About the Author

Teaching writer and assault trauma advocate Jenifer DeBellis, M.F.A., is author of Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free from Your Assault (Library Tales Publishing, 2021) and Blood Sisters (Main Street Rag, 2018). She edits Pink Panther Magazine and directs aRIFT Warrior Project and Detroit Writers' Guild. When she's not editing or writing for others, she sneaks in time for her own craft, which was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and appears in AWP's Festival Writer, CALYX, the Good Men Project, Literary Orphans, Solstice, and other fine journals. A former Meadow Brook Writing Project fellow, JDB facilitates workshops for Oakland University's MBWP Writing Camps as well as teaches writing and literature for Saginaw Valley State University. Find more at JeniferDeBellis.com.

Reviews

"A compassionate, insightful and systematic guide for girls and young women who refuse to let themselves be defined by their assaults... an intimate and hopeful book that holds the potential to vastly improve the lives of its readers. An essential tool for both trauma survivors and their providers." -Jacob M. Appel MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "A brilliant, beautifully written, page-turner: a manual, what she calls a "restoration journey," that will help others work through their trauma as well." -Charles W. Brice, Ph.D., author of The Broad Grin of Eternity and All the Songs Sung. "Poet, podcaster, and activist Jenifer Debellis is a fresh and important voice in the physical and sexual trauma space." - Heather Christie, author of What the Valley Knows and The Lying Season. "A thoughtful, well researched self-help book with the perfect marriage of intellect and compassion." - Diane DeCillis, author of When the Heart Needs a Stunt Double "An invaluable survival tool to help girls navigate their way to self empowerment. I hope it gets in the hands of every young woman who needs help finding the light-her light." - Liz Ferro, founder and author of Girls with Sole "An essential resource for assault survivors. I was inspired by Jenifer's authentic voice as a survivor herself, her story brimming with hope toward a bright future, free from the nightmares of the past." - Ally Shaw, Author of Chasing Tigers in the Dark, Life Lessons of a Fierce Survivor "With deep compassion and positivity, author, Jenifer DeBellis, draws on her experiences with sexual trauma and coaching others who have experienced it to empower her readers to break free of the bonds that may be holding them back from living their fullest lives, becoming their most authentic selves." - Kim Suhr, MFA, author of Nothing to Lose (Cornerstone Press, 2018) and director of Red Oak Writing.