00:00Your book, Shadow of Eight, Surviving the Reality of My Childhood, comes out on October 13th.
00:06What inspired you to take back your story?
00:09Well, I always knew from when I was little that there was something about my childhood that wasn't quite normal
00:14and that maybe one day it'd be worthy to talk about those things.
00:19And then as an adult, I realized it in fact was worthy to talk, to write about.
00:24And the whole process was so therapeutic.
00:27And I just realized that with everything I've been through, so many others have also been through those exact same
00:33things, if not worse.
00:35And that even if I could help one person by sharing my experiences, then it would be all worth it.
