Family, Identity

Circumstantial Evidence

December 10, 2015

In my first post about my undertaking therapy to uncover repressed memories I say that I have “only 1 or 2 before the age of 7. Don’t get me wrong, I recall plenty of family stories about my younger years.” This is, of course, not [read more]

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Family, Identity

Deep Within I Know I’m Free

December 3, 2015

A few days ago I had my first session of hypnotherapy. No deep, dark secrets have surfaced, yet. It was an introduction to the Ericksonian approach. My therapist learned what many family & friends have known for some time- my mind is incredibly focused on [read more]

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Family, Identity

Don’t Cry Out Loud

November 25, 2015

Yesterday afternoon I had my second session with a well-respected Psychologist. The first session covered why I sought counseling, what I hoped the end result would be, etc. This session we (and by ‘we’ I mean ‘me’) talked about what memories I do have- only [read more]

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Outing Myself, One Story at a Time

November 12, 2015

Below is a Guest Post from Marsha Shandur, a Storytelling Coach and Networking Mentor.   Mid-way through telling the story, I looked at Steve, suddenly realised what was coming, and panicked. I was 30 years old, and in my first queer relationship. I’d first had [read more]

Family, Identity

Job, Career, Profession, Calling

October 20, 2015

The end of 2008 saw the end of a 12 year career in Customer Service/ Professional Sales. That was a rough year for many people- I was part of a 50% staff reduction in my Sales Team, and many other companies had large layoffs as [read more]

Brushing Fame

Don’t Go There?

October 3, 2015

A few days ago I wrote “[n]ot to suggest that improv is ‘fluff’ – as with all forms of comedy it can reveal inner truths in a less-confrontational way” about Whose Line Is It Anyway? And it’s true that many forms of comedy use humour [read more]