The Saddest Present.
Psychotherapy.net published a chapter from my memoir illustrating the way my therapist worked with me, along with an excerpt from the Afterword (by my therapist, Jeffery Smith, MD).
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Putting My Affairs in Order.
Essay in Next Avenue about pre-paying my funeral.
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Challenging a Beloved Therapist: A Catalyst to Growth.
Essay in the Psychotherapy.net about my journey from fragmentation and fear to wholeness and connection.
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Finding Home: Legwork, a Lottery, and Luck.
Essay in the West Side Rag about moving from the brownstone that had been my home for 52 years.
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A Lesson from my Third-Grade Self on Writing from the Heart, A Craft Essay.
Essay in Cleaver about how a 579-word story I wrote in third grade informed the 450-page memoir I wrote decades later.
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“Who Wrote It?”
Essay in Dorothy Parker’s Ashes about which of my Inside parts wrote my memoir.
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“My Satisfying Return to Work After Months Away During the Pandemic”
Essay in Next Avenue about my return to the library after a pandemic gap of a year and a half.
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“Me, Me, Me and my Therapist”
Essay in the The New York Times Opinionator-Couch column about preparing for my therapist’s vacation.
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“Love at Second Sight”
Essay in Lilith about a new relationship between my mother and me.
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“How to Survive a Business Trip When You Have Multiple Personalities”
Essay in Narratively about going on a business trip while battling mental illness.
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“Divided She Stands”
Essay in New York magazine about multiple personality disorder. Written under a pseudonym: Laura Emily Mason.
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“Self-Service E.R.”
Essay in Ducts about accompanying my mother to the emergency room after a fall.
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