Dr. Jennifer Freyd, Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon, whose parents birthed the False Memory Syndrome Foundation in response to her accusations, has published a new book further exploring her Betrayal Trauma theory. https://sites.google.com/site/betrayalbook/the-book BLIND TO BETRAYAL Betrayal is fundamental to the human condition. Betrayal is everywhere and yet because of betrayal blindness […]
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Among My Heroes, Part 1
This is Part 1 because I have many heroes today, despite the fact that only a few years ago I would have scoffed at the term. It would have been highly unfair for me to do so. A number of individuals throughout the Diva’s life have behaved towards her and others in very heroic, and […]
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 […]
New Promising Memoir
Day Breaks Over Dharamsala: A Memoir of Life Lost and Found By Janet Thomas (Excerpt from the first chapter.) This has, of course, created doubt and dismay as I’ve tried to heal from the electric shocks that could never happen but did; the sexual slavery as a child that only my body remembers; the experiments […]