This isn’t your typical website. No two pages are alike. Blah is boring. Dr. Tamara MC is a maximalist and has created each page of her website with whimsy and opulence. Imagine you are walking into a storybook filled with color and magic. Voila– Join her on this journey! Each page has a different theme with things that she loves (and hopefully with things you also love!).
Dr. Tamara MC has many interests and is multi-hyphenated. Her website includes information about writing (creative nonfiction and memoir), coercive control and gender-based violence (such as cults, child marriage, human trafficking, and polygamy), and disability (Autism and ADHD). And SO, SO much more. Welcome to your home on the Internet, where each of us can feel a little less lonely and whole lot more seen.
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About Dr. Tamara MC
- Author
- Academic
- Artist
- Activist
About Dr. Tamara MC
- Author
- Academic
- Artist
- Activist
- Middle East Peace Activist
- Muslim Jewish Love Advocate
- Language, Culture, & Identity Expert
- Holocaust Storyteller/Neverforgetter
- Gender, Diversity, Inclusivity Punkster
- Refugee/Immigrant Experience Truthteller
- Transition Cheerleader
- International Educator
- Teacher Trainer
- Writing Coach
- Creative Arts Consultant
- Happiness & Joy Igniter
- Natural Health Practioner
- Dream Sanctuary Creator
Peace, Love, & Joy
- Middle East Peace Activist
- Muslim Jewish Love Advocate
- Language, Culture, & Identity Expert
- Holocaust Storyteller/Neverforgetter
- Gender, Diversity, Inclusivity Punkster
- Refugee/Immigrant Experience Truthteller
- Transition Cheerleader
- International Educator
- Teacher Trainer
- Writing Coach
- Creative Arts Consultant
- Happiness & Joy Igniter
- Natural Health Practioner
- Dream Sanctuary Creator
Peace, Love, & Joy
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Dr. Tamara MC is a lifelong vegetarian and lover of all sentient beings.
If you love animals, you will get along great!
If you love pink sheep, you’ll get along even more magnificently.
The Daily Reality of Growing Up In A Cult
I constantly monitored every last breath, how I slept, how I breathed, how I ate. I was taught that if I had even one bad thought, God would know.
Girls in my cult were drilled, above all else, to serve our communities and to give up our nafs, the Arabic word for self. In being forced to give up our identities, our bodies, minds, and spirits were unprotected. We completely lost our sense of self and didn’t know where our bodies stopped and the perpetrators’ bodies began. Girls in fundamentalist communities are often given the same instructions—to give up their essence, their very being.
We didn’t know whom to trust or where to turn because all roads led to the same place—men in power, who yielded black leather whips, forcing us to work, marry, and do whatever they demanded. We were locked in compounds, behind metal gates and tall walls, with no way out. Without access to transportation, television, books, newspapers, radios (it was the 80s), proper clothing, and hygiene items, we were stuck-like-chuck, to put it mildly.
I was groomed to believe I should marry early, so I didn’t provoke men. If a man desired me, it was my fault, not theirs. If they acted irreligiously and raped me, I was to blame. All blame, all the ills of the cult, returned to the girls. -- Dr. Tamara MC
I was groomed to believe I should marry early, so I didn’t provoke men. If a man desired me, it was my fault, not theirs. If they acted irreligiously and raped me, I was to blame. All blame, all the ills of the cult, returned to the girls. -- Dr. Tamara MC
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Check Out Dr. Tamara's Hot-Off-The-Press Articles
Check Out Dr. Tamara MC's Hot-Off-The-Press Articles
Ain’t that a Mother: A conversation with Adiba Nelson
Adiba Nelson is the author of “Ain’t that a Mother,” a hilarious and vulnerable memoir about Black motherhood, Cerebral Palsy, and surviving intergenerational trauma. Adiba’s memoir is timely and so important because it discusses important themes such as Plan B in today’s post Roe v. Wade climate, postpartum depression, and the *shit* show of dating. The memoir even dips into the beautiful world of burlesque dancing.
The survivor stories blog interview project 2024
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! 1. What is your personal experience with gender-based violence (this may include domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, female genital mutilation etc)? I grew up in a cult in Texas during the 80s and 90s and was married at 12 as a child bride. I stayed with my husband […]
Tamara’s story of surviving child marriage at 12.
Article Voiceover AHA Foundation: Can you start by telling us about your upbringing? Particularly the religious culture that you were brought up in. Tamara: When I was 5 years old, my life completely changed. My father joined a new religion, which he thought would be a utopian community where all was going to be good. […]
My boyfriend broke up with me on Christmas.
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! My boyfriend and I had a perfect Christmas with a Venezuelan meal, a fire pit, and dancing. But that night, he broke up with me; maybe he was grieving his former life with his ex and kids. I haven’t dated since and have embraced my independence while […]
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FAQs
My name is pronounced:
“Tamara” like the sun will come out tomorrow.
“MC” like emcee, not McDonalds.
My students often call me Doc MC, and you can too.
Someone who believes in the magical strength of all girls, women, and female-identifying humans to live free in matriarchal magnificence.
And yes, I did make up this title.
Pink is power. Unicorns represents our eternal search for magic.
Joy is transgressive. Being joyful is activism.
“Joy and pain
Like sunshine and rain”
Absolutely!
This is an inclusive space, and anyone who supports our mission is welcome.
I’ve loved Barbie since I was a little girl. She was able to do all the things I dreamed of before I was physically able.
Barbie was my girl way before the movie premiered.
Absolutely nothing. That’s exactly why unicorns are the symbol of my brand and my website. Unicorns stand for freedom.
No! She has no training or certificates in these areas, just a lifetime of experience.
