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three identical strangers, effects of separation trauma

THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
The Signs of Separation Trauma?
This Film Tells Us A Lot

July 26, 2018 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Tim Wardle’s documentary, Three Identical Strangers, is a timely and disturbing account of the trauma of early separation. As a psychoanalyst who specializes in separation trauma, I left the theater shaken and troubled. Children aren’t for using. They aren’t for self-serving studies, proving points, or punishing parents (yes, Trump and your cronies, that’s you.) The …

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The Signs of Separation Trauma?
This Film Tells Us A Lot

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“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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