The article discusses how seasonal memories evoke powerful emotions, particularly with a sense of deep sadness approaching April 30. The author reflects on their therapeutic experience and a strange feeling of nostalgia for blooming cherry blossoms, despite living in a region where the seasons differ. The narrative incorporates a quote from Gabor Maté regarding how the body remembers emotional experiences, implying that our physical responses can be triggered by the change in seasons, leading to recurring feelings associated with specific times of the year.
My therapist tells me it is seasonal memory. I find it a bit strange, since in the southern hemisphere where I now live, there are no cherry blossoms blooming as they are now in Herbert Park.
Instead, in anticipation of the winter the leaves are changing colour. And still, every year this deep, dark sadness consumes me as we get closer to April 30.
Perhaps, Gabor Mate is right: "The body does keep the score."
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