My BOOKS
How I Healed from Sexual Abuse-and How you Can Protect Other Children from Grooming and Abuse
This is the true story of the year I turned thirteen— the year I was first groomed, then raped, and then sexually and emotionally abused by my older dance teacher. It was the year I went from being a happy and loved child to feeling deep shame and insecurities that overshadowed my life. Even though I eventually found the strength and resilience to break free from "The Wolf," it took time to undo the damage he caused. A spiritual thread runs through my narrative, because I believe God played an essential role in helping me make sense of things and, ultimately, leading me to treatment and healing.
This is a book of hope, not a book of sorrow.
Learning to be Loved
Learning to be Loved: A True Story of Overcoming Oppositional Defiant Disorder in and Adopted Child Using Trauma Informed Parenting is a 100 page adult picture book written in closeness with my daughter. She was adopted at age two and came on board with severe trauma which led to an attachment disorder that was little known at the time of her childhood and early years with me. We found Dr. Walter Buenning, who was indeed a God send and educated us on the what, why and how of Reactive Attachment Disorder ( RAD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Childhood Conduct Disorder (CD). Most importantly he taught me parenting techniques that have healed my daughter and brought our family back together in love and happiness. My daughter is an adult now and ready to share her story with the world. This book was released in November 2025. It is available on kindle or in paperback.
Trauma Informed Parentimg
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This book is still in the writing phase. It is the detailed experience of living with and healing an adopted child with severe emotional trauma. This book explores the details of the family system as well as the "how to' of healing RAD, ODD, and CD.
