A Journey Through Words - interview with author Don Shetterly
In 1991, Don Shetterly was paralyzed from a condition known as a “conversion disorder” for a short period of time. Since that time, he has spent many hours healing and recovering from the trauma and abuse he suffered as a child. Writing became therapy to Don and his book of poetry and writing, “A Journey Through Words” is about his own process in the journey to heal. We have conducted an interview with him. How different is writing your book: “Hope And Possibility Through Trauma” versus writing ''A Journey Through Words''? When I wrote Journey Through Words , I was just writing words that were helping me express the hurt and pain that I was attempting to heal from. It was raw writing at times, letting words flow without thinking of what they would be intended for or how they would impact everyone else. It was my outlet and my moment where I could bare my soul with whatever was showing up in that moment. When I wrote Hope And Possibility Through Trauma ,...