The silence becomes sound: Herwig Oberlerchner in the Steinaal Am Am Amsthof

The silence becomes sound: Herwig Oberlerchner in the Steinaal Am Am Amsthof

On November 14th, an exciting event will take place in the Stestenaal Am Am Am Amsthof: The psychiatrist and author Herwig Oberlerchner will read from his book "The Silence will be loud". The reading begins at 7 p.m. and is musically accompanied by the talented cellist Miramis Semmler-Mattitsch. The event promises to offer a profound experience that unites not only literary but also emotional elements.

Oberlerchner, who was formerly primary of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Klagenfurt Clinic, opens up with his work a very personal view of the challenges that often remain in the inner circle of the family. "There are secrets in every family, undeferred, secret things," he explains in the foreword of his book. Due to his memories, it is apparently that these “walls of silence” are passed on for generations until someone finds the courage to break through them.

insights in family stories

Oberlerchner's book not only addresses his own childhood memories, but also advisory experiences from his practice. The complex topic deals with painful family secrets that are often colored by guilt and shame. This can be seen in the personal and emotional description of his youth in the 1960s and 1970s. He combines episodes from his life with the stories of his ancestors, which not only raise many questions, but also encourage the audience to think about their own family inheritance.

In the book, a focus of the topic shimmers through that should captivate readers: Oberlerchner appeals to taboo topics such as depression, suicide, childstorm and the uncertainties that shape life in a close community. "The silence breaks when you bring it up," he says, what is an invitation to the audience to do research and to raise the courage to question your own family taboos.

Herwig Oberlerchner, born in 1964, is not only known to a psychiatrist, but also as an author in the professional world. His writings deal with important topics of psychiatry and their history, including with regard to National Socialism and psychotraumatology. Further remarkable works by him are "sterilized, poisoned and suffocated. The rage of Nazi Euthanasia" and "Thomas Bernhard (1931-1989). He dealt intensively with his own family history, which should be felt in his reading.

The event is free and thus opens the doors to a genre, which is often considered difficult to access. It offers both a literary and a musical experience that aims to break taboos and stimulate dialogues on often dead topics. If you want to take the opportunity, you should mark the date in the calendar and look forward to an evening full of thoughts and emotions. The reading is also accompanied by the atmospheric music of Miramis Semmler-Mattitsch, which will be a soothing addition to the texts by Oberlerchner.