Two- and three-legged stools
Two ways of thinking about what holds a survivor up, and what each model asks of them.
Two- and three-legged stools
Left: a two-legged stool labeled Survivor, with legs labeled Pathology and Post-traumatic growth, standing on Timeline and Demand/expectation. Right: a three-legged stool labeled Survivor, with legs labeled Normalizing/integrating grief, Mitigating trauma and Addressing injustice/challenge systems, standing on Equity and opportunity, Research and resource, and Partnership and policy.
Two legs
Survivor
Pathology
Post-traumatic
growth
Timeline
Demand /
expectation
Three legs
Survivor
Normalizing /
integrating grief
Mitigating trauma
Addressing injustice /
challenge systems
Equity &
opportunity
Research &
resource
Partnership &
policy