Understanding Your Depression by Ray J. Dodkins delves into the complex emotional and psychological factors that influence depression in both men and women. The book examines developmental differences rooted in childhood and societal expectations, highlighting how emotional triggers, perceptions of self-worth, and gender-specific reactions contribute...

Sandra Tow’s memoir, Scattered, Smothered, and Covered, offers an intimate exploration of her complex relationship with her mother, against a working-class Southern and blue-collar upbringing in the 1970s and 80s. The book traces Tow’s journey from a child who idolized her single mother to an...

Twenty Years of Unraveling by Ted Neill is a powerful and unsettling follow-up to his 2016 memoir, Two Years of Wonder. In this deeply personal and investigative narrative, Neill reconnects with young adults who were once children living in an orphanage for HIV-positive youth in...

Wounded Wings by Jeanne Donovan and Ronald I. Johnson is one of the most moving stories I have ever read. It is about the life of Gilbert Lee Johnson, as written by his siblings, based on his diaries, prolific notes, and writings. The authors have...

Stacy Schaffer, MA, LPC, is the author of With Love from a Children's Therapist. Throughout her early years, Schaffer learned not to trust adults, as a close relative had sexually abused her, and her mother did not protect or even believe her. Schaffer endured torture, malnourishment,...

Echoes of the Soul by Melyssa Tirase is a collection of original poetry that, together, paints a picture in verse on the human experience through varied stylistic devices. Among them, Bride of Shadows uses gothic imagery and cyclical motifs to depict innocence against harsh reality....

Hiraeth: The Voice of Home is Dan Morgan’s memoir, tracing his life from a late-born child in a troubled Pittsburgh family, detailing his complicated relationship with his alcoholic father and his development of humor and coping mechanisms. Morgan recounts his early fascination with Roller Derby,...

Our Father Who Art in an Iron Lung by Douglas Dodd is a moving memoir that chronicles the extraordinary life of Bruce Dodd, a man who lived for twenty-one years paralyzed and dependent on an iron lung after contracting bulbar paralytic polio in 1955. Written...

Lucy’s Way: A Dog, A Drunk, and The Tao by Mark Saluke shares a poignant memoir of transforming struggle into serenity through the unlikeliest of guides: a dog named Lucy. We’re following Mark through his time in the grip of alcoholism circa 2007, where he...

Rupture in the Canvas: The Hidden Doorway to Your Soul's Evolution by Nancy Willbern, PhD, is a touching and thoughtful memoir about how major life changes can break us apart but also help us grow. The narrative follows Nancy’s journey through deep personal struggles such...