How long will it take?
As long as you want to.
At bare minimum, 1 hour is required. An amazing amount of "work" can be accomplished in an hour if you stick to the facts. You can, in essence, capture your whole lifetime in that hour, so that, if this is all you ever do, it is certainly better than nothing.
Often this one-hour crash course through your life awakens other memories that had gone stagnant. This is a good thing. The embellishments can come later, and it doesn't all have to come "in order".
Will it hurt?
That's a good question.
Even those who live so-called "exemplary lives" have troubled times, up's and down's. The thing to remember, however, is that we ALL can learn from those times.
In many people's experience, it is wonderfully liberating and healing to finally get skeletons out of the closet. Even if you're not ready to share with the whole family right now, you can have a seperate record all ready to share (with them) when you are.
We are not here to judge. We're just here to support you in recording a totally honest personal and family history. Yes, it can be hard. And yes, it is totally worth it.
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