SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION | MARCH 13, 2026

A Birthday Tribute: What L. Ron Hubbard Means to Me

When I was 8 years old, I had an embarrassing problem: I wet my bed every night.

My mother would line the mattress with plastic and then lay the sheet on top. I remember being woken up at midnight and taken down the stairs to the bathroom to pee as a nightly routine. My mother always watched how much water I drank at dinner.

But no matter what we tried, the problem never went away. And not knowing any better, I just thought that was the way it was.

As I continued my journey in Scientology, I discovered that there were other things in my life that I thought were just “the way it is.”

That’s the funny thing about a psychosomatic condition: you just accept it as normal—until the day you realize it doesn’t have to be.

That day was when my mother found Scientology, and asked a friend of hers to help me with Dianetics. I knew nothing about it but I remember my first session vividly. I re-⁠experienced images from deep, hidden memories—and though at first they were scary and unfamiliar to me, after reviewing them under the gentle guidance of a Dianetic counselor, they stopped being scary, and all the pain and upset in them drained away.

Those memories became regular memories that no longer affected me negatively. I walked away feeling light and free.

But here’s the kicker: After that one session of Dianetics, I never wet my bed ever again. Period.

Now I’m much older and have become an auditor myself. I understand the theory and mechanics of what happened in that session long ago, and that understanding has its own reward: being able to help others relieve the mental stress that eases heartbreak and puts happiness within reach.

And as I continued my journey in Scientology, I discovered that there were other things in my life that I thought were just “the way it is.” Blind spots. Like the way I behaved towards others—inabilities, irrationalities, fears. And they would resolve through Scientology, and only later would I realize: “Wow, I don’t have that issue any more.”

Something that once felt permanent had quietly disappeared.

And that is why L. Ron Hubbard has always meant something very personal to me. Mr. Hubbard developed a technology that works—even for someone who hasn’t yet grasped how, like my 8-year-old self.

This relief from stress and pain—this hope for a better life—that is L. Ron Hubbard’s legacy.

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