In Junkyard Girl: A Memoir of Ancestry, Family Secrets, and Second Chances by Carlyn Montes De Oca, we find that the author grew up surrounded by a family that loved her and tried to protect her. Her parents were immigrants from Mexico who had nothing,...

Learning to Feel: One Man's Journey of Reconnecting to the Heart of Emotions by Kris Girrell is based on the author’s personal experiences whilst enduring the sensation of being emotionally stuck. This interesting and introspective read asks us to examine whether we are truly accessing...

Living Through the War in Burma: Boyhood Trials Shape the Chindit is a powerful memoir by Trophy D'Souza. It documents the life of Charles Stephenson during his early years and his experiences during World War II. As a young boy, he grows up in Burma,...

Shifting Our Relationship with Trauma is about cutting ties with trauma. As the first installment in the Choosing New Ways Forward series, Elizabeth Jo refers to trauma as a relationship we have built on fear as a means of survival. These relationships fill us with...

In his memoir In My Life, Jean Andre Chery describes his lifetime of adventures to the reader. At the age of 5 Jean’s parents sought greener pastures in America, leaving Jean with his grandparents and siblings. During his time with them, he had his share...

Escaping My Demons by Joseph Fagarazzi is essentially a story about overcoming adversity in the face of child abuse. Growing up in Italy he had an abusive father and at times an abusive mother. The story follows Joseph all the way to Australia in the...

Cathy Studer was six years old when her stepfather started abusing her by telling her she was bad and deserved punishment. The nightmare lasted until her adolescence when her mother discovered the letters in which he had Cathy describe what he was doing to her....

In Jesus, Please Throw Me a Doughnut by Jacqueline Guerrero we discover that the author is on a mission. She’s managed to make it this far in her life with her keen sense of humor and a love of good food. But life hasn’t been...

The Guest House: Stories Of A Nervous Mind is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, mental health, and social issues subgenres. The work is best suited to the mature reading audience owing to some explicit references to physical violence and substance abuse, as well...

Emalia: A Mother-Daughter Journey from Here to Beyond by Brooke A. Brown, Ph.D. is a celebration of the life of a loved one who is lost too soon. Brown takes you on a journey into her heart as she shares the life story of her...