In Fractured, Debra Morgan recounts her upbringing after being abandoned by her biological mother as a young child; her grandmother raises her in a household characterized by blurred family roles. Her upbringing is marked by repeated exposure to emotional and physical abuse, along with manipulation...

In Dance While the Fire Burns, Deborah Ann Lucas traces a life marked by repeated upheavals as her childhood moves give way to adult years shaped by almost every conceivable calamity, and the ongoing presence of horses and art as the only stable parts of...

Everwoven: A Memoir. A Reckoning by Megan Margherio is a personal narrative that moves between past and present, exploring memory, trauma, and healing. It unfolds through fragmented vignettes and conversations between “Little Me,” “Teen Me,” and the author, showing how memory resides in the body...

The Jezebel Tracks by Gardner Landry is a tale of dysfunction, narcissism, addiction, and psychopaths. This may seem to be an unlikely vehicle for humor, but Gardner Landry carries it off with precision and style, while painting a bleak picture of his dysfunctional family. The...

In You Are Not Alone: A Recovery Coach's Journey From Addiction To Advocacy, Amy Sprague describes how a reliance on substances slowly turns into a life governed by fear and physical need. Using her own experiences, she shows how her attempts to quit alone repeatedly...

Transcending Sexual Trauma: Self-Awareness Tools and Nature-Based Practices to Cultivate Inner Healing by Dina Saalisi is an audiobook for every woman who has ever been assaulted emotionally, psychologically, or physically. In this book, the author shares sixteen practices to reclaim one’s life, heal, and renew...

You Can't Change The Past by Keith Thorn is about something we all do, even if we don’t always notice it: thinking again and again about the past. The author explains how we replay moments in our heads of things we said, choices we made,...

We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories by Theresa Griffin Kennedy is an incredibly raw, unflinching look at a side of Portland that most people never see. Kennedy doesn’t hold back as she traces her life from a childhood spent in the foster care...

In I Will Walk With You, Julie Thomas Tullos shares a deeply personal story that feels like sitting down for a long talk with a close friend. The book follows the life of Susan and David Lee, starting all the way back with their blind...

Your Grief Companion: A Friend to Soften the Ache by Dayna Mason is a gentle guide through the many stages of loss, offering brief reflections that mirror the emotional experience of grief as it unfolds. The book is divided into sections that cover shock, longing,...