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The Same Moon: A Mosaic of a Dissociated Identity
146 pages, Paperback
Published July 16, 2026
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August 22, 2026
Full transparency: I am a friend of Christine Andersen and am mentioned in the acknowledgments of her book, The Same Moon: A Mosaic of a Dissociated Identity. My foreknowledge of the stories told in these poems did not diminish their power when I read them for the first time very recently. In fact, reading them gave me courage to look at difficult issues in my own life and look for ways to own them and change them.
This book sheds light on areas not easy to look at: childhood sexual abuse and the resulting mental health damage in the form of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). How hard it is to be dealing with mental anguish and not understand what is happening or how to fix it. Hopefully this memoir will inform and support people who may have DID and better equip mental health professionals to identify and help them.
For those of us who do not have DID, The Same Moon: A Mosaic of a Dissociated Identity is still a relevant read. It is an inspirational story that reminds us that persistence and bravery in the face of life’s difficulties, past and present, do pay off. We may not be responsible for what happened to us, but our recovery from past events is up to us. No one can, or is going to, do it for us. In addition, Andersen’s book, a chronological story told in a series of poems, is accessible and beautiful. It is full of expressive imagery. I highly recommend it (and this is from someone who generally does not read poetry).
This book sheds light on areas not easy to look at: childhood sexual abuse and the resulting mental health damage in the form of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). How hard it is to be dealing with mental anguish and not understand what is happening or how to fix it. Hopefully this memoir will inform and support people who may have DID and better equip mental health professionals to identify and help them.
For those of us who do not have DID, The Same Moon: A Mosaic of a Dissociated Identity is still a relevant read. It is an inspirational story that reminds us that persistence and bravery in the face of life’s difficulties, past and present, do pay off. We may not be responsible for what happened to us, but our recovery from past events is up to us. No one can, or is going to, do it for us. In addition, Andersen’s book, a chronological story told in a series of poems, is accessible and beautiful. It is full of expressive imagery. I highly recommend it (and this is from someone who generally does not read poetry).
August 30, 2026
Christine Andersen was incredibly brave to write and publish "The Same Moon: A Mosaic of a Dissociated Identity." The beautiful and absorbing poetry vividly tells the very personal story of her remarkably tenacious healing journey from childhood trauma to adulthood in which the author emerges "battered but not irrevocably broken." That is a great triumph in this challenging and difficult experience that we call life. This collection of poems helped me, and I have no doubt that it will help anyone else who is fortunate enough to read it. Moving and inspiring! Highly recommended!
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September 6, 2026Thank you for choosing me to read and review this book. I look forward to receiving my copy.
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