Navigating Therapeutic Diversity

摘要

Thompson provides an insightful and valuable discussion of how memoir writing can end up perpetuating traumatic experiences rather than working them through. However, I would suggest going slow before generalizing from Thompson's experience. The complexities that emerge whenever we compare therapeutic modalities are legion. These complexities exist on several registries: philosophical, empirical, cultural, and ethical just to name a few. I touch briefly on each of these, but before doing so let me back up and explain why I see Thompson's article as a form of comparative therapeutic analysis. That takes a little explaining, because "memoir writing" is not on first glance a form of therapy.