My mother has dementia and as she forgets our shared history, I find myself remembering parts of my childhood that I had blocked out, both beautiful and terrible things I could not face before.
More people experience this than they realize.
Watching someone's memories dissolve can paradoxically free your own suppressed experiences to surface, creating a strange exchange of remembering and forgetting.
“Where Are You with Post-traumatic growth — what can grow in the soil of loss?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.