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Susan Ryan-Vollmar

I am a communications consultant and writer who has spent decades helping organizations tell their stories effectively. My memoir-in-progress — “Things Could Have Been Worse” — explores reconciling with my estranged father who suffered from schizophrenia and alcoholism. My writing explores what it takes to disrupt generational cycles of dysfunction without resorting to Old Testament-inspired acts of vengeance. Expect posts about the unexpected ways trauma shapes our lives (anyone else find themselves obsessed with EDC and fountain pens?) and how most of us can inch our way toward the outer edges of the Emotion Wheel with a mix of therapy, existential philosophy, and repeat watches of Dexter. My perspective comes from surviving a childhood that would score near-perfect on the Adverse Childhood Experiences test and years of professional communications work.

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