From The Archives | Dear As Long As I Live: When you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself ~Bessel van der Kolk

From the Archive | Lit Salon addresses the challenge of writing about family (with help from Bessel van der Kolk, Ariel Gore, Laura Davis, Joy Castro, Andre Dubus III, James Pennebaker, etc.)

“As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself…The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.” ― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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