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Leigh Byrne

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Leigh Byrne is an American author who lives in southern Indiana. She's a self-described loner and serious NBA fan. Her works include "Call Me Tuesday," a memoir revealing her experiences as a victim of extreme child abuse, and "Call Me Cockroach," in which she details the devastating and often bizarre ways her childhood trauma has influenced her adult life.

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Thank you so much for sharing your story! I wanted to know how you coped with not having a mother afterwards? I still find myself being broken down by the most random things, even after 13 years of not seeing her. Your story tugged at my heart in so many ways, and also brought up a lot of feelings I thought I had put away. How were you able to completely move on?

Leigh Byrne Hello Amber. Thank you for your questions and kind words.

As far as living without a mother, by the time I decided to cut off all contact with her, she…moreHello Amber. Thank you for your questions and kind words.

As far as living without a mother, by the time I decided to cut off all contact with her, she had done so many bad things to me, I was relieved to be away from her. To me she was dead. That's what I told myself.

Sorry my story triggered emotions that had been dormant inside you. In answer to your question about moving on...I don't know that I have, not completely. In the second book, I wrote about the long, painful struggle with the after effects of my abuse. And I still have a few lingering issues. Not to sound negative, but I don't know if any of us who've been abused early in life are able to just put it all behind us...it's more like we try to bury it with happy memories and by surrounding ourselves with positive people. I wish you all the best moving forward. ❤(less)

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I cried reading your books. They bring back terrible memories for me, some I am still going through. How did you keep your spirits up and fight the urges to just completely give up?

Leigh Byrne Hi Paige. Thank you for reading my story, and for reaching out. Your question is one I've asked myself many times over the years. Looking back as an a…moreHi Paige. Thank you for reading my story, and for reaching out. Your question is one I've asked myself many times over the years. Looking back as an adult, I really don't know how I made it through. I'm quite sure I couldn't do it now. It's funny, how when you're a kid you just cope. I can remember I always thought that things would get better, that one day I'd wake up and Mama would love me. Maybe that false hope kept me going, and looking forward to summers at my grandmother's, seeing the few friends I had. And my days were so occupied with things like getting something to eat and finding a place to use the bathroom...I think the struggle, the challenge, sidetracked me from realizing how bad my life actually was.

I'm so sorry you suffered, are still suffering. I can see pain in your words. Please stay strong and keep in mind that things will not be like they are now forever. There are so many possibilities in every new day. Try not to let what happened in the past ruin your future. If you do that you are allowing your abuser to continue to control your life. I wish you the best! ❤(less)

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Average rating: 4.28 · 17,844 ratings · 1,019 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Call Me Tuesday 4.26 avg rating — 11,586 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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
	Call Me Cockroach 4.35 avg rating — 5,378 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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
	There's Been An Accident 4.16 avg rating — 864 ratings — 4 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
	GlassFire Anthology by Kristi Brooks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matt Randall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Crysta K. Coburn (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007	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
	Flashes 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Branded Words it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	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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Since April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, for the past three weeks, I’ve been trying to come up with something on the subject of child abuse to write about in this blog, an important offering that might be the least bit beneficial to abuse victims, their loved ones, and child advocates. Surely, I thought, I’ve gleaned some wisdom since the publication of Call Me Tuesday, a book ab Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 26, 2016 13:09 • Tags: abuse-awareness, adult-abuse-survivors, call-me-cockroach, call-me-tuesday, child-abuse-damage, leigh-byrne

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“But that’s the danger of isolation; it lures you in with the deceptive promise of protecting you and then it feasts on your spirit.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

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“I am slowly learning to pluck the flowers of my past from the weeds, and place them in the window where I can see them first. ~Call Me Tuesday”
― Leigh Byrne

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“Our inability to talk about the past was almost as damaging to our relationship as the past itself.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Tuesday

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Leigh’s Quotes

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“What a slut time is. She screws everybody.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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“The best thing about my writing is that it makes me feel alive again. If I am going to be obsessed with self, at least self can give back a little.”
― David Lloyd

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“What happened to me separates me from the normal world in a negative way. Like a handicap or disfiguring deformity, it's too horrible for some people to deal with, and it makes them uncomfortable whenever they're around me. ~Leigh Byrne, Call Me Tuesday”
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“Transferring my anger and pain onto paper turns it into something tangible, something that can be shredded or burned, or at the very least, sealed shut in a box. ~Call Me Tuesday”
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