Glad to see that we are in a season of listening to the powerful voices of Survivors. Excellent! What is most unfortunate is that there ar
Glad to see that we are in a season of listening to the powerful voices of Survivors. Excellent!
What is most unfortunate is that there are so many out there. This week I gathered up a cross section of a few memoirs that I have read about the healing journey. Each one is truly authentic. I don’t think that any two are the same.
While it isn’t “good” that they had to endure such an inhumane level of pain and suffering, I think that by that last sentence, you might come away inspired.
Here is a list of 10.
Feel free to write to us and suggest others along with why you think readers might gain something from your suggested title.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Dr. Maya Angelou
Foxy: My Life in Three Acts by Pam Grier
Subject of the post: What a Difference a Voice Makes
Eternal Victim, Eternal Victor by Donnie McClurkin
Cry the Darkness: One Woman’s Triumph Over the Tragedy of Incest
Confessions of a Trauma Therapist by Mary K. Armstrong
The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah’s Witnesses by Joy Castro
Silent No More: Victim 1’s Fight Against Jerry Sandusky by Aaron Fisher
The Streets, My Cradle by Jennifer Lynn Jackson
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Invisible Target: Breaking the Cycle of Educator Sexual Abuse by Andrea Clemens
What have you read?
What memoirs do you think other Survivors will benefit from reading?
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