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How can a narrative action help Chinese people (born from 1980 to 1990) who were affected by their parents’ divorce to express their unspeakable emotions?

Chinese who were born from 1980 to 1990 whose parents divorced in their childhood, actually were born in the first 10 years of high-rate divorce. At that time, divorce was seen as a dishonorable issue, they could not share their stories and emotions properly. This is a narrative action project trying to help them to express their unspeakable emotions which were affected by their parents’ divorce.

This ongoing project invites them to choose a gift for their childhood selves, then send the gift to their former addresses where their parents were still together.They need to record the process with a video of around 30 seconds.

This action is launched to enable these people to face past together, to change their perception, and to begin a journey of self-healing.