What is the Self? Who is the I that asks these questions? .. Peter Bauman at the Being Human conference  (via FORA.tv - Being Human: Welcome & Overview)

"What they really want isn’t fame or fortune but permission to articulate feelings that were somehow off limits within the fragile habitat of their families. They are hoping to find, by means of literary art, braver and more-forgiving versions of themselves."

Why Talk Therapy Is on the Wane and Writing Workshops Are on the Rise - NYTimes.com