In Search of Teressa: A Journey into the Mind of a Woman with Many Personalities is written by Dr. Lynette Louise (“The Brain Broad”) in partnership with Teressa, a woman who was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (multiple personalities). Though the story is largely a telling of Teressa’s life, the journey is an untangling of how a life – any life – is influenced by our memories, our minds, and our beliefs - all of which can be manipulated.Teressa’s childhood is one of malnourishment and abuse. Her mom is unpredictable and cruel while her dad is a mean drunk. Teressa clings to religion for guidance and purpose while also using it to prove her own worthlessness.She has...

Spinning in Circles and Learning from Myself offers an insightful and powerfully uplifting collection of ideas and stories. The author, Tsara Shelton, shares writings on a range of subjects spanning several stages of her life with topics including women's issues, marriage, prejudice, abuse, autism, mixed-race relationships, equality, and culture. Shelton--a mother of four--opens up about the difficult elements in her past, but offers a positive, realistic perspective on those events. As the oldest of eight children, she discusses in detail her childhood in Toronto, Ontario, and how she learned to live thanks to her brothers and her mother--all on the autism spectrum. Shelton reveals how...