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Title: Finding My Invisible Sun: Overcoming Trauma

Where there is trauma, there is space for recovery

Where there is hope, there is potential for recreation and transformation.

Lisa M. King is an accredited mental health social worker and complex trauma specialist, a former teacher and counsellor, and a perceptive storyteller. Lisa has lived experience of trauma (childhood sexual abuse), mental illness and institutionalised discrimination. She loves people, life, knowledge, reading, music and painting. These interests are apparent in the beautiful presentation of Finding My Invisible Sun which is illustrated with her own artwork.

Praise for L.M. King

An incredibly brave, honest, and eloquent personal story that takes you on a journey through early trauma, its impact on adult life and ultimately into hope. Lisa delves into her lived experience and provides an insightful account of how one assimilates early raw traumatic experiences while growing up in an indifferent world, its negative impact, and how she found herself through therapy. This is a brilliant read, enriched with powerful paintings and poetry.

Dr. Kris Rao, MScMed (Psychotherapy), Psy.D.

Finding My Invisible Sun is beautifully written and eloquent, with moments of playfulness, intensive reflective insight, heart-wrenching sadness and clarity. A true artist: the internal workings of Lisa’s mind are vividly illustrated and amplified with references to song lyrics, sounds, quotes, and books that have been instrumental at different ages and stages in her life. I hope you read it as I did, with a smile, in awe of such masterfully crafted writing. I have no doubt that Finding My Invisible Sun will resonate with, and help many people who read it.

Amanda Bendt, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker/Trauma therapist

An extraordinary and very unusual book. Partly a courageous and searingly honest account of personal trauma and recovery. Partly a textbook on trauma and trauma therapy – with plenty of academic references to follow up. Partly and ultimately a message of hope for both those who need help and those who do their best to provide it. You will learn more from this book than just about any book on trauma that I know.

Graham Taylor, Clinical Psychologist, Accredited EMDR Trainer, Accredited Schema Therapy Trainer, Accredited ACT Trainer

Lisa’s selfless regard for others and passion for questioning the status quo, have led to recovery in herself and many others. This book will be a lighthouse for anyone who has ever experienced mental illness, the systems that work against them and the powerless and vulnerable position they find themselves in when asking for help. Essential reading for health professionals – when you know better, you do better.

Eliza Pike, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Director Blackbird Counselling, Program Manager Gidget Foundation

Discover Lisa’s Views About Love

https://open.substack.com/pub/thelovetheorist/p/a-conversation-with-lisa-king-on?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

A conversation with Lisa King on finding her invisible sun

Listen now (65 mins) | Ideas about self-love and loving others

https://thelovetheorist.substack.com/

Podcast of first chapter reading  >>>  Coming Soon

How To Purchase Lisa's Book

How To Purchase Details >>>

Finding My Invisible Sun: Overcoming Trauma Buy the book online (within Australia only)

Buy the book online (Worldwide)