Today on AVBC, Aurelia interviewed Charlene Jones, author of The Stain. Ms. Jones touched on a plethora of topics that hit home with me on many levels. When the interview ended, my head was swimming with thoughts. I recorded these four videos in reply.
So much has changed… so much… I started following a group on Social Media a month ago for BPD. Then I joined one for depression. Today, I made one for rape survivors. So much happened today. I had a dream. It was a nightmare, but I didn’t know it at the time. I dreampt I […]
Most memoirs are written with a “matter-of-fact, these are the events of my life” format. The stories of the abused leave you feeling detached from the experience as the author tells about their lives. We collect the data, nod our heads as we listen, send our condolences and respect… then forget. Broken, doesn’t let you […]
Reader interview for Broken Featuring Jules Mortimer Interviewed by Angela B. Chrysler One reader of Broken reached out to me after writing a review on Broken. After a wonderful conversation, I asked if she would be open to an interview. Thank you, Julie, so much for agreeing to this interview! ***SPOILER ALERTS*** This post […]
What will I choose to be? by Angela B. Chrysler I’m sitting here on this warm November day, staring out my window in the rain. I’m thinking back on everything that has happened this year. January. Raven. March. Broken. April. Mental ward. May. Book release. June. Diagnoses. July. Blog Tour. August. Awakening. September. Book […]
Ian: You have something to say. Elizabeth: Why you? Why does it have to be you? Ian: You chose me for this. I should be asking you, “Why me?” Elizabeth says nothing and stares out the window into the rain. “I want to be back in Ireland,” I said, and just like that, I was […]
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“Was it hard writing Broken?” This question comes up often. Most just assume it was and state, “That must have been hard.” But, occasionally, some one asks, “Was it?” The answer is less straight forward than one expects. Writing Broken was hard… and easy. It felt great, and horrific. It was mind-numbing, and emotionally stimulating. […]
On 7 November 2015, I posted an article depicting my life with a pedophile. It was a passage from Broken. At the time that I posted this article, I was confident, scared for the children who were out there possibly being subjected to a known pedophile still on the loose. In confidence, I wrote and […]
Meeting Your Child’s Needs By Angela b. Chrysler My husband and I are very active in our parenting. We are the kind of parents who hold nightly meetings to evaluate the day. Right after the “Hi, honey. How was your day?” we launch into a “How do you think the day went?” “Well, Daniel […]
