My siblings and I are going through our grandmother's things after she died and we keep finding letters and documents that tell a completely different story about our family than what we grew up hearing. We're realizing we don't agree on what to do with these discoveries - some of us want to dig deeper and some want to leave the past alone - and it's creating tension about who gets to decide what version of our family story survives.
More people experience this than they realize.
The weight of becoming the curators of family memory reveals how differently people need to metabolize difficult truths.
“Where Are You with What history remembers and what it forgets?”
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.