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Therapeutic Storytelling
Promoting the use of storytelling in healing. A storytelling initiative offering a safe space for telling stories. Why would anyone want to read about another person's horrible childhood?
Preview memoirs of a strange little girl
by Sara Mcgrath In my dream, my father lies belly up on the floor of a supermarket, perhaps on his way to the chocolate aisle. He appears heavier, larger than I have ever seen him. He lies capsized on the cold white-...More> Write
by Sara Mcgrath "I run down the street screaming and crying," my sister says. "Me, too," I say, "Like a lunatic." I smile, or try to. What's wrong with running out your pain under the moon? I rather appreciate the co...More> Write
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting
The memory of my daughter’s birth is one of my most precious memories, but it’s different than other memories because I remember hard labor... A Letter to My Younger Sisters As New Mothers I'll begin my baby's birth story now, for although her birth is four months away, it began in my mind when I discovered I was pregnant. This is my second child, my second pregnancy, my second birth. I'm not afraid of parenting, of laboring, or of giving birth as I was during my first pregnancy.
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Memoir Writing Resources
A collection of articles on biography, autobiography, and memoir writing. A collection of articles on writing and publishing autobiographical works. A discussion group for people who write or read memoirs. A resource site for all things memoirs and autobiography.
Death,Loss, and Grief
My father lives at the edge of the forest, aiming for feral, when he and my meth-addicted, teenaged mother give life to me.
My mother tells me, "He looked like a wild man coming out of the shadows of the trees." Memorial Day passed by
The day you died
I'm still reeling
From the enormity of loss
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Abuse Memoirs
by Nyasha Lee
The New Dad There are few situations more frustrating than one in which you know you’re the only not-happy person in a room full of happy people, particularly when you know that it’s all your fault that they’re happy and you’... More>
by Emily Tebbutt
Sexually abused? In today's society, it is more common than ever for young people to be physically, mentally or sexually abused; in fact, 1 in 3 girls are sexually abused by the time they reach the age of 18. I was sexually abused by my father all m... More>
by Kelly Greenbaum
I have been dealing with the aftermath of child abuse my entire life whether I have realized it at the time or not! I can honestly say it has had a significant impact on every aspect of my life. Child abuse has affected my health, both physical and ... More>
Childhood Abuse
Like many survivors of childhood abuse, I have had a difficult time letting go of the past and moving on. For years I thought I was doomed to suffer throughout my entire life, and I resented that. I felt ensnared in my history. With frequent reminders and triggers of the old feelings, how could I ever escape? The Irish say that the bogeyman is a type of faerie who lives in the bog and kidnaps children so he can play with them. They say that he keeps them a year and a day, but he kept me for six years.
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