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~ New Release - 2025
In her search for the truth, to understand and begin to recover from buried childhood trauma, Amy Griffin interrogates the pursuit of perfectionism, control, and maintaining appearances that drives so many women, asking, when, in our path from girlhood to womanhood, did we learn to look outside ourselves for validation? What kind of freedom is possible if we accept the whole story and embrace who we really are?
An astonishing memoir written with hope, heart, and relentless honesty, The Tell reveals how far we well go to protect ourselves, and the healing made possible by the radical truth-telling that occurs when we confront our secrets and begin to share our stories.
"A beautiful account of the journey of courage it takes to face the truth of one’s past, and the beneficial role that skillful therapy can play in putting one’s life in order.” -- Bessel van der Kolk, bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score