Comment by Mel on 10 Aug 2009 at 3:29 pm

Hello Karen.

I would like to ask how you maintain your sanity answering questions of the past? Do you need to be in therapy in order to do it? If you are in therapy what does your therapist think of what you do? Did you even tell your therapist? I would think you’d need to be very careful with who you choose to trust with your story. I can’t imagine living doing what you do? Good Luck and God Bless you.

I wrote to Oprah about your book recommending it for her book club. A person from the show called me and asked what my thoughts were. I told them I felt you were robbed of your voice and wanted for you and the doctor to be on the show for people to see that you are okay.  I told them it the greatest book I ever read but sad at the same time. When will you and your doctor be on Oprah?

Mel

Dear Mel,

Maintain my sanity?  I just don’t think about it!  Answering questions here on my blog is therapeutic for me.  I believe answering questions gives me a sense of accomplishment after all I’ve been through.  I believe there is a reason for everything and that my sharing myself was meant to be.  I am no longer in therapy.

I don’t need a therapist to help me through answering questions.  My answers come from my heart and don’t usually cause me grief.  My answers come spontaneously.  There may have been a few questions that triggered a moment of distress, but quickly it subsided, leaving no lasting ill effects.  I don’t mind answering questions, especially if my answers bring comfort and help to someone who is suffering.

Regarding Oprah, thank you for writing to her on my behalf.  I’m not sure what you meant by my being “robbed of my voice.”  I believe my voice is heard loud and clear throughout the book.  I am everywhere and on every page.  Dr. Baer is real. I am real.  And I’m okay!

I believe if The Oprah Show is interested in my story then they will call.  If it is meant to be, God willing, it will be.  It continues to be our hope to share our story on Oprah.

Thank you for your compliments!

Karen