Brenda K. O'Bella never allowed herself to cry as a child, despite her continual struggles dealing with her emotionally distant and verbally abusive father. Lacking in confidence, Brenda had no idea how to find her place in the world.

In her story of love lost and found again, Brenda shares a poignant look into her coming-of-age journey and beyond as she became a young wife and mother who found herself easily angered, anxious, and immersed in self-destructive behaviors. Feeling hopeless and broken, Brenda could not stop crying and was led to make decisions she would later come to...