Give your ideas to the rapist
Published: Mon, 01/17/22
From the friendly caves of Pixie Hollow.
The grey carpet was hard beneath my feet. I was standing in a corridor between worlds; tute room in front, reception and a tute room behind. Consulting rooms along the corridor. Anatomy posters lined the walls, and the gentle hum of a busy independent college filled my ears.
I was deep in conversation with a diminutive woman who spoke with her hands in a flurry of animation. She was bony, wore huge glasses, and when speaking with her, you felt as if you were the only person in existence.
We were talking about words, in the context of the school's curriculum. This woman had worn herself out matching the diplomas the college taught with the national Vocational Education and Teaching framework.
Why was I there? My then-partner was studying there, and I happened to be editing their annual handbooks.
'I can't look at the word "therapist",' Wendy confided.
She glanced over my shoulder, leaned in conspiratorially. 'I just can't get past the fact that it says "the rapist"!'
Gesturing broadly, hands shaping an imaginary sign on a shopfront window, she imagined with me: 'Come see Wendy, the rapist, by appointment only.' She laughed in discomfort. 'Right? And now you'll never look at that word the same way ever again.'
The rapist.
The rapies.
Wendy was right.
I've never been able to ignore that version of the word ever since that conversation.
Probably you never will again, either.
So, um, I'm sorry for your loss.
So, um, I'm sorry for your loss.
Being thanked for being a therapist is therefore a double-edged sword for me. On the one hand, I love the association. On the other, all I see is Thanks For Being The Rapist.
Nevertheless, if you're a writer and you could use a therapist to break you through the barriers and limitations you can't seem to smash on your own, I'm your gal.
In fact, after one session this week a client has completely redefined her vision and place in the world as a creator. She's off smashing up her projects in order to breathe new life into them. And her career trajectory now makes total, coherent sense.
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Xx Leticia 'demolition man' Mooney
Please let me know what I can do for you.
Leticia Mooney is a professional writer with decades of experience writing with and for individuals and brands. Leticia writes for people like you; has mentored and edited tens of writers (from PhD candidates to successful authors); consults to businesses in a range of areas from communications to audits to investigations; and reads Tarot. She's also the mother of a rambunctious, engaging, and curious boy, who is named after a character created by J.R.R Tolkien. You can learn more about
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