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Ruth Clare

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Ruth Clare is the award-winning author of the memoir, ENEMY: a true story of courage, childhood trauma and the cost of war, which was first published by Penguin in 2016. She is also a keynote speaker and mental health advocate whose TEDx talk ‘The Pain of Hiding Your True Self’ has had over half a million views. Ruth lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and two children.

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Ruth Clare I don't know if this is going to be a very helpful answer, but I can't say I have ever had writer's block. My problem is more that I am desperate to w…moreI don't know if this is going to be a very helpful answer, but I can't say I have ever had writer's block. My problem is more that I am desperate to write, but family or life obligations prevent me from doing so. When I get to sneak time in front of the computer, I am usually raring to go.(less)

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Ruth Clare I think my answer to this may evolve as I write more books, but one of the things I am really enjoying experimenting with is to see if I can write in …moreI think my answer to this may evolve as I write more books, but one of the things I am really enjoying experimenting with is to see if I can write in a way that really allows people to become immersed in my (in the case of my memoir) or my character's (in the case of my fiction) reality, so they forget they are even reading a book. I have always wanted the superpower of being able to step inside another person's skin, to feel what they are feeling, see what they are seeing and to hear what they are thinking. Writing feels like a way of playing with that superpower.(less)

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	Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War 4.40 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Turn Fear into Courage: How to use the energy of fear to drive your life forward by Ruth Clare (Goodreads Author), Matt Clare (Designer) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 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
	Enemy by Ruth Clare (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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“That they had seen it, and not tried to stop it, made me wonder if they too thought I deserved to be treated that way. Long after they had gone I felt their eyes on me as hot as a brand, burning the shame of exposure deep into my skin.”
― Ruth Clare, Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War

tags: childhood-trauma, domestic-abuse, domestic-violence, family-violence, shame

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“In normal families love flows from parents to their kids. But that’s not how it felt in my family. As kids we were the ones who did the loving. Swallowing our needs came at a psychological cost. The river is not meant to flow up the mountain.”
― Ruth Clare, Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War

tags: childhood-trauma, courage-quotes, courageous, domestic-abuse, domestic-violence, family-trauma, overcoming-adversity, overcoming-adversity-quotes, war

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“I closed my eyes and wished the way I felt in that moment, lucky and loved, could last forever.”
― Ruth Clare, Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War

tags: childhood-trauma, cost-of-war, courage-quotes, courageous, domestic-abuse, family-trauma, family-violence, overcoming-adversity, vulnerability, war

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