Solo show by artist and veterinarian, Dr. Beth Allen, about her personal journey with DID, runs through February in Batavia, NY. Artist’s Solo Show is a Revealing Personal Journey By Joanne Beck Dr. Beth Allen has been fairly open about her life. Her first solo art exhibit furthers that by taking visitors on an intimate […]
Category: Media Coverage
More on the Sybil Defamation Campaign
Update: Although the Diva was already aware of Nathan’s political agenda and affiliations, it is gratifying to find that professional journalists have also made these observations. Here is an article by David Folkenflik that exposes Debbie Nathan’s biases and lack of ethics. From Seizures Hurt Memory, Ex-‘Times’ Reporter Says. Nathan is an advocacy journalist who […]
Sybil was not a Fraud
Sybil was not a fraud. Imagine if someone took a few facts about your life and wrapped an entirely false narrative around them making you out to be something that you never were, and destroying your reputation. Everyone should be concerned about this kind of activity. Every one of us should stand up against it. […]
Sybil, The Nathan Defamation
I regret that this may only be the first among many posts on this topic. If you are a supporter, loved one, or caregiver of an extreme abuse survivor, a little additional support might be helpful as this controversy plays out in the media. Shirley Mason is most commonly known as Sybil Dorset, one of […]
Finally!
A Little Help rather than Hindrance from The Media… If you are so inclined, please send a comment to the author. Can a Ballerina Make Out With Her Alternate Self? An Expert Debunks Multiple-Personality Movie Tropes By Gwynne Watkins 2/25/11 at 12:45 PM On Sunday, Natalie Portman is expected to take home the naked statuette […]
And yet more Art, Art, Art…
Ray Caesar, the Canadian artist who turned down Madonna AMY VERNER From Saturday’s Globe and Mail Ray Caesar requests that we meet at a Starbucks in Toronto’s PATH, a system of bland subterranean walkways beneath the city’s financial district, where a sea of people in dark suits creates an energy that is at once frenetic […]
Artwork by Shirley A. Mason, aka Sybil on view
Exhibit gives Lexington its first real look at artwork by ‘Sybil’ By Candace Chaney Contributing Arts Writer For almost a quarter of a century, a simple home on Henry Clay Boulevard secretly housed a celebrity, unbeknownst to Lexingtonians. Even friends and neighbors did not know the true identity of Shirley Mason until she died in […]
Sad Suicide, Brave Letter
It is very difficult and painful, but if you can, I encourage you to read his entire letter posted with the article. Zeller left a gift to all of us by naming his pain. From The Huffington Post Here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/07/bill-zeller-dead-princeto_n_805689.html Bill Zeller, Princeton Grad Student And ‘Brilliant’ Programmer, Dies In Apparent Suicide First Posted: 01- […]
Woman with 20 alter egos seeks one voice
Cleveland Daily Banner by WILLIAM WRIGHT Susan Hyder was as shocked as anyone to discover 20 distinct identities were switching personalities inside her delicate mind for decades before she was diagnosed with a rare mental disorder. Her panic attacks, blackouts, time loss, outer body experiences, suicidal tendencies, phobias and severe chronic depression were finally making […]
The Moving Pictures
Here are 3 DID related video items 1. Canada is whipping out a TV Detective who has DID http://www.tv-eh.com/2010/08/12/shattered-to-premiere-september-1-on-global/ Shattered to premiere September 1 on Global Posted by: Diane in Shattered Ben Sullivan (Callum Keith Rennie) is a tough, smart homicide detective with Multiple Personality Disorder. In the first moments of the series, Ben and […]