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(Winona)

Dr. Barnaby Greyson, M.D., Ph.D.

Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst

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Guiding the Minds Behind the Headlines

I hover outside his office door, reading the name over and over. This is it. My nerves are toast. My hands clammy and my heart rate like a racehorse who just finished a steeplechase.

I look at Jayden beside me and he looks exactly like I feel.

His eyes meet mine. "We got this."

I nod. "We got this."

We step inside together and a receptionist asks us to take a seat after she takes our names.

We both sit in silence. I'm sure the clock on the wall is on high volume as the seconds tick over.

Then out he steps. He's younger than I imagined. Not even any gray kissing his hair. I'm not sure he's much older than us. Maybe he has a good hair colorist and does Botox or something.

he

"Take a seat," he says as he sits in his huge leather

a soothing earthy color palette. imagined stark,

from Dr. Barnaby, the silence stretching out like a

have no clue what to

I'd

he looks from Jayden to me and back again. He nods his head like he can

explode and blurt out everything at

Greyson's voice is deep and calm as he

we begin the process of unraveling what's brought you both here.

I stare at him.

why you pay me the big bucks. I wish I could

if I should laugh or cry. Doing both will likely get me that

up in the

starts

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me Barnaby. If you knew Dr. Greyson,

raise my

best psychiatrist in the country, arguably the world, doesn't mean I don't have father issues. Sure as hell never going to be one myself. That

help but laugh at him this time. Jayden

right at us both in turn, his voice dead serious, "this

Jayden, searching his face for some sign of how he's feeling. I wonder if he's as confused as I am right now. Not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't this. Jayden looks at me, and

want you both to know that this space is safe. You can say whatever you need to say without fear of judgment. But I also want to be clear-this is not a place for games or passive aggression. If we're doing

so unforgiving. I'm not sure I'm ready for that, but then

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