Psychjourney Audio Book Club

The Butterfly Garden: Surviving Childhood on the Run with One of Americas Most Wanted

MP3 File  Length- 35 minutes, 20 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Chip St. Clair, author of The Butterfly Garden: Surviving Childhood on the Run with One of Americas Most Wanted published by Health Communications, Inc. 

Mr. Chip St. Clair

Chip St. Clair is the recipient of a U.S. Congressional Record for ardent advocacy on behalf of abused and neglected children and fights to keep child predators behind bars. 

He began sharing his story nationally in 2002, having been featured on major television programs such as Dateline and Good Morning America. St. Clair’s work often places him in the media spotlight as he fights relentlessly for tough legislation aimed at protecting children, having worked with fathers-turned-advocates Mark Lunsford, and Marc Klaas, and most recently helping to pass Montana’s, Maryland’s, and Michigan’s version of Jessica’s Law. 

Today, he shares his inspirational story with children and adults in schools, panel discussions, and seminars, as he lectures both locally and nationally. In his free time he enjoys outdoor activities, and indulging in his thirst for great literature. He is currently at work on several new book projects. 

St. Clair and his wife reside in Michigan with their two Yorkshire Terriers, Juliette and Cheyenne.  Visit his website. 

If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation

Length-51 minutes, 28 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Janine Latus, author of  If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation published by Simon & Schuster.

Ms. Janine Latus

Janine Latus is a freelance writer, radio commentator, and regular speaker on domestic abuse issues. She has also taught writing and journalism at several universities and is on the board of directors of the American Society of Journalists and Authors . Her work has appeared in O, the Oprah magazine, More, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Parents, All You, American Baby. She has written for WomensWallStreet.com and her commentaries have aired on Public Radio International's Marketplace, and she routinely speaks at conferences, workshops and press events.

If I Am Missing or Dead is her first book. She lives in Virginia. Visit her website.

Family and Friends' Guide to Domestic Violence: How to Listen, Talk and Take Action When Someone You Care About is Being Abused

Length- 42 minutes, 32 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Elaine Weiss, Ed.D, author of Family and Friend’s Guide to Domestic Violence published by Volcano Press.

Elaine Weiss is a professional educator and writer. She has interviewed hundreds of women who survived physical and psychological domestic abuse. Her first book about domestic violence, Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free, tells the stories of twelve women who successfully escaped from an abusive relationship.

Dr. Weiss is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine, in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. There, she teaches medical students and faculty how to recognize and support patients who are victims of domestic violence.

She has made presentations to thousands of people across the country. She speaks to professionals who help abused women directly, including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, and shelter staff. She also conducts training sessions for parents, teachers, teenagers, college students, religious groups, law enforcement personnel, and business leaders. Her essays and articles have appeared in local and national publications, as well as on domestic violence web sites. They have also been incorporated into the teaching and counseling programs at a number of battered women’s shelters.

Elaine and her husband, Neal Whitman, divide their time between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Pacific Grove, California. Visit her publisher's website.    Domestic Violence Links.

I Closed My Eyes: Revelations of a Battered Woman

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Professor Michele Weldon, author of I Closed My Eyes: Revelations of a Battered Woman published by Hazelden.

Professor Michele Weldon

Nationally recognized as an advocate for women’s issues and an authority on the power of writing, Michele Weldon has been an award-winning journalist for more than 25 years. She is an author, keynote speaker and workshop owner as well as an assistant professor at Northwestern Universities’ Medill School of Journalism, her alma mater, where she received both undergraduate and graduate degrees. At Northwestern, Weldon teaches more than 300 journalism students each year in the fundamental skills courses on writing and reporting.

Her first book, a creative nonfiction memoir, I Closed My Eyes (Hazelden, 1999), has been translated into seven languages and was featured with her second book on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2002. Weldon’s second book, Writing to Save Your Life (Hazelden, 2001), has been translated into four languages and is used by therapists and medical professionals in the field of narrative therapy. She trademarked the term, Scribotherapy and won the Chicago Women in Publishing 2002 Excellence Award in nonfiction for that book.

She has written for scores of major daily newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Times Herald, New York Times, Newsday and major magazines in Publishing. Visit her website.

Dangerous Relationships: How to Identify and Respond to the Seven Warning Signs of a Troubled Relationship

MP3 File

Length- 34 minutes, 36 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Noelle Nelson, author of Dangerous Relationships: How to Identify and Respond to the Seven Warning Signs of a Troubled Relationship published by Insight Books

Dr. Noelle Nelson

Noelle C. Nelson, Ph.D. is an internationally respected psychologist, author and seminar leader. She believes that we can accomplish great things, whether in business or at home, when we connect with the value in ourselves and in others.

As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Nelson has empowered countless individuals to be happier, healthier and more successful at work, at home and in relationships. Dr. Nelson shares her proactive and positive outlook in her books, articles, workshops and seminars.

Dr. Nelson holds advanced degrees in clinical psychology from the United States International University (M.S., Ph.D.) and sociology degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles (B.A.) and the Sorbonne, Paris Visit her website.