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Family Secrets

Bonus: A New Conversation with Jennifer Senior

Aug 17, 2023
Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer Jennifer Senior discusses her latest cover story exploring her own family secret. Topics include hidden family secrets, impact on family dynamics, emotional challenges, changing perceptions, astonishing similarities, and the need for control.
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  • Jennifer Senior uncovers her family secret of her mother's younger sister being sent away to a mental institution, revealing the shame and silence surrounding it.
  • The impact of trauma and silence on individuals and families shapes their behaviors, fears, and relationships, highlighting the importance of understanding and compassion in dealing with family dynamics and acknowledging lived traumas.

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