The invisible scars of women veterans who have suffered military sexual trauma

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This presentation offers a glimpse into the embodied shame that lingers years after military sexual trauma for women veterans. Viewing self in a mirror, being in public, and intimacy are experiences that are lived in shameful anguish.