Episode 68: Who Are You? How Your Memories Work

If I were to ask you who you are, you would consult your memories to give me an answer. Without our memories, who are we? And what if those memories are traumatic, does it mean that we will be broken forever? Does it mean that our lives are over? No way. We will also talk about our feelings when older relatives forget who we are and treat us strangely because of dementia and Alzheimer's.

Parents, this is the fifth in a series designed to help kids deal with identity and gender confusion by showing them that no matter what they like or what they look like or what they are good at, they are still boys and girls. When we try to push kids into filling stereotypical roles, we’re often the ones creating the confusion that they are forced to find a way to live with. I do this without making any mention of sexuality whatsoever.

Transcript: https://contextforkids.com/2022/08/03/episode-68-who-are-you-how-your-memories-work/