This is a true story A very personal, candid, and insightful collection of one's memories. Rape, fear, and abuse hurt. Anxiety, anger, and addiction hurt. Divorce, death, and depression hurt. Loneliness and betrayal hurt. For way too many years, she pushed everything deep down inside of her, while all along the way, she was allowing people: To take To have To break another little piece of her heart. She was hurting and needed to heal that hurt. She was broken and needed to be mended. With no one to help her, she had to find a way to help herself. Writing this book was a "Risk." But, by not taking the risk to write this book, she felt would be more painful than the risk itself. This book is a must read for anyone who has ever hurt.