The Only Way Out Is Through: 10 Things SVU and Olivia Benson Taught Me

Somehow 500 episodes of television taught me mostly about myself.

Melissa Boles
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10 min readOct 23, 2021

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As a content and trigger warning, there are multiple references to sexual assault, domestic violence, violence, child abuse, and related topics in this piece.

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