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The Psychology of Deception: The Lingering Consequences of MK-ULTRA

“Nothing good can happen with LSD if it’s used crudely, or for power or manipulative purposes.” Dr. Timothy Leary, 1966

28 min readMay 27, 2021

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The Psychology of Deception: The Lingering Consequences of MK-ULTRA

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

Reflections on “They Who Surround Us”

A Must-See Film

3 min readFeb 29, 2024

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Reflections on “They Who Surround Us”

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

I’m Almost 70, and I’m Still in Grammar School

On September 12, 1960, Hurricane Donna hit New York City with 90-mile-an-hour winds and enough rain to leave pedestrians navigating…

28 min readOct 6, 2023

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I’m Almost 70, and I’m Still in Grammar School

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

MDMA-Assisted Therapy For PTSD: Is 2024 The Year The FDA Finally Approves?

On July 1st, 2023, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will begin allowing government-registered psychiatrists to use MDMA…

11 min readMay 17, 2023

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MDMA-Assisted Therapy For PTSD: Is 2024 The Year The FDA Finally Approves?

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

Literary Journals or Medium? Why I Choose Medium

If you submit your writing to literary journals, whether they are top tier print journals or alternative on line publications, you are…

10 min readJan 10, 2023

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Literary Journals or Medium? Why I Choose Medium

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

STAYING ACTIVE AFTER 65: One Regimen Does Not Fit All

The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. So said Ralph Waldo Emerson. As a musician who will be 68 years old in a matter of days, I…

6 min readJun 14, 2022

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STAYING ACTIVE AFTER 65: One Regimen Does Not Fit All

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

FOREVER CHANGED: How A Chance Association With Lee Harvey Oswald Irreversibly Altered A Life

“The thing that I’ve learned over my lifetime is that you can’t tell someone what they don’t want to know.” Buell Wesley Frazier

12 min readMay 12, 2022

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FOREVER CHANGED: How A Chance Association With Lee Harvey Oswald Irreversibly Altered A Life

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way

Season 3, Episode 1; “Love Makes You Crazy”

12 min readAug 31, 2021

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90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

The Art of Payback

At the ice rink, my friend Carola is adamant about paying me for the bottle of olive oil I picked up for her at Trader Joe’s. For an item…

8 min readMay 29, 2021

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The Art of Payback

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

A Flatbush Christmas

Now the seasons pass with the speed of shooting stars, but at a time when a year represented one tenth of my entire life, it always felt…

13 min readDec 16, 2020

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A Flatbush Christmas

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

Life-long Writer / Bluegrass Guitar Picker / Hippie Grandma diving head first into ‘Act Three’ all on one cup of coffee a day

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