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Crazy

Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory

Lyn’s memoir tells the story of her discovery of and recovery from

dissociative identity disorder …

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Crazy Receives First Place Royal Dragonfly Award

Crazy was named First Place Winner in the Biography/Autobiography/Memoir category among 2022 Ebooks. The Royal Dragonfly Award honors excellence in all types of literature and book marketing, recognizing creativity and hard work for a comprehensive list of genres in 68 categories.

Crazy Receives NIEA Finalist Award

The National Indie Excellence Awards for 2022 have been announced and Crazy was named Finalist Award in the Memoir category. “Winners and Finalists are determined on the basis of superior written content coupled with excellent presentation in each and every facet of the final published product from cover to cover.”

Kirkus Review

“… Barrett’s prose style is precise and rich, and she excels at communicating her complex emotional states, keeping the reader grounded even when she describes the experience of switching between personalities. … An engaging and deeply felt account of mental illness.” ~ Kirkus Review

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coming january 2026

Healing Without Forgiving
a hero’s journey for dissociative survivors

By Lyn Barrett

Illustrated by Gwen Vogel

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“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.”

— Emily Dickenson

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