Words from Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot
As
I listen to these extraordinary women and men tell their life stories, I play
many roles. I am a mirror that reflects back their pain, their fears,
and their victories. I am also the inquirer who asks the sometimes
difficult questions, who searches for evidence and patterns. I am the companion
on the journey, bringing my own story to the encounter, making possible an
interpretive collaboration. I am the audience who listens, laughs,
weeps, and applauds. I am the spider woman spinning their tales.
Occasionally, I am a therapist who offers catharsis, support, and
challenge, and who keeps track of emotional minefields. Most absorbing to me
is the role of the human archaeologist who uncovers the layers of mask
and inhibition in search of a more authentic representation of life
experience.
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Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot
I’ve
known rivers: Lives of loss and liberation
Reading, MA:
Addison-Wesley