Inspirational and insightful books written by Don Shetterly, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse trauma. At the age of 26, Don was paralyzed from a conversion disorder (somatoform disorder) and had to piece his life back together again. Through his struggles and his journey, Don found that writing was therapeutic. As he healed, he found his words not only inspired himself but they also inspired others. After Don appeared on a historic Oprah show where 200 Male Survivors stood united and spoke out, he published his second book, Hope And Possibility Through Trauma. Buy on Amazon

Suffering from a somatoform disorder (conversion disorder) in 1991, Don Shetterly was paralyzed and not able to walk or take care of himself. Traumatic moments of child abuse he lived through had caught up with him. At age 26, Don was set on a path that in order to survive and live, he had to heal those deep dark corners of his life. While this book is not a direct account of all that happened, the words here do form a picture of hope and possibility through trauma.

Throughout his journey, he has faced anxiety attacks, depression, suicide and nightmares! One of the things that Don has used over the years in his healing is that of writing. Poems, stories, and thoughts have helped him piece so many missing parts of his life together. A Journey Through Words includes many of those things he has written. Buy on LuLu and Amazon.