My Courage to Tell - Corbeth, Laura E
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**Revised Edition** My Courage to Tell is the story of one woman's struggle to overcome a childhood of abuse at the hands of her cruel, bullying brother. Memories of this abuse remain deeply buried until an Aunt dies in Manhattan, leaving an estate Laura Corbeth must settle with her estranged brother. As she tries to administer the estate, Laura is plagued by symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Suppressed memories start to rise to the surface. Laura begins to remember, and to face, a childhood of psychological and physical abuse. No cuts. No bruises. No scratches. Her brother was sly,…mehr

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**Revised Edition** My Courage to Tell is the story of one woman's struggle to overcome a childhood of abuse at the hands of her cruel, bullying brother. Memories of this abuse remain deeply buried until an Aunt dies in Manhattan, leaving an estate Laura Corbeth must settle with her estranged brother. As she tries to administer the estate, Laura is plagued by symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Suppressed memories start to rise to the surface. Laura begins to remember, and to face, a childhood of psychological and physical abuse. No cuts. No bruises. No scratches. Her brother was sly, constraining her to spit in her face, lick her or perform tickle torture. He took pleasure in dominating her and playing on her fears - relishing his control over his younger sibling. His lies and manipulations terrified her. Witnessing his torture of animals, left no doubt in Laura's mind that her tormentor would follow through on his threat that he would kill her if she told. And, where were her parents? Rather than investigating Laura's deteriorating situation, they believed their son's continuous lies as he denied his abuse of Laura. When they did catch glimpses of their son's cruelty, they put it down to sibling rivalry. But it was not sibling rivalry. It was ruthless, relentless, psychological and physical abuse. And, by not dealing with it, her parents were complicit. Unheard, unprotected, Laura was completely on her own. My Courage to Tell is one of the first memoirs to shine a light on abuse from a sibling's perspective. It also reveals how families that buy into the lies and manipulations, ignore the problems and stonewall, enable the abuser and foster mental illness. Travel with Laura as she uncovers her past, finds the help and courage to face that past and ultimately confronts her abuser and her family.
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Laura Corbeth is now in her mid fifties. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband of twenty-two years, her twenty-year old son and two rescued dogs. She is a successful entrepreneur, having owned, along with her husband, a graphic design and marketing business for over two decades. She is passionate about her business. She is also an avid animal lover. She volunteers with various dog rescue organizations - she wants to "save them all." Laura decided to write and publish this book, to give hope to others who have suffered a similar fate. She wants to give hope to others that flow of abuse can be stopped and that healing can take place. This is her incredible true story of becoming a survivor.