Between Imposter and the Monster: Hope for the Hopeless
Over the course of the K-Pop Demon Hunters movie, each of the glimpses we get into Jinu’s broken and shame-ridden psyche builds to a crescendo as he sings the words, […]
“Comeback”: Overcoming the Shame Spiral
Huntrix’s award show performance ended with the previously unthinkable revelation that Rumi was not who everyone thought she was. In her most vulnerable moment of pain and humiliation, a completely […]
From Disgrace to Grace: Turning our Marks of Shame Into our Testimony
While Jinu’s past makes it hard to see him as a fully sympathetic character, the constant voice of Gwi-Ma in his ears, reminding him of his failure and making him […]
Breaking the “Pattern”: Contending with Temptations and Generational Curses
At the center of Rumi’s personal struggles were the “patterns” that she wore on her body… the telltale signs that marked her as a hybrid being, a soul split between […]
Bucky Barnes: From “Winter Soldier” to Avenger
While every Marvel character has a complicated backstory of some kind, Bucky Barnes is in a league of his own. Sure, Iron Man was a selfish, greedy war profiteer and […]
The Black Widow: Clearing the “Red” from the Ledger of our Minds
The MCU version of Natasha Romanoff has a backstory she would like to forget… her previous actions as the ruthlessly effective Black Widow resulted in a heavy burden of regret […]
Between Imposter and the Monster: Hope for the Hopeless
Over the course of the KPop Demon Hunters movie, each of the glimpses we get into Jinu’s broken and shame-ridden psyche builds to a crescendo as he sings the words […]
Comeback: Overcoming the “Shame Spiral”
Huntrix’s award show performance ended with the previously unthinkable revelation that Rumi was not who everyone thought she was. In her most vulnerable moment of pain and humiliation, a completely […]
Breaking the “Pattern”: Contending With Temptations and Breaking Generational Curses
At the center of Rumi’s personal struggles were the “patterns” that she wore on her body… the telltale signs that marked her as a hybrid being, a soul split between […]
Rumi’s Private Pain and Secret Shame: Concealing Never Leads to Healing
In spite of all of her success as the lead singer and warrior of Huntrix, Rumi held a secret that she was hiding from the world as well as those […]
Finding God in Video Games 