I am a retired university professor, scientist, and former Dean of Science. I grew up in Sheffield, England, emigrating to Canada in 1969. Growing up in the late 1940s to 60s, in the early post war years I benefited from a nurturing family environment. Gradually, my family transformed itself into a fragmented and dysfunctional unit, culminating in my parents' bitter divorce in 1961. I and others in my family were confronted with social stigmas of the day: divorce and marital infidelity. Compounding matters,mental illness, in some instances undiagnosed,affected several family members, including myself. Then, to complete the scenario, I experienced rejection by both my parents. After moving to Canada, I carved out a successful academic career, though the family that I had left behind in Sheffield continued to dismember itself. Upon retirement, I decided to confront my past, write a memoir, and in doing so reconcile with my parents. My memoir, Starting to Frame, is a story about the futility of family feuding, the need to give more attention to mental illness, and the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation.