Angels of Paradise is a memoir by Barbara Murphy. Barbara finds herself in prison on her birthday for the crime of kidnapping her own son. She had taken Valentin to the Bahamas to save both of them from a horrible life. In the Bahamas, she...

The Diary of a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Alcoholic follows Elli Rose Cikovic as alcohol becomes the fixed driver of her decisions from adolescence into adult life. After starting to drink in her teens, she began experiencing recurring blackouts that reshaped how she moved through school, relationships, and...

Open Water by Alex Dean is a brutally honest memoir of a young man trapped in a mind and body that would not do what he wanted. The author describes his journey through mental and medical misdiagnoses, bullying, and periods of severe depression and uncertainty....

In his memoir Livin' It, Michael Perzel grew up in Philadelphia, first in the Abbotsford Projects and then in Mayfair. When his parents separate as he turns eleven, he begins living with unusual autonomy. He starts earning money, spending nights outside the house, and relying...

Confessions of a Problem Seeker by Howard Steinberg is a memoir that begins with his childhood in Queens, molded by parents who survived the Holocaust. His early life is marked by inherited fear, silence, and responsibilities that predate his own experience. A juvenile diabetes diagnosis...

In Daughter Unbound: Breaking the Chains of Generational Trauma, Heather Jefferson talks about her childhood in a family affected by unresolved trauma. She shares how her mother’s mental illness, addiction, and abuse affected her life, along with a father who was gentle but emotionally distant....

A Brief Letter of Love and Grief to the Cat I’ve Lost by Michael Koehn is about the part of his life he shared with his beloved Snowflake. He talks about how the death of Snowflake altered his understanding of attachment and loss. Koehn traces...

In his memoir Belonging to the World, Barry Hoffner expects a temporary goodbye when he and his wife, Jackie, leave for different countries overseas, until he receives the news that destroys the life they had built and planned. After telling his sons of the tragedy,...

Pathways to Inner Peace: Finding Connection, Inspiration, and Renewal in Challenging Times by Diane Dreher guides readers through nine pathways to inner peace and genuine happiness. Drawing on her impressive knowledge of centuries of spiritual traditions, poetry, philosophy, and scientific research, the author offers readers...

The Third Option by Beca Salmon is a memoir that recounts the end of her marriage, beginning the night she discovers her husband, Jose, has been having a long-term affair. Salmon talks about pressing Jose for the truth, which he continually dodges. Her work as...