An autobiographical account of an analytic treatment of complex trauma is presented. The analyst/patient is conceptualized as living at the interface between treatment and theory, and is seen as especially qualified to assess the value of psychoanalytic treatment. I describe my traumatic history of early surgeries and chronic parental neglect and the onset of dissociative symptoms. I share my view that specific aspects of my analyst's relativistic stance and empathic listening, as well as her history of trauma, intersubjective approach, and use of non-interpretative measures facilitated the growth of a relationship that served to mitigate these symptoms by providing a relational home for traumatically dissociated feelings. My process of re-embedding experiences in their appropriate contexts has commenced a process of reintegration of dissociated/disowned parts of myself