{"product_id":"i-will-not-break-a-memoir-9780692163979","title":"I Will Not Break: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I'm recommending a great book about bravery, pain \u0026amp; overcoming childhood... abuse. Judie Mattison's horrifying reality was hidden--even from her own mind--for decades. Her memoir shares her healing journey \u0026amp; is beyond empowering for all \"\u003cbr\u003e --GRETCHEN CARLSON, journalist and best-selling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs a child she had to forget in order to survive. As an adult she had to remember in order to be free.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith Mattison had a conventional 1940s Midwestern childhood, followed by college, marriage, and children. Still, throughout her life, she was haunted by a mysterious terror of deer head hunting trophies. With the help of a therapist, she began to recover memories of severe abuse at the hands of her father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unearthing her repressed past, she learned that forgetting was how she coped as a child. Remembering as an adult broke her apart--and then put her together again. In the process she struggled to overcome shame and fear, to embrace anger, and to claim her truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eI Will Not Break\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist in the annual book awards of Midwest Independent Publishing Association memoir category. It has been a valuable resource for survivors of trauma and their support people, as well as those people concerned about issues of shame, family, or abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMattison, Judith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Judith Mattison is the author of fourteen previous books, including \"I'm Worried About Your Drinking\" and \"Divorce: The Pain and the Healing,\" and the first woman to be pastor of the largest Lutheran church in the United States. She is a popular speaker and has served on several nonprofit boards. Judith currently volunteers in a preschool for children at risk of abuse and neglect.","brand":"New Sun Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327311745298,"sku":"9780692163979","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cedb2120-a05a-4c77-a6ad-db7f15ce8768.jpg?v=1727712751","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-will-not-break-a-memoir-9780692163979","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}