BOOK SIGNING & AUTHOR MEET AND GREET!

Name: BOOK SIGNING & AUTHOR MEET AND GREET!
Start: 2024-10-05T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-05T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Freckled Frog

Schedule

Sat Oct 05 2024 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Freckled Frog | Clinton, IA

Don't miss the chance to meet Author Dana S. Diaz, get your book/s signed, and hang out with the author at the Freckled Frog gift shop in Clinton, on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Diaz will have a limited number of her newest book, CHOKING ON SHAME: The Scapegoat Child in a Narcissistic Family, available for purchase. A prequel to her bestselling memoir GASPING FOR AIR: The Stranglehold of Narcissistic Abuse (which will also be available for purchase that day), CHOKING ON SHAME covers Diaz’s tumultuous childhood and adolescence, and the legacy of abuse that shaped her future adult self.
“It’s important for people to understand the way generational trauma continues through verbal and nonverbal communication,” says Diaz. “Children’s senses are so keen to verbiage and tone of voice, gestures and presence. I hope to give some perspective on how parents can be more conscientious of their roles in their children’s lives, as well as that of other children they interact with.”
In Diaz’s case, her abuse began in very early childhood, during which she was also bullied by classmates at school. The book follows her through to adulthood and her precarious relationships that were also characterized by narcissistic abuse. “I hope my story helps other adult victims of abuse identify and understand their own circumstances better, so that they too can heal. For, it is never about the abused child; it’s about the parent’s unhealed shame and trauma.”
Since the release of GASPING FOR AIR last year, Diaz has become an established speaker on the subject of narcissistic abuse and healing. She has been interviewed on over 200 podcasts worldwide, having been named the #1 Most Popular Podcast Guest Worldwide by PodMatch.com for several months in 2023 and 2024. Diaz also speaks to small groups and has been a featured speaker in online summits and workshops for those healing from trauma and abuse.
Diaz, who is the wife of Clinton, Iowa, native Douglas Stuedemann, is currently working on the final book in her narcissist trilogy—the sequel to her original book Gasping for Air—which is anticipated to be released by the end of this year.