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Means, Brittany.
Means, Brittany -- Family.
Adult child abuse victims -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
Children of drug abusers -- United States -- Biography.
Homeless persons -- United States -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Case studies.
Psychic trauma -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
Coming of age -- Biography.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
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Hell
if
we
don't
change
our
ways
: a memoir / Brittany Means.
by
Means, Brittany.
Zibby Books LLC, 2023.
Call #:
362.76092 M483h
Subjects
Means, Brittany.
Means, Brittany -- Family.
Adult child abuse victims -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
Children of drug abusers -- United States -- Biography.
Homeless persons -- United States -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Case studies.
Psychic trauma -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
Coming of age -- Biography.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
ISBN:
9798985282894 (hc)
Alternate title:
Hell
if
we
do
not
change
our
ways
.
Description:
291 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"'I can't write a story about myself as the sad, quiet child of two drug addicts. That's not how it was, even when it was. To me, sleeping in the car was normal. Better, it was comfy and fun. I loved my bed made of clothes inside a trash bag that I sank into slowly like Uncle Fester from the Addams Family movie... I loved the motels and their swimming pools and trashy daytime TV channels... Nobody could tell us what to
do
.' Brittany Means's childhood was a blur of highways and traumas that collapsed any effort to track time. Riding shotgun as her mother struggled to escape abusive relationships, Brittany didn't care where they were going -- to a roadside midwestern motel, a shelter, or The Barn in Indiana, the cluttered mansion her Pentecostal grandparents called home -- as long as they were together. But every so often, her mom would surprise her -- and leave. As Brittany grew older and questioned her own complicated relationships and the poverty, abuse, and instability that enveloped her, she began to recognize that
hell
wasn't only the place she read about in the Bible; it was the cycle of violence that entrapped her family. Through footholds such as horror movies, neuropsychology, and strong bonds, Brittany makes sense of this cycle and finds a way to leave it. While untangling the web of her most painful memories, Brittany crafts a tale of self-preservation, resilience, and hope with a unique narrative style -- a sparkling example of the human ability to withstand the most horrific experiences and still thrive. "--Publisher.
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Autobiographies.
Memoirs.
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