I’m worried for the woman.
I’m wondering how she got to such a dark place.
I’m angry that she didn’t have more privacy.
I regret that, when I passed her room, I didn’t keep looking straight ahead.
All in Survivors
About Christine Wolf
Christine Wolf is an award-winning journalist, columnist and editor. Her writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Runner’s World, Better Humans, The Ascent, Invisible Illness, P.S. I Love You the Post-Grad Survival Guide and other publications. As a direct result of her writing, she’s been featured on HuffPost Live and in the Chicagoist, Women’s Health, and Sarah Moshman’s documentary Nevertheless. She’s the Founder & Editor of Women This Way, a digital magazine dedicated to stories by and about individuals who identify as female, as well as Founder and Owner of Writers’ Haven LLC, a co-op and consultancy for established and aspiring writers. Wolf also co-authored a biography about two former members of the U.S. Congress; it’s scheduled for a 2021 release.
How EMDR and CBT Can Help to Navigate Trauma and Its Impact
Trauma has a way of staying (& keeping us) stuck in our minds & bodies. An indepth look at how these life changing tools can help move us forward.
What I Learned While In Treatment for Anxiety and Depression
I’d suffered from anxiety my entire life, but wasn’t diagnosed until my 40s. Learning how to recognize the signs and use new skills to manage my anxiety changed everything. This is my journey. I hope this piece reminds you that you’re not alone.
A Podcast Interview with Christine Wolf
I discuss my writing life in The Check Out, a podcast series produced by the Evanston Public Library.
As Featured in The Daily Northwestern
When the 2020 Chicago Marathon was cancelled due to the global pandemic, I created a course for myself. Here’s how I trained for and completed a 26.2-mile marathon through my own community, and helped to raise $10,000 for an organization dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women.
8 Provocative Images: This Is What Depression Can Feel Like
Through the 8 images in photographer Suzanne Rothmeyer’s conceptual series Melancholia, we can visually explore — through this virtual art exhibit — the layers of pain depression brings, and perhaps use them as tools to increase dialogue and understanding.
A Preventable Health Emergency
Illinois became the first state in the country to require insurance companies to cover medically advised treatments for PANS, PANDAS and similar immune-related encephalopathies. I’m proud to have worked with a fierce group of advocates who championed groundbreaking legislation that addresses the devastating impact of these little-understood conditions.
I Survived An Amtrak Crash
It took more than two decades before I felt comfortable talking about what happened to me on that icy day in 1993.
The Groping And The Boy Across The Hall
After hearing the President of the United States jokingly brag about grabbing women by the p*ssy, I felt angry — and empowered — enough to finally write about being sexually assaulted during high school.