Family, Identity

Silence=Death; Shady Memories

August 5, 2017

Last year I blogged about marking my 20th birthday (07/25/78) in Colonial Williamsburg However the circumstantial photographic evidence says otherwise. While not always as organized as I could be, photography is one area of focus (sorry- not sorry- for that attempted humour). I have photographs [read more]

Family, Identity

Silence=Death, Birthday Post

July 25, 2017

This is Part One of a new series of posts on memory, repression, and freedom. It has some biography and information that connect my previous posts on therapy and memory to the upcoming post(s). The title has been chosen with care; Silence=Death was used in [read more]

Family, Identity

Memories Without Emotion

February 24, 2016

My most recent previous post on my trip ‘down the rabbit hole’ of self-discovery was in December. I’ve had another 5 sessions since then, but won’t be posting every little detail or discovery. Suffice it to say that hypnosis has confirmed to me that some [read more]

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]

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]

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]