Lisa GerardyI'm a writer, educator, and trauma survivor who believes deeply in the power of telling the truth out loud. I grew up on the wrong side of the highway and the wrong side of the tracks, raised by a mother I half jokingly call the Government Cheese Momy Dearest. My childhood included sexual abuse, emotional harm, and a long lesson in pretending chaos was normal.For years, I tried to outrun that past through relationships and alcohol. In 2005, I met my husband and learned a different definition of love, one built on patience, safety, and laughter instead of fear.I wrote a memoir called Chasing Normal about surviving abuse and learning to believe in love again. I followed it with the Rewriting Normal workbook for anyone trying to untangle their own story and decide what normal actually means. I also created Cracked Track Parenting for fellow cycle breakers raising kids without a healthy blueprint. Read More Read Less