Lester Morris
Lester talks about growing up an orphan in various orphanages and foster homes. During that time he was physically and verbally abused, from severe beatings to caning to being locked up in a box.
Lester with Abigail
He has written a memoir about this time, called The Violets Are Mine, which is not yet published.
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December 30, 2009: Lester Morris
Stephanie Pool and Abigail
Stephanie is a personal trainer who was bulimic for 8 years. She purged solely as a weight-loss strategy, which she claims was effective, but stopped when she became pregnant at age 21 with her first son. Though it is tempting even now to purge, she hasn’t done so in 4 years. She is quite athletic and muscular, and is working on developing a healthy attitude towards her curvy body.
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December 23, 2009: Stephanie Pool
Zoe Irene VanSandt
This week Zoe Irene discusses the 20 years she spent in therapy recovering from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) as a result of years of sexual abuse. Through therapy she was able to integrate her 30 alters so that she is now at peace and happy to be alive.
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December 16, 2009: Zoe Irene, Part 2
Zoe Irene has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), what used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder. Her mother was deeply disturbed and sexually abused her and her brother for a number of years.
Abigail with Zoe Irene
Severe abuse is a classic trigger for DID—it’s a way for a young child to protect herself when she doesn’t know how to handle such extreme events. In Part 1, Zoe Irene discusses the abuse and describes how DID manifests in her.
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December 9, 2009: Zoe Irene, Part 1
Samantha Gonzales
Samantha is the mother of 2 teenagers . . . and the recipient of a heart transplant at age 31. The doctors diagnosed it as viral cardiomyopathy, which is an enlarging of the heart due to a virus. Eight years later, Samantha’s routine includes regular doctor’s appointments, a host of medications, and a range of health issues that come up and will continue to for the rest of her life.
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December 2, 2009: Samantha Gonzales
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