Ebook373 pages5 hours
If Only I Could Sleep: A Survivor's Memoir
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
The heaviness of hurt. The lightness of humor. And, finally, a reason for hope and an opportunity to serve humanity.
Stephanie Henry’s childhood took an unexpected turn when her granduncle molested her. The soul-crushing experience was but the first in a series of sexual abuse perpetrated by family members and strangers that wrecked her self-esteem and left her feeling isolated, guilt-ridden, and confused. Out of necessity, Stephanie became an instant expert at survival and a student of spiritual endurance.
Desperate to regain some sense of control, she began an emotionally shattering struggle with bulimia and the curse of having “the look” men desire. After slipping through the education system, multiple suicide attempts, years of working as a stripper, losing custody of her daughter, battling drugs and alcohol, and enduring a string of ill-fated marriages, Stephanie put her life on course by reaching out to others and fighting for voiceless victims of exploitation around the world.
A testament to resilience and preservation, If Only I Could Sleep is a heartbreaking and riveting story of self-discovery, sacrifice, and overcoming the challenges that can make life seem unbearable.
Stephanie Henry’s childhood took an unexpected turn when her granduncle molested her. The soul-crushing experience was but the first in a series of sexual abuse perpetrated by family members and strangers that wrecked her self-esteem and left her feeling isolated, guilt-ridden, and confused. Out of necessity, Stephanie became an instant expert at survival and a student of spiritual endurance.
Desperate to regain some sense of control, she began an emotionally shattering struggle with bulimia and the curse of having “the look” men desire. After slipping through the education system, multiple suicide attempts, years of working as a stripper, losing custody of her daughter, battling drugs and alcohol, and enduring a string of ill-fated marriages, Stephanie put her life on course by reaching out to others and fighting for voiceless victims of exploitation around the world.
A testament to resilience and preservation, If Only I Could Sleep is a heartbreaking and riveting story of self-discovery, sacrifice, and overcoming the challenges that can make life seem unbearable.
Read more from Stephanie Henry
What Doesn't Kill Us Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tiny Pieces Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of Us Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to If Only I Could Sleep
Related ebooks
My House of Lies: Awakening from a Childhood of Sexual Abuse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStatus Quo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Raw, Bold Truth: The Memoirs of Johnny B. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy Should He Put out My Light?: A Story of Incest, and the Subsequent Ramifications Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrecious Moments in Hell Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTorn Between Two Worlds Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGood Mourning: One Woman's Journey from Incest & Violence to Forgiveness, Healing & Joy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrozen Through the Eyes of a Child: Triumph Over Abuse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBefore I Could Walk Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat Happened To Sandra? Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Child Has No Voice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Two Weeks Since My Last Confession Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaddy's Little Whore Has Broken Her Silence: Book One Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLani's Story (wt) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Take a Walk in My Shoes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHis History, Her Story: A Survival Guide for Spouses of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCall Me an Addict?: War on Women Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIs She Dead Yet?: The Story of How a Woman Struggled to Escape Domestic Violence and Build a New Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsForgetting to Remember Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLetting Go: A Memoir Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSalome' No Power Will Hold Me Down Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShadows On My Shoulder Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBARS AND PENS: The Biography of a Prison Writer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYesterday's Tears Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom a Boy to a Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDear Child Molester: Secrets of Shame Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEntrenched: A Memoir of Holding on and Letting Go Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHoly Terrors: A Boy, Two Brothers, A Stolen Childhood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe I in Me: "A Young Girl's Escape to Living" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Personal Memoirs For You
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dry: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Glass Castle: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm Glad My Mom Died Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bad Mormon: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mommie Dearest Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Taste: My Life Through Food Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yes Please Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mediocre Monk: A Stumbling Search for Answers in a Forest Monastery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Stash: My Life in Hiding Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Solutions and Other Problems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for If Only I Could Sleep
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
If Only I Could Sleep - Stephanie Henry
%2^ book_preview_excerpt.html }ےǑ$\hJYIC$@gEUFU%;3#.}ɞs#2I@UVd\r{_.9_>9_Oc07C_١<Շ/_>yW˷Um*t/K{>V8T!S/8U32Sı?ZK_co*hx~W0/m)5/;j>i9Kcl[~9*uuJD%&ƶƜd}hCkXfWR0ql"W<1֪m+!uCfp1_?Su\ڶJǪn2qfjL]5uXyƟ쌇<üziLg.XW)5mub27ʮ~nH_G^nsZ>^qӂ Xj0JY}o{|ԧuU}*EO禍8륾m