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LYNANDA: JOURNEY THRU INTEGRATION
By Lynanda ODell

GENRE: Biography, Drama
LOGLINE:

 "After a Dissociative Identity Disorder diagnosis, Lynanda struggles to integrate her aspects within a world full of predators with only a death row inmate's guidance.

SYNOPSIS:

The pilot episode stars Lynanda. A woman who suffers with Stockholm Syndrome and Dissociative Identity Disorder. She has a mental-break down after being placed in Solitary Confinement for a crime she didn't commit and loses the love of her children. She enters the W.I.I.T Institute in Hollywood Fla. to receive Incorporation Therapy for treatment of Complex-PTSD.

After completing treatment Lynanda begins her after-care program but fails to put together a support system. Without friends and family, she is unable to find shelter and safety so as a Vulnerable Adult she becomes Prey to the Predators whom she encounters along her journey to Integration. Her goal is to gain the trust of her Aspects and access her Inner Child which will then allow her to feel these buried feelings.

Lynanda is diagnosed with a terminal illness only to find out her boyfriend is a gang member, after he steals her money and leaves her stranded with her Emotional Service Dog Leah. Alone at Christmas and longing for someone to understand how she feels, she sends out 120 Christmas letters to Death Row Inmates. After receiving so much gratitude, love and support from these men she finds her will to live and asks God to be healed.

She moves her motor-coach moved to Cassadga Spiritual Healing Community to find support in following an Ancient Healing Modality – the Violet Flame. She meets Rev. Dr. James Thomas and studies the Art of Healing.

Lynanda must heal her Inner Wounds or she will continue to Trauma-Bond with those who have serious Personality Disorders and remain a Victim living only in Survival for the remainder of her life.

LYNANDA: JOURNEY THRU INTEGRATION

Season 8

Episode 1: Lynanda’s broken arm is healed so she returns to Florida. Bob, her new client has lung cancer and hepatitis. She reconnects with Tom to work on the grant. She converts the house into a 'cancer-free home'. Harry and Eva come by daily to support Lynanda visit with Bob.

Episode 2: Lynanda is struggling to do the emotional work with Bob. His stories are so painful and violent. Her days are full of treatments and juicing. Becky thinks she is possessed and very vulnerable.

Episode 3: Tom comes to the house for talk therapy. Dr. Thomas agrees to be their spiritual director. Lynanda facilitates a family gathering so there is opportunity for the family to support Bob's healing.

Episode 4: Lynanda is living in a fantasy and misses the red flags. Bob’s healing program is going well, and Becky is helping more. Lynanda gets back to her personal life as it all is starting to unravel.

Episode 5: Leah is sick and needs medicine. Joe shows up at the Johnston's unexpectedly wanting to talk with Lynanda. Joe pays the vet bill and in return Lynanda agrees to have lunch with him.

Episode 6: Bob and Becky are making progress but Lynanda is getting worn out and having PTSD symptoms. Bob is in the hospital and Joe goes up to visit him.

Episode 7: Joe brings a priest over for a house cleansing when Lynanda leaves for the weekend. She is threatened with bodily injury by the children when they want an explanation why Joe brought a Voodoo Priest to smoke cigars, drink rum and dance to their parents’ house.

Episode 8: Joe shows up with coconuts filled with the demons collected from the house and he wants Lynanda to go with him to bury them. The family decides they want Lynanda to leave but want Bob to think that she abandoned him.

Episode 9: Lynanda is physically and emotionally exhausted. She has no place to live. Tom and Anne ask her to stay on with them as their caretaker in the Villa’s. Harry agrees to help Lynanda get her belongings but when they get to the house Lynanda’s belongings are thrown out into the street. Eva’s cancer is progressing.

Episode 11: Tom and Anne are moving to Orlando. Dr. Thomas finds Lynanda temporary lodging at Bridgette’s Place but it’s in the country and Brigette is in New York. Joe asks her not to go and agrees to stay with her until Bridgette returns.

Episode 12: Cindy kicks Joe out of her house and Lynanda lets him move in with her. It is very stress and Joe assaults Lynanda. Harry takes her to the hospital where she is checked out and a police report is filled. She goes to retrieve her belongings and finds out that Dr. Thomas has thrown out into the street.

Episode 13: Lynanda recuperates at Harry’s until she can get a restraining order. Tom comes for a visit and asks her if she will come to Orlando to help them get unpacked but when she gets there Jeffery wants his house back. They move into a motel until they can find another place to rent.

Episode 14: Lynanda meets James and he questions her about why she is there. Anne is emotionally abusive to Tom. Lynanda is grieving the loss of her friends and trying to understand this reality.

Episode16: Anne is out of money and the motel bill is due. She demands Lynanda give them her disability check and Lynanda has a flashback. Brian stays on the phone and helps her get to Barbara’s where she will be safe.

Episode 17: Art passes away and Janet is in bad shape. Lynanda is offered the position of taking care of her temporary and moves to the Villages to become her Companion. Barbara and Annie agreed to help Lynanda while she is there.

Episode 14: Janet is out of control and her worlds are colliding. She is rapidly losing her grip on reality. Janet passes away and Lynanda returns to Barbara’s for some much-needed rest and to regroup

Episode 15: Lynanda is talking daily with Richard and agrees to drive to Texas so they can work together getting their books published. Lynanda leaves her safe community and heads west.

Season 9 2017

Episode 1: Dec Lynanda is living and working in Houston with Richard. He wants a relationship, but she only wants friendship. Nikki calls from jail after being arrested for using meth. Lynanda tells Richard and he gets 30-day pass from his parole. She is emotionally stressed, so she accepts his help.

Episode 2: They arrived in Minnesota and it’s worse than expected. Richard returns to Texas and Lynanda stays in Nikki’s crack head apartment complex where she is harassed and threatened by drug addicts so she calls Brian for help. Nikki is pregnant. Lynanda gets sick with Hepatitis A and B.

Episode 3: Richard returns with a letter from his PO stating that he can stay if they get married. She tells Richard NO. He gets a job to pay the bills but she is to exhausted and heartbroken to do much.

Episode 4: Nikki returns from treatment. Richard is getting a house and take care of business. Nikki has a miscarriage. Lynanda feels tremendous guilt about Richard. Devon assaults Lynanda.

Episode 5: Richard returns to Texas. Bobby is trying to get full custody of Trinity. He tells social services Lynanda uses cannabis, so she must leave. Megan is out of treatment and needs more support so Lynanda moves in with the Lillis’s.

Episode 6: May -Lynanda is ready to return to Florida but Leah has a broken leg and the car has a cracked head. She focuses on helping out and being a part of the family. She is corresponding with De and working on their special relationship.

Episode 7: The summer months are drama filled with Brian and Karen fighting, violent outbursts and the kid's inability to cope with the negative situation. Brian is having a mental breakdown and Lynanda gets him to the hospital where he finds supports.

Episode 8: Lynanda agrees to stay until Nov. Leah needs more time to heal, Brian needs her to keep his emotional balance. Karen needs her help and the kids need her to be their friend.

Episode 9: Lynanda abandons her unprocessed diet and gives into to a sedentary way of life due to the conditions of Minnesota living and social isolation issues. De is keeping her balanced through daily emails and occasional phone calls. She feels herself struggling to stay mentally and physically healthy.

Episode 10: Nov. It’s safe to leave, but the car isn't fixed. Leah is walking with difficulty and Lynanda is feeling strained. She decides it is easier to stay then find the energy to return to Florida.

Episode 9: Dec. Lynanda partakes in the holidays and talks to Matt for the first time in years. Bobby blackmails Nikki by demanding sex in trade for seeing Trinity. He slips meth into her drink and she test inconclusive. Custody is take away. Nikki loses her apartment and job.

Episode 10: Jan. Lynanda is completely healthy with no diagnosis, but she feels poorly due to her social isolation and living environment. Brian gets hired at OReilys and becomes very sick. Leah is rapidly declining and Lynanda must put her to sleep. De want out of their relationship

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