Comments on: Blogging Through Trauma http://akajesais.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:12:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://akajesais.com/blogging-through-trauma/comment-page-1/#comment-61653 admin Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:34:56 +0000 http://akajesais.com/?page_id=330#comment-61653 Thanks for reading! this was actually a presentation I gave in a class on Trauma in Literature. We read the book TRAUMA AND RECOVERY by Judith Herman as a lens through which we looked at literature. The thing about writing about trauma, specifically crafting story out of our experiences (whether it is public or not) is that it really helps us process our feelings. And yes, the memoirists dilemmas: who has the right to the tell the story? is this story mine to tell? will the telling hurt someone I care about? all things to consider when making our work public. Thanks for reading! this was actually a presentation I gave in a class on Trauma in Literature. We read the book TRAUMA AND RECOVERY by Judith Herman as a lens through which we looked at literature.

The thing about writing about trauma, specifically crafting story out of our experiences (whether it is public or not) is that it really helps us process our feelings.

And yes, the memoirists dilemmas: who has the right to the tell the story? is this story mine to tell? will the telling hurt someone I care about? all things to consider when making our work public.

]]> By: Sandra Vallie http://akajesais.com/blogging-through-trauma/comment-page-1/#comment-61641 Sandra Vallie Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:58:52 +0000 http://akajesais.com/?page_id=330#comment-61641 I'm glad I found this post - it has given me things to think as a family member begins a journey with a serious illness. It wasn't my first thought (if it had been, I might have given up on myself), but I pretty quickly wondered what kind of stuff I could write about it all. I don't hesitate to write about & from the sometimes-challenging experiences of a loved one. The question for me is always making it public; the negotiation is the line between their story and mine. It seemed easier to figure out back when the poem or story might be in a journal 300 people would see. Or maybe I was just kidding myself. But now, there's nowhere to hide. Thanks, Jen. I’m glad I found this post – it has given me things to think as a family member begins a journey with a serious illness. It wasn’t my first thought (if it had been, I might have given up on myself), but I pretty quickly wondered what kind of stuff I could write about it all. I don’t hesitate to write about & from the sometimes-challenging experiences of a loved one. The question for me is always making it public; the negotiation is the line between their story and mine. It seemed easier to figure out back when the poem or story might be in a journal 300 people would see. Or maybe I was just kidding myself. But now, there’s nowhere to hide.

Thanks, Jen.

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