Are Your Connections Real or Fake? Are your connections real or fake? I use the word ‘connections’ loosely because this can mean many things: relationships, friends, family, work, and acquaintances. Do you seem to lose these connections when you set healthy boundaries and not allow yourself to be used? Hi, this is Kurt B. Ellis, …
Announcing My First Book Award! Today, I am so pleased to be announcing my first book award. On September 6, 2023, I learned that my Boy in the Barn novel was recognized as AWARD FINALIST in the 2023 GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS’ Politics & Social Sciences category. Hi, this is Kurt B. Ellis, an author who …
Do You Feel Responsible for Your Abuse? Do you feel responsible for your abuse? I hope not because you are an abuse victim; you are not responsible for what happened. It does not matter what you are, what you look like, where you were, what you said, did, or represented, what you were wearing, or …
How Do You Deal with the Narcissists in Your Life? How do you deal with the narcissists in your life? I am pretty intolerant of narcissists once I discover them. As a childhood trauma victim, I grew up being controlled, manipulated, and abused by narcissistic family members. As an adult, I now have a short …
Why Do You Self-Isolate? As a childhood trauma survivor, do you find at times that you prefer to be alone? Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do you self-isolate?” Self-isolation is a typical result of childhood trauma. And it’s one of the things I still battle with, even after years of therapy. Hi, this is Kurt …
Memory Issues from Childhood Trauma? Do you have memory issues from childhood trauma? Have you experienced repressed memory due to chronic child abuse or sexual abuse? Has your memory of this time seemed foggy, sketchy, or unclear? Did your memories return to you later like waves of a tormenting flood? Hi, this is Kurt B. Ellis, …
Audiobook Is Under Quality Review! Hello, eager audiobook fans. Proceeding to the next step, my audiobook is now under quality review. After the narrator and I finished the voice-over and review yesterday, it progressed to this stage. With the narration milestone completed, I am one major step closer to release. Hi, this is Kurt B. Ellis, …
New Audiobook Will Soon Be Released! Hello, eager audiobook fans. I have a new audiobook that will soon be released. We are now in the end stages of audiobook production. Hi, this is Kurt B. Ellis, an author who self-publishes with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. I am a childhood sexual abuse survivor who wrote this …
New Audiobook Reviewers Wanted! Hi, this is Kurt B. Ellis, an author who self-publishes with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. I am a childhood sexual abuse survivor who wrote this novel to share my story. My novel’s title is “Boy in the Barn: Journey of Triumph Over Horrific Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and PTSD.” This novel …
Audiobook Reviewers Wanted! My upcoming audiobook will soon be released in June. And I’m asking eager audiobook fans to give my audiobook an honest review and rating. Hi, this is Kurt B. Ellis, an author who self-publishes with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. I am a childhood sexual abuse survivor who wrote this novel to share …