What Tig Notaro ’ s New Show Gets Right about Child Sexual Abuse

In the new Amazon series One Mississippi, loosely based on the life of comedian Tig Notaro, she finds herself living back home in Mississippi following the sudden death of her mother. Staying in her childhood home with her stepfather, Bill, and her adult brother, Remy, Tig isn’t just facing the grief of losing her mother, she’s recovering from breast cancer, which resulted in a double mastectomy, and suffering from a C. diff infection. She’s also dealing with the ghosts of her past. Tig — as she’s also called on the show — was molested by her grandfather throughout her childhood. Although it’s estimated that one in 10 children will be sexually abused before age 18, it’s rare to see a TV series deal with the reality of child sexual abuse. There’s so much about the issue that One Mississippi gets right. People are a part of the trauma even if they don’t want to be. Looking through a box of old photographs with her brother, Tig sees a picture of herself as a young girl sitting beside her grandfather. “Hey look, you’re being molested right now,” she says to the photo. “Aw, come on, Tig!” her brother squirms. “What? I was,” she tells him. “At least let me joke about it.” “We should just throw that out,” he says grabbing the picture and leaving the room. Hearing about child molestation can make people uncomfortable. It may be disturbing to imagine that your memories of a situation are tainted because in a back room o...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Celebrities Family Grief and Loss PTSD Trauma abuse brene brown Child Abuse Child Sexual Abuse Childhood Trauma Complex post-traumatic stress disorder Denial Empathy Molestation Psychological Trauma Rape Shame Tig Notaro Source Type: blogs