The practice of Memoirtistry has allowed me to interact with flashbacks, and a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I aim to rewrite the stories I tell myself to unlearn patterns and behaviors developed in childhood from religious trauma (spiritual abuse). Time travel is a component of my work, with presence the ultimate goal; when I achieve presence, I am able to heal from the pain of the past and freed from worry over the future. Guided by the internal compass, I discern my work intuitively, using words, paint and symbolism as tools for self-discovery. Each creation is birthed from authentic and raw emotion; I am open, and vulnerable. The symbols began appearing to me in January 2016, “before I knew” I was an artist, and they have aided me in facing the trauma I have survived. The symbols, in order of appearance, are The White Room, The Mirror, The Body, The Eye, The Pussy, The Demon, The Alien, The Ghosts and The Phoenix.