Ghosts of summers past

According to Psyche, Lisa Marie Basile shares a personal essay on how trauma during her teenage years in foster care created gaps in her memory. In 'Ghosts of Summers Past,' she explores the challenge of reconstructing a coherent sense of self when key moments remain fragmented or inaccessible—and what it means to piece together a past you can't fully recall.

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