Wholly Unraveled

A Memoir

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Pub Date Apr 01 2019 | Archive Date Apr 29 2019

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Description

Sometimes all that it takes to start over is the courage to say you will.

In Kathleen’s home, red jeans were a sin. Parties were punishable with violence. Fear was part of the daily norm. Growing up in a Catholic cult, under the unforgiving eye of her abusive father, Kathleen knew from an early age that if she were to survive, she’d have to do it on her own.

But when the time came to escape, she found herself in a damaging spiral of self-destruction. At rock bottom, and with nowhere to go, Kathleen stepped off a bus in the last place she ever thought she’d find peace: a remote community in rural Canada. Spending a year in almost complete silence, Kathleen feared this experience would prove to be just another step in her unraveling. Instead, with her demons quieted, she emerged with a fresh understanding of self, an empowering new purpose, and a sense of worthiness that she would never let be challenged again.

Wholly Unraveled is Keele Burgin’s gripping and inspiring journey of self-discovery and of finally finding her voice against nearly insurmountable odds.

Sometimes all that it takes to start over is the courage to say you will.

In Kathleen’s home, red jeans were a sin. Parties were punishable with violence. Fear was part of the daily norm. Growing up...


A Note From the Publisher

Keele Burgin is an entrepreneur, activist, mother, author, and filmmaker. She has served in leadership roles on the boards of directors for several international nonprofit organizations, including Maia, which have positively changed the lives of tens of thousands of Vietnamese and Guatemalan women. She made her mark in the business world by growing her first company from inception to more than $35 million in three years.

Keele is the cofounder of (B), a company that curates tribes of women to come together to rebuild their lives and relinquish the patterns of behavior that hold them back. It employs a course-correction curriculum for professional advancement, leadership, and personal growth.

For more information, visit www.keeleburgin.com.

Keele Burgin is an entrepreneur, activist, mother, author, and filmmaker. She has served in leadership roles on the boards of directors for several international nonprofit organizations, including...


Advance Praise

“This memoir has left me in a whole new place emotionally and philosophically. It is a brave, compelling, heart-wrenching, and hopeful story.” —Rachel Weaver, author of Point Of Direction

“Keele Burgin is a living, breathing example of the triumph of the human spirit. The story of how she overcame the extreme abuse of her childhood is nothing short of breathtaking. Burgin shows us that light can always be found in darkness and that anything can be transformed by love.” —Jennifer Read Hawthorne, New York Times bestselling author

“I was hooked by this story. Burgin’s writing is so vivid, giving life to scenes with a minimum of words. Brilliant.” —Dr. Jane Goodall

“This memoir has left me in a whole new place emotionally and philosophically. It is a brave, compelling, heart-wrenching, and hopeful story.” —Rachel Weaver, author of Point Of Direction

“Keele...


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