We act all through life to portray a ‘normal’ self that balances the chaos within with the demands of the world around us. When we get older sometimes this chaos is even more difficult to tame since we are subject to physical and mental changes. Slipping into the role of somebody else and taking up [...]
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Stories
by Susanne Stadler | January 23rd, 2011 | No Comments
All families are rich in stories, some tell them, others not. Not many stories were told in my family. I would have loved to know more. I think it is an urge many of us have. It might be because we hope that they answer some questions about who we are or that they provide [...]
The Savages
by Susanne Stadler | December 5th, 2010 | No Comments
The bad consciousness and feeling of inadequacy is for many of us reality when we are called upon to care for ailing, older parents. We are savages, hacking our way through often unchartered territory. It is difficult. We live far apart, are busy copying with our own challenges and have a hard time fitting yet [...]
