Inspiring story of an incest survivor who found profound healing and recovery through painting.

Jan. 16, 2013 - PRLog -- To celebrate the completion of her work, the author is graciously offering complimentary downloads of her book from Jan. 17-21, 2013 available through Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QGNIT6

“I believe these books will help to promote deeper understanding of the damaging impact of abuse on victims and some of the important elements necessary for thorough healing and recovery.”

Released as a three book series, each volume offers a rare and vivid insider view into the experience of horrific sexual abuse and torture the author endured for over 10 years during her childhood, but also the amazingly painful, joyful and beautiful recovery journey that she entered upon with an excellent psychologist who worked with her for 8 years.

“During the early months of therapy I often felt an impossibility of speaking of the horrors I had stored up inside of me, and one day my psychologist suggested that I try to draw or paint what I was trying to communicate.”

Following her therapists suggestion, the act of painting released a torrent of communication, catharsis and relief so desperately needed that she never thought was possible. Her experiences of incest, torture and brainwashing poured out so vividly, graphically through the paintings and as she finally begin to feel a sense of freedom and healing that she had longed for and searched for her entire life.

The role of her psychologist was critical in her return to sanity and peace.

“It is my desire to share my story, as a window into the mind and heart of a profoundly mentally and emotionally broken person, and to very candidly open the door of the arena where my therapy took place, to show how our process worked for my healing.”

You can find more information about the author and see excerpts from her books on her website at  http://gabrielorionmarie.com/ . The books are available exclusively through Amazon on Kindle.  A print edition is schedule to be released later this year. . The extensive artwork in each book is best viewed on color supported devices.  

A number of the Author’s paintings have been displayed in presentations at the Awakenings Foundation in Chicago, Illinois - a foundation created to help victims of violence who have used art as a path for recovery. She was also the featured artist with a foundation in the Netherlands and a selection of her paintings were displayed in an exhibit entitled "Strength from Brokenness" in Kampen, Netherlands in Nov-Dec 2012. This same exhibit will be in several other cities in Europe during 2013, the locations and dates to be determined later this month.