Daily Archives: May 15, 2018

On Memiors Of Crappy Childhoods

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”  So begins Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina, a statement I believe is fundamentally wrong.  The reason why is fairly simple and straightfoward.  I am a prolific … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Driving In The Dark

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Driving In The Dark:  A Childhood Memoir, by Zoe Niklas with Janice Harper For various personal reasons, I happen to be both a reader [1] and a writer [2] in the popular genre of literature known as “memoirs of crappy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Body Keeps The Score

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Body Keeps The Score:  Brain, Mind, And Body In The Healing Of Trauma, by Bessel Van Der Kolk This book took a long time for me to get from the library after I had requested it, and once I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: It Didn’t Start With You

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

It Didn’t Start With You:  How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are And How To End The Cycle, by Mark Wolynn I think I would have liked this book a lot more had the author been more interested in … Continue reading →

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