Owning My Life a Memoir of the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Sometimes things we experience in childhood scar us for life. We were innocently unaware of the dangers lurking in our own communities and even within our own homes . We suppress those traumas and we end up fighting the same battles over and over again throughout our adulthood. It is only when we give voice to the silent memories which bind us that we are afforded the freedom of a new start. Owning My Life prompts us to look into the shadows and shatter those glass cages that imprison us through shame, ignorance, and pride.

Sandra Abbitt-Parker is a retired counseling psychologist and vocational rehabilitation counselor. During the course of her career, she has worked extensively with disabled veterans, disadvantaged youth, and displaced families. She holds a M.Ed. degree in Family Counseling and a M.S. degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. She also has two undergraduate degrees: one in Business and one in Human and Social Resources. Sandra served in the U.S. Army and retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2010. She enjoys the arts and loves traveling and spending time with her new blended family which includes 5 adult children and 5 grandchildren. She has written a myriad of poems and short stories over the years.