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Raising her two sons as a single mother in Washington, D.C., author Eliza Richards struggles to find a way to support her family and give her boys the best life she can. But as they mature, both sons-quite separately from each other-become addicts. The eldest enters recovery in Minnesota, and eventually establishes his own highly successful addiction-recovery services. Her younger son-bright, brimming with life and remarkably charismatic-nonetheless falls into addiction, too, but he cannot escape its hold well into middle age. Despite her son's repeated relapses and apparent determination to destroy his life, his mother never gives up on him-although she is often encouraged to do so. He lives on a chaotic, treacherous, and sometimes tragic knife edge until, somehow, he becomes determined to change. Threads of Grace is a prodigal-son story like no other, the tale of a mother's unbreakable bond with an exasperating son whom she loves deeply. It's a story of heartbreak and faith, desperation and, just possibly, redemption. The author is a retired financial advisor in Washington, and this is her first book. It's one that will make you despair, then profoundly remind you that each of us can always choose hope.

"Letters to My Mother" is a tribute Vincent Gilchrist pays to his late mother who was a source of strength and encouragement to him during her lifetime. He expresses great love and appreciation for all that she did for him, and also encourages his readers not to neglect to do the same for their loved ones.

This Is the story of how I overcame A horrible life and triumphed over insurmountable odds to Turn My life around and use my experiences to help others. This book is an Empowering example of how anyone can turn their situation around and make life good for themselves

This book is for all those women who want to emerge as the true version of themselves and then empower others.As women, we are so unique and so similar at the same time, playing so many different roles in life. Sometimes, however, we can become so wrapped up in our struggles and what life expects of us that we lose touch with our divine feminine self. We need something to remind us of our power. Author, speaker, and mentor Tenaz Sunavala has seen life from top to bottom, both materially and spiritually. Her journey is one of profound self-discovery and wisdom. In The Path to Self-Empowerment: My Meditations with Grandma, Tenaz shares her life lessons and meditations, which led her to find the four keys of life: acceptance, gratitude, forgiveness, and self-love. In her debut book, she shows us how we can discover these keys for ourselves on our own path to self-empowerment.Honest, spiritual, warm, and heartfelt, The Path to Self-Empowerment is essential reading for women who want to step into their power.

Wendy Powell takes readers on a whirlwind tour of love, loss and life that winds its way through five decades of experiences. If you'd like to curl up with an easy read and get to know a new friend, this is the book for you. A self-made success that pulled herself out of bad situations, dealt with the realities of being married to a narcissist. Fought for a better life and then suddenly came to realize that she had arrived in paradise. In this intimate and fast paced account, Powell peeks into her past and shares anecdotes that reveal a lifetime of experience and insight. At the end of the book, Powell describes what she has come to believe about our world and how it works. She outlines her understanding of what is actually important in life and how best to move towards your own best life. It finishes with a shocking conclusion that might not be what you expect from a girl born into an A-frame home in a small city in Ontario.

After years of drinking and drug abuse, I ended up in the hospital with liver cirrhosis. I spent a month in the psych ward, drying out, hallucinating the entire time. This is a true account of those hallucinations. I hope it will give some insight, and that parts will make you laugh. There's humour in almost everything, right?! 'Pretend no one is singing' is a true life horror story ending with an unexpected, unasked for, miracle, some health advice, and a breakfast recipe. Above all, it is a story about God's grace, because in the end, He saved me. *all names except my own have been changed*

Living on a farm was hard in those days. Many people were going broke and had to forsake farming and go to work in factories in order to make enough money just to give their families the necessities in life ... let alone the frills they wanted. We were the last family in our area to have electricity. However, we were the first in our community to purchase a 1949 Ford sedan that my father proudly drove throughout the neighborhood. Gasoline was about 35 cents a gallon in 1949, which was a lot of money back then, but we drove that car for at least ten years. Step back with me into a simpler but very colorful time where proud, honest folks did their best to survive in a "Life on the Edge of an Era."

Book Quote: "I was getting ready to go out the door to work when the phone rang. I didn't want to answer it, but something told me to pick up the phone. When I did, the voice on the other end said, 'Hello, Louise, this is Alex Haley.' I was shocked!" -Louise "Bunch" King In 1924, Walter Plecker, Director of Vital Statistics, drafted and lobbied for The Racial Integrity Act, describing it as "the most perfect expression of the white ideal." Plecker directed offices under his authority to change vital statistic records and reclassify thousands of mulattoes (persons with mixed-race ancestry) as black without their consent and without notifying them. The existence of mixed-race people greatly disturbed Plecker, who was convinced that mulatto offspring were slowly contaminating the white race...referring to them as rats that needed to be stopped. Many mixed-race families came under fire from Plecker, who delighted in informing such families that they were not white, only negro (black). Shortly after, in 1930 the United States Census Bureau, under pressure from white southern legislators, discontinued using "the racial classification of mulatto" altogether. As a result, the long social recognition of mixed-race people was lost.[i] Walter Plecker's belief that..."one drop of Black blood makes one Black and only Black" was a lie perpetuated by Plecker and Aryan supremacists in their effort to purify the white race. Sadly, their teaching still resonates across America today. Its residue still covers the minds of Americans, most of whom have never even heard of the one-drop rule. One-drop rule thinking, however, is so ingrained into our culture that people of all ethnicities don't even notice the many ways they perpetuate this belief...But if they pause, and look closely... they will see it.

"Pavarotti and Pancakes" is a candid, yet genially rendered tale, of the struggles and victories of a young Italian-American, Francesco Granieri. A child of the 1980's, Francesco grows-up amidst the erosion of a warm, embracing family, subject to the chilling grip of a tenacious villain that ultimately claims his mother-mental illness. Throughout this heartwarming memoir, Francesco's loyalty and perseverance prevail as he takes readers on a romantic and riveting ride from the Jersey shore to the hallways of madness.

In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life--and his family's--as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation's Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence. On December 31, 2020, Tommy Raskin, the only son of Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, tragically took his own life after a long struggle with depression. Seven days later on January 6, Congressman Raskin returned to Congress to help certify the 2020 Presidential election results, when violent insurrectionists led by right wing extremist groups stormed the U.S. Capitol hoping to hand four more years of power to President Donald Trump. As our reeling nation mourned the deaths of numerous people and lamented the injuries of more than 140 police officers hurt in the attack, Congressman Raskin, a Constitutional law professor, was called upon to put aside his overwhelming grief--both personal and professional--and lead the impeachment effort against President Trump for inciting the violence. Together this nine-member team of House impeachment managers riveted a nation still in anguish, putting on an unprecedented Senate trial that produced the most bipartisan Presidential impeachment vote in American history. Now for the first time, Congressman Raskin discusses this unimaginable convergence of personal and public trauma, detailing how the painful loss of his son and the power of Tommy's convictions fueled the Congressman's work in the aftermath of modern democracy's darkest day. Going inside Congress on January 6, he recounts the horror of that day, a day that he and other Democrats had spent months preparing for under the correct assumption that they would encounter an attempted electoral coup--not against a President but for one. And yet, on January 6, he faced the one thing he had failed to anticipate: mass political violence designed to block Biden's election. With an inside account of leading the team prosecuting President Trump in the Senate, Congressman Raskin shares never before told stories of just how close we came to losing our democracy that fateful day and lays out the methodical prosecution that convinced Democrats and Republicans alike of Trump's responsibility for inciting insurrectionary violence against our government. Through it all, he reckons with the loss of his brilliant, remarkable son, a Harvard Law student whose values and memory continually inspired the Congressman to confront the dark impulses unleashed by Donald Trump. At turns, a moving story of a father coping with his pain and a revealing examination of holding President Trump accountable for the violence he fomented, this book is a vital reminder of the ongoing struggle for the soul of American democracy and the perseverance that our Constitution demands from us all.

Catherine Denton takes you on a journey through her life and that of her ancestors. Discover what happened in her family before she was born. You discover along with her how she came to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. You feel the pain of her wanting to die, the torn relationships, the desperate search for a way to feel better using every modality that comes across her path.Then with the mention of one phrase, she was catapulted into a therapeutic model of recovery and wholeness that the ancients knew well but was not readily accepted in these modern times. Walk with Catherine as she discovers a way out of suffering from mental illness and into a life of Hope & Healing.

This is the story of what happens when the author's plans to ordain as a Buddhist monk in Thailand are derailed after he has arrived in the country. Next Life in the Afternoon is spiritual, funny, at times irreverent, and full of personal lessons learned along the way.I'm squatting naked on a concrete floor in the predawn coolness of Udon Thani, pouring water from a washbasin onto my head to rinse off the bar soap I used as shampoo. My hair is long and stringy. I had counted on it being shaved off by now, so I had let it grow out a bit leading up to the trip. It's about fifty-five degrees, and I am trying to be as quiet as possible so as not to wake the monks and my traveling companions. The splish-splosh of water is punctuated by my sharp, pronounced inhaling, a result of being doused with such breathtakingly cool water. My toes tingle against the cold floor, and I am momentarily brought back to Boston, where my trip began. It seems to be a different planet, almost, although the air and water hold a familiar chill.A week into the trip, I still haven't acclimated to everything, and I am stuck somewhere between amazement and culture shock. My mind tries to escape like the cool sudsy water that pools at my feet. The sun is nearly on the horizon, and the temple is coming alive with slow-moving footsteps along the rainy paths outside. I should get going. The morning alms rounds have begun, and I hear familiar voices muffled outside the door. I can't make out many words, but hear one that is familiar: Farang. A half-derogatory Thai word for "foreigner" and the name I have in this country that keeps me at arm's length.-From Next Life in the Afternoon: A Journey Through ThailandWhat's with the name?"Next life in the afternoon" is a translation of the Thai idiom "Chat na bai bai." It's a lightly humorous expression of frustration in plans not working out as intended. This seemed to be an apt title, since the author was not able to become a monk. It also ties in the concepts of reincarnation and impermanence, which are key in Buddhist belief and thus Thai culture.

Einstein's Shutter is a whirlwind journey into a decade of one man's life, in New York City, during what turns out to be one of the most horrific times in U.S. History. It's also a story about redemption, reincarnation and ultimately it is a story of the power of the human spirit in a man, and a city, finding the strength they need to rise again after the attack on 9/11. Einstein's Shutter is also a comedy, a romance novel and ultimately a memoir of one life, amongst millions, in the greatest city in the world. This edition is offered in Dyselxia Font

Coming out of the Cosmic-Closet takes courage!Have you ever prefaced a conversation with "THIS is going to sound WEIRD...?" Did a strange event AWAKEN your curiosity, but left you questioning everything you thought you knew? After all- seeing is believing. Did you feel hesitant to share your experience? Like, "Did that just happen?" If something weird or unexplainable has happened to you then THIS is your guide! Maybe you're just curious about what's really going on around here. Then- you're still in the right place!Masquerading as a "Simple Suburbanite" seemed easier than exposing my experiences. Gray aliens? Really? I tried to forget about them, but witnesses kept reminding me of the actual miracles and magic in my life. While I searched for answers more questions popped up. People urged me to share my stories but I stayed quiet- until now..Now it's time to kick open the doors baby!Are you searching for a comprehensive collection of real-life encounters with weird beings from a normal person, like a mom from next door? Did you ever read any Icke or Strieber and craved more? Maybe your new to the paranormal genre and have fallen down way too many rabbit holes. Ope! It can get confusing. But if you want to truly have your mind blown on a soul-level, and regain your Divinity while you're at it, then THIS book is for you!Sci-fi fans... you're gonna love THIS! You've suspected the Marvel Universe is more fact than fiction and you're right. It's been disclosure all along. What does Star Wars have to do with reality? Plenty. How about The X-Files? (My name is DANA after all.) Like her I've encountered: multiple alien species, ghosts, angels, a crystal skull, a Shadow Hat Man, vortexes, the White Hats...the list goes on and on! THIS reveals what's behind the Matrix veil along with transformational (at times funny and a bit provocative) true stories of my endless encounters.The Great Awakening is upon us! Spiritual Warfare is all around. Can you feel it?!Open your mind and transform your world (our world) as we journey through the unexplained mysteries of our beautiful universe. I hope to inspire and ignite your soul! You ARE a super hero. THEY just don't want you to know it!Together we can break free from the Matrix!"With an incredible level of authenticity, Dana weaves together the extraordinary and the mundane. Her conversational story writing style is inviting and warm. Like her. I witnessed her journey over many years - I saw with my own eyes what happens in the first chapter. It happened at the end of my driveway. Dana speaks for all of us who keep these kinds of "unexplainable" experiences quiet in order to navigate in a world that would shun us. And for that, I am grateful. This book will open your world view and warm your heart. Truly a must read!" Linda"Reading this book was like taking a really fun ride though all things seen and unseen. Written with truth, humor and unending positivity. I am so thankful to be able to validate the beginning days in Dana's life. I too have experienced several occurrences in my life that can't be explained easily. This book is for everyone, no matter what your beliefs are." Jennifer

I had been robbed of the ability to enjoy the first year of motherhood. Postpartum depression, rage, and an overwhelming feeling of destruction deprived me of that. I was elated at having a second chance. I was going to get motherhood back on my terms. Then, the world stopped.

WARNING: CONTAINS DISTURBING ACCOUNTS OF CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT AND MENTAL ABUSEUnder the cover of anonymity "Paul Saunders" Courageously tells his shockingly true story of how he and his step-siblings were repeatedly abused by their mother and step-father. It doesn't make "easy" reading, But living through it wasn't fun either.However, the events that took place during the years 1963 to 1980 need to be recorded, for the sake of future generations of children to come, and out of respect to all the children who have already suffered at the hands of demonic parents.I especially dedicate this book to one hell of a brave boy, my step brother Little Paul, who sadly died with a great deal of dignity at the young age of 19 from cancer.God bless Him!UK Customer reviews Tears, 10 July 2017 By DeniseVerified Purchse I have never cried so much. My heart goes out to all children treated this way. The authorities should be ashamed of themselves. Heart breaking, 2 Jun. 2017 By ZoeVerified PurchaseA true story of young children living with physical and mental abuse. And the social services not lifting a finger to help them. Had me gripped from the start Great but heartbreaking, 30 Mar. 2017 By Kindle Customer This review is from: Cupboard Boy: A shockingly true story of child abuse, cruelty, brutal beatings, starvation, racism and poverty by the author of "Left Behind. Seeking revenge" (Kindle Edition) This is a brilliant read but so heart-wrenching. I felt sick at parts. Its disgusting how badly they were treated with no help!Terrible True Story.Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2020It never ceases to amaze me that, no matter how many stories of child abuse come out, all the promises in the world are given and still kids are abused and slaughtered by parents right under the eyes of authorities and nothing ever changes.2020 and still kids under Child Services radar are dying, even here in Queensland.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2017Verified PurchaseThe children were let suffer discrimination and abuse, and a system they lived in let this happen and go on . Well written just made me angry this was aloud to happen.Horrific physical and mental abuse, starvation, and racial abuse. No wonder this man suffers from Complex PTSD.A true story of young children living with physical and mental abuse. And the social services not lifting a finger to help them. Had me gripped from the start

This book is the final installment in a 3 Book series, revisiting its Authors life trials and tribulations as a gifted child of God. "The Redemption of A Prophet" highlights the climatic end to the Lifelong Seasons of growth, change, and victory through faith, which the Book Series embodies.

It is not the challenges that define who we are or what we are capable of becoming, but how we face these challenges: we can set fire to the ruins or build step by step through them a path that leads us to freedom. "I've found that every challenge I've encountered and every fear I've faced has brought me closer to where I belong." The book offers its readers the motivation and encouragement needed to overcome challenging situations.Throughout our existence, we are placed, practically all the time, in front of new challenges, which we need to overcome.Generally, when we are faced with challenging situations, we tend to fall into suffering, believing that there is no way out or solution, especially when we cannot solve the problems immediately. However, we need to internalize that, as much as we feel anxious to overcome the challenges that arise, they are overcome little by little in our daily lives. When we put in our minds that overcoming the challenging situations in our lives happens daily, we can solve such issues in a lighter way and with less and less suffering. So, if at this moment you are facing any problem or challenge in your life, know that the secret to overcoming is to live one day at a time, trying to understand and welcome your emotions and feelings. By doing this, you will realize that as time goes by, the solution will appear, without you having to despair. Live in the present time, in the here and now, always breathing deeply, and then you will understand that overcoming challenges is a daily process, full of learning for our evolution.

This book covers many of my personal memories and life experiences growing up in Luton's High Town and Tin Town in the 50s/60s/ and 70's. I realized when facing the passing of my eldest sister that most of the family history would be going with her, that future generations would have no idea of what life was like during this period. I wish I had listened more and asked more questions. I have tried to keep everything as positive and accurate as I could. - Teresa Barker, Author

I wrote Leveling Up for a few important reasons: to cement my legacy in this world, to give people hope that they could make it despite the circumstances, and to share the lessons that life has taught me. My goal is for you to laugh, cry, and look within yourself as you read about my journey. Get ready to read stories of courage, inspiration, and entrepreneurship. You can level up in your life spiritually, mentally, financially, or all three. This book will give you insight on how to do that. It will inspire you as much as it inspired me. I'll see you for my next project, Leveled Up.

In this book, God has empowered and inspired me to chronicle the life of His servant, my mother, and spiritual parent to many, with the anointing of a modern-day Deborah and Esther, Sedonia Jones Coleman, who was a wife, mother, evangelist, missionary, prophetess, and teacher. In this book, I have captured many of the testimonies of those impacted by her life.It is my prayer that by reading this book you will be inspired to fulfill the plans that God has for your life and as He did through Mother Coleman's life "God Will Be Glorified!!!"

Continuing to relate his life story and adventures after completing his first book in 2020, Pete has assembled another 101 humorous and life-changing vignettes that formed his being. This tome adds to important events from Pete's childhood in Philadelphia, living and raising a family in South Jersey, experiencing life in South Carolina as a Yankee, and settling in Ocean City, New Jersey. Along the way, Pete describes numerous learning experiences from a wide variety of projects spanning almost 50 years as a writer, photographer, and producer. A wonderful blend of humor, nostalgia and practicality where every reader will discover a bit of life's wisdom for themselves.

I was born into a family of lies and abuse. Nowhere in my early life did I even stand a chance against being raped or beaten by the ones who said they loved me. The ones who said they loved me trashed me and kicked me out like a piece of garbage. They took an innocent body and shred it from the inside out. Rape from my own mother, prostitution by my own mother, and being used for her own gambling needs. This was my mother. Being abandoned at a bus stop at 2 months old, this too was my mother. My stomach was sliced open and left to bleed out, being left for dead, this was my husband. From beatings and rapes to deaths of loved ones, this was my whole life. I never stood a chance as a child and never had a teenager's life. I want you to understand that every word put into this book about me shed tears along the way. This book is incredibly detailed and very graphical. It is not recommended for young viewers. My hope by giving you my life to read is that if you ever find yourself in a situation as any of mine you will know there are others out there who also have gone thru this and that you are never alone. The eighties and nineties did not carry many of the laws that we have today and therefore many children were left to fend for themselves back then. I was one of those children. I was The Unwanted Child.

Présentation de l'ouvrage Sept ans sous le Mont Gangan Le présent Livre Premier de la série Camp Boiro est un récit-témoignage qui couvre une période de sept ans, allant du 14 juin 1971(date de l'arrestation de l'auteur) au 25 mai 1978 (date du retour au camp Boiro de Conakry, capitale de la République de Guinée, des quinze derniers rescapés de la prison civile de Kindia). Les évènements racontés se déroulent presque tous dans la prison civile de Kindia, que surplombe le Mont Gangan, dont la crête chauve, semblable au bec d'un carnassier géant, domine la ville. Cette montagne sorcière, qui se nourrit de sang d'homme, attend ses prochaines victimes. En effet, c'est au pied de cette montagne qu'on exécute les détenus politiques.Son séjour dans ces lieux interdits permet à l'auteur de découvrir la face cachée du charismatique leader de la Révolution guinéenne Ahmed Sékou Touré et celle de ses cyniques et cruels collaborateurs qui agissent dans la nuit noire. Petit Barry l'Éditorialiste de la Voix de la Révolution connaissait le héros qu'il a baptisé dans une de ses émissions Fils du Peuple; il va découvrir le tyran et le destructeur d'hommes.En effet, l''auteur parle de lui-même, de ses rapports avec Sékou Touré et les collaborateurs de ce dernier, dont certains sont devenus des bourreaux sûrs d'eux-mêmes, convaincus de leur force et de leur invincibilité. S'il évoque les bourreaux, Mamadou présente en contraste aux lecteurs les portraits de quelques belles et nobles figures de la Guinée nouvelle, des hommes dignes et humbles qui ont apporté une contribution inestimable à l'avènement d'un pays libre et fier, mais dont les corps sont tous enfouis dans des fosses communes.Mais ce livre est aussi un hommage à sa famille qui a contribué à faire de lui ce qu'il est devenu: son Vénérable père El Hadj Thierno Abdoulaye Barry sa mère Maimouna Hann, sa grand-mère maternelle connue sous le nom de 'Maama Daguia '(Grand-mère de Daguia ), deux personnes qui lui sont particulièrement chères, mais .qu'il ne reverra pas, car elles mourront toutes les deux avant sa libération. En lisant le livre, vous découvrirez également la belle silhouette de Ngalou (qui signifie Trésor en pular), la jeune fiancée que Mamadou a laissé dehors. Elle hante et enchante le prisonnier du Mont Gangan, et son sourire reste gravé dans sa mémoire, comme un doux rayon de soleil, pendant toutes ces années de douleurs et de deuils.

The Camino de Santiago is an ancient pilgrimage route across northern Spain. Suzanne Blazier, a modern day pilgrim, walked the Camino Francés route in September/October 2019. The distance of approximately 490 miles (790 km) begins in St. Jean Pied-de-Port, France, crosses the French Pyrénées, winds across northern Spain and ends in the province of Galicia in the city of Santiago de Compostela.This memoir is Suzanne's account of her journey as she walked while carrying all she'd need for the 42-day trek in a pack on her back. While walking through the beautiful countryside and cities, she also had to deal with the unexpected, illness and disappointment, and in the end experienced the triumph of completing this challenging long-distance walk on her own terms. Whether you're going to walk the Camino yourself or are just curious about the experience, this memoir will be informative and inspiring.

Some true stories can be more dramatic than fiction. This book is one of them. A Future for a Woman With a Past follows the life of Jane Jordan, who witnessed her father stab her mother to death at the tender age of 5. Understandably, she then went through sheer hell with mental trauma and nightmares.Soon after this tragedy, Jane was temporarily placed at her paternal grandmother's house until she was removed and placed in foster care. During this time as God would have it, a beautiful angel stepped in and cared for her while in foster care. This angel worked diligently to reunite Jane with her maternal Aunt. The journey for Jane was only beginning as she had to adapt to her new living arrangement and learn to accept the love of her aunt. The story gets deeper as we traverse the ups and downs of Janes's life from that moment through her time in prison, drug dealing, lesbianism, and battling ADHD and depression.Through it all, Jane realized that without forgiveness of her Father for his unspeakable crime, and without some personal accountability for her own actions, that she could not live a life of love. So with God in her corner, and through sheer determination and grit, Jane pushed through the darkness to find the best possible version of herself. This is her story...

Misery incorporated is a story about the change from a life of gloom and doom to one of the promise of salvation an eternal life of peace. A story that mirror's the life of many others whom had not the courage to write or talk about it. A story that brought healing to the writer as she faced the horrible memories she had long buried and ignored. Events, that left her trapped and helpless until now.

Delve into the profound and intimate world of psychotherapy with "Behind Closed Doors" by Amana Smith. This captivating book takes you on an emotional journey through the psychotherapy sessions of a patient battling depression, revealing the raw and transformative power of self-discovery and healing. Set across a compelling 3-year long psychotherapy process, each chapter offers a close-up look into the patient's path to self-love and well-being. Through real talk conversations with the psychotherapist, readers gain an authentic and enlightening perspective on the challenges and triumphs faced during this remarkable journey. As the pages turn, the narrative explores crucial themes, including the profound impact of family relationships, the turmoil of cheating in a relationship, and the profound desire to rediscover the true essence of oneself. "Behind Closed Doors" sheds light on the significance of self-care and cultivating healthy habits for mental and emotional well-being. Prepare to be moved by the patient's unwavering determination to embrace life and find happiness once more. A tale of resilience, courage, and the pursuit of happiness, this book stands as a testament to the transformative power of psychotherapy. Join us on an unforgettable expedition through the complexities of the human mind, where hope, healing, and self-discovery intertwine. "Behind Closed Doors" is a mesmerizing exploration of the human spirit that will leave you inspired and uplifted.

What happens when you give a suicidal pill-popper a pen and legal pad?A Memoir about...Coming of ageDrug addictionManic essaysAnd everyone's fav. mental illness... DepressionK. Joseph attended (I use that word loosely) Iowa State University for one semester in the spring of 2017. During his time there he hardly attended class opting instead to drink, smoke, pop pills, and write a manic set of essays.On the other side of his depression and addiction, he looked back over those essays and responded to them.It Happened in Iowa is the collection of these essays commentaries upon them, and other selected memoirs about..LoveHigh school hijinksSorrow and longingDaily lifeAnd moreIf you've ever found yourself waiting for real life to begin, questioning the wisdom of those around you, or felt you were going mad...Then this book is for you.Buy it now!