Diane Gillespie
Jul 27, 2022

What an incredible poem, especially given the association of secrets with dysfunction in the psychological literature. And it's making me think about what's secret and to whom ...

Thanks so much, Shareen!

Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world.

Free

Distraction-free reading. No ads.

Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights.

Tell your story. Find your audience.

Membership

Read member-only stories

Support writers you read most

Earn money for your writing

Listen to audio narrations

Read offline with the Medium app

Diane Gillespie
Diane Gillespie

Written by Diane Gillespie

PhD, Educational psychologist. Author and sleep advocate interested in learning as social/cultural process (Website: dianemgillespie.com)

Responses (1)

Write a response

Whoa, that’s interesting! I didn’t know they were associated with dysfunction! Not sure how I decided to use that word. In communication, the glorification of total openness in the 70’s was followed by the theory that openness and closedness are in…