Even If You’re Broken: Bodies, Boundaries, and Mental Health
Revised and Expanded Edition
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal
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Pub Date Sep 23 2023 | Archive Date Feb 10 2024
Blue Crow Publishing | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
In this clear-eyed, incisive, and often funny book, Katie Rose Pryal, a bipolar-autistic author and law professor, introduces readers to the convergence of mental health and sexual assault. Using both personal stories and analyses of public events, Pryal explains the ways bodily boundaries are abused and the mental harm that follows.
Included are a surreal, quick-witted tale of Pryal’s report of a past sexual assault to her college’s Title IX office—after being hired there as a professor. A grim yet comical story of manipulation by a married professor while Pryal was a student that nearly cost her degree. A Kafkaesque account of finding herself in a video installation at a major art museum after secretly being recorded by the artist.
Also included are smart analyses of high-profile events where sexual assault and mental health are front and center, including the uncovering of Larry Nassar’s abuse of gymnasts, the hearings of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the perennial mistreatment of survivors with mental health struggles by the justice system.
The relatable stories in Even If You’re Broken take readers on a journey of courage and hope and help move us toward a more humane society.
The 2023 revised and expanded edition features a new introduction and six new chapters.
A Note From the Publisher
eBook: 9781947834729
Advance Praise
"Pryal deftly sews together a patchwork quilt of stories, raw emotion, and insights that will touch every reader."
-Washington Post bestselling author Kelly Harms
“Gives a voice to survivors whose bravery is often overlooked just because they are silent.”
-BookTrib Magazine
“Pryal’s evocative essays remind us that there is power and beauty in our imperfect journey.”
-Andrea Pino, author of We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out
“A brave and necessary book.”
-Washington Post bestselling author and founder of Even Better Co. Camille Pagán
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781947834712 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 244 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Jessica R, Reviewer
I was thrilled when I saw this book was available; I’ve had it on my Kindle wish list for a while. It did indeed live up to my expectations. The essays contained within both made me feel understood and taught me a lot of new information. Highly recommended for all female readers, particularly those who have been sexually assaulted.
Nevaeh C, Reviewer
I first read Even If You're Broken when it was initially published a few years after my sexual assault. I will always have a special place in my heart for this book and Katie Rose Guest Pryal's ability to talk about such a complicated subject with openness and a bit of humor. In the new addition, I loved getting to see how intermixed trauma becomes with mental illness and one's brain.
Tracey D, Reviewer
An honest and raw collection of essays of the author's personal experiences of sexual abuse. Often hard to read in parts, but a necessary read to help find answers to the most common questions surrounding this topic. Why are so many instances unreported. The later section of the book continues to highlight the failings of individuals and institutions in supporting individuals, again told with such bravery and open honesty of the author who is a legal professor.
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