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Elizabeth Garrison

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Memoir, Psychology, Young Adult

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Elizabeth Garrison has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and works as a researcher for the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress. Her research focuses on the effects of childhood abuse and developing interventions to help children recover. She also is a well-known celebrity ghost-writer. Given her talent in helping others to tell their stories, Garrison decided it was time to tell her own story. Visit her at www.elizabethgarrison.info. ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 1,305 ratings · 119 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption 4.17 avg rating — 1,265 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pulling Weeds: Recovering from Christianity 3.60 avg rating — 40 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption] [Author: Garrison, Elizabeth] [February, 2015] by Elizabeth Garrison (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ceremonial Arts of Africa: Selections from the Collection of Daniel J. and Pearl Crowley by Daniel J. Crowley, Elizabeth Garrison (Goodreads Author), Shelby Sampson Hall 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Parts of my soul had always been missing, but I felt whole for the first time. The emptiness inside of me was gone and had been replaced by a warm glow that made my entire world look brighter and more bearable. I had to have more.”
― Elizabeth Garrison, Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption

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“I wasn’t sure we lived in a world where things were ever going to be okay.”
― Elizabeth Garrison, Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption

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“You’re not crazy. You’re just a junkie. Sorry to disappoint you. It’s a lot easier to be crazy than to be a junkie.” He smiled.”
― Elizabeth Garrison, Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption

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