Peter Gajdics's guest appearances

Peter Gajdics

Face2Face with David Peck

Minorities in Publishing

The Writer's Block

Queer Words Podcast

Mari Naomi

Erin Pringle

Sean Campbell

Jim Jones

Sammy Davis Jr

Pamela Hawley

John Sandford

Peter James

Rahul Mehta

Richard Bell

Patrick Brown

Eric Anderson

John DeDakis

Hank Phillippi Ryan

Andrew Chen

OwlTail

Peter Gajdics, Vancouver native, conversion therapy survivor, playwright, activist, advocate

Peter Gajdics, Vancouver native, conversion therapy survivor, playwright, activist, advocate

[This interview was conducted via Skype so there may be some audio variation.] Content Warning: This episode contains discussion on sexual and emotional assault. Jenn speaks with Peter Gajdics (Inheritance of Shame) about the struggles to write his memoir on conversion therapy, the experience and outcomes of writing a trauma narrative, and the exploration of shame as well as reconciling with being able to heal after experiencing and writing about one's own and others' experiences.

[This interview was conducted via Skype so there may be some audio variation.] Content Warning: This episode contains discussion on sexual and emotional assault. Jenn speaks with Peter Gajdics (Inheritance of Shame) about the struggles to write his memoir on conversion therapy, the experience and outcomes of writing a trauma narrative, and the exploration of shame as well as reconciling with being able to heal after experiencing and writing about one's own and others' experiences.

Episode 76: Interview with Peter Gajdics

Our conversation last evening with writer Peter Gajdics was, unquestionably, informative, educational and highly interesting. Peter is a writer of some note and authority when putting words down on a page. Try his book, "Inheritance of Shame". you will be amazed and, most assuredly, not bored.

Peter Gajdics talks about "The Inheritance of Shame", dealing with trauma, surviving conversion therapy and how remembering helps in his recovery.Photo by Erich Saide PhotographerBiographyPeter Gajdics (pronounced “Guy-ditch”) was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, to immigrant parents from Europe. Gajdics knew from an early age that he was gay, but, for myriad reasons, that truth only seemed to cause him pain. In his early 20s, while struggling with an overwhelming sense of shame, Gajdics turned to a local psychiatrist for help. Within months he found himself embroiled in a bizarre sort of conversion therapy that attempted to “cure” him of his homosexuality. The Inheritance of Shame documents Gajdics’ six-year journey through, and eventually out of, this therapy; the legal battle with his former psychiatrist; his complicated family history; and his attempts to reclaim his life—and, most especially, his truth. Peter is an award-winning writer whose essays, short memoir and poetry have appeared in, among others, The Advocate, New York Tyrant, The Gay and Lesbian Review / Worldwide, Cosmonauts Avenue, and Opium. He is a recipient of writers grants from Canada Council for the Arts (for non-fiction and fiction), a fellowship from The Summer Literary Seminars, and an alumni of Lambda Literary Foundation’s “Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices.” The Inheritance of Shame: A Memoir is his first book.Peter Gajdics is available for speaking engagements. Reach out to him through the below contact page.----------For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here or check out the site of his podcast on film, social change and much more. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Gajdics talks about "The Inheritance of Shame", dealing with trauma, surviving conversion therapy and how remembering helps in his recovery.Photo by <a href="http://www.erichsaide.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Erich Saide Photographer</a>BiographyPeter Gajdics (pronounced “Guy-ditch”) was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, to immigrant parents from Europe. Gajdics knew from an early age that he was gay, but, for myriad reasons, that truth only seemed to cause him pain. In his early 20s, while struggling with an overwhelming sense of shame, Gajdics turned to a local psychiatrist for help. Within months he found himself embroiled in a bizarre sort of conversion therapy that attempted to “cure” him of his homosexuality. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Inheritance-Shame-Memoir-Peter-Gajdics-ebook/dp/B0713S6LCN/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1503342609&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=inheritance+of+shame" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Inheritance of Shame</a> documents Gajdics’ six-year journey through, and eventually out of, this therapy; the legal battle with his former psychiatrist; his complicated family history; and his attempts to reclaim his life—and, most especially, his truth. Peter is an award-winning writer whose essays, short memoir and poetry have appeared in, among others, The Advocate, New York Tyrant, The Gay and Lesbian Review / Worldwide, Cosmonauts Avenue, and Opium. He is a recipient of writers grants from Canada Council for the Arts (for non-fiction and fiction), a fellowship from The Summer Literary Seminars, and an alumni of Lambda Literary Foundation’s “Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices.” The Inheritance of Shame: A Memoir is his first book.Peter Gajdics is available for speaking engagements. Reach out to him through the below contact page.----------For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his<a href="http://www.davidpecklive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> site here</a> or check out the site of his <a href="http://face2facelive.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">podcast on film, social change and much more</a>. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and <a href="http://mixedmediasound.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mixed Media Sound</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.