I am the author of The Darkness Within A Memoir about my life. The abuse I endured at the hands of my father growing up, the strength and resilience that I have had to get to the other side of my trauma. I grew up in Chicago, Illinois. Graduated from university with a bachelors of Psychology. I have worked in two residential mental health facilities as a mental health worker. I also have worked in foster care as a foster care case worker on the South side and West side of Chicago. I wrote my first memoir at 44 years old and am published with New Degree Press. My memoir is now available on Amazon for Kindle and paperback. I am now a full time author with the hopes of turning my memoir into a film someday. I wrote this memoir to help others who struggle silently due to the stigma our society has about mental illness and health.