by Christa Brown | Faith Deconstruction, Trauma Recovery
As a kid, I wanted to be like missionary Lottie Moon, dreaming of shining the light of truth in the darkest corners of Africa. Yet, the darkest corners were closer to home. In countless encounters with Baptist leaders, their words and deeds conveyed a hateful message:...
by Lake Drive Reporter | Lake Drive Books Events, Mental Health, Trauma Recovery
Trauma leaves indelible marks on the soul, but as Caroline Beidler and her mother, Diana Dalles, illustrate in their powerful book You Are Not Your Trauma: Uproot Unhealthy Patterns, Heal the Family Tree, those marks don’t have to define us. In a candid video...
by David Morris | Lake Drive Books News, Mental Health, Trauma Recovery
Lake Drive Books is pleased to announce that You Are Not Your Trauma: Uproot Unhealthy Patterns, Heal the Family Tree, by mental health and addiction recovery expert Caroline Beidler, MSW, is now on sale! As someone who has studied psychology and spirituality my...
by David Morris | Lake Drive Books News, Trauma Recovery
Something fascinating is going on with Christa Brown’s memoir Baptistland. I’ve been in book publishing for almost thirty years, a career that allowed me to see many sides of the publishing business. My last corporate role was as vice president and publisher of a...
by Lake Drive Reporter | Current Events, Faith Deconstruction, Lake Drive Books Events, Trauma Recovery
In a recent Zoom conversation, “Celebrating the Power of Truth Telling,” two leading voices in the fight against clergy sexual abuse—Christa Brown, author of Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation, and Sarah Stankorb, author of...
by Christa Brown | Current Events, Trauma Recovery
Dear Reader, the following is a note from survivor, advocate, and author Christa Brown about the fight against oppression and the power of truth, which she speaks of in her book Baptistland. Many survivors have told me how grateful they are for my work—that my...
