Broken: The Most Shocking Childhood Story Every Told. An Inspirational Author Who Survived It. by Shy Keenan

BATB score: 9/10 🥹👏

*reader discretion advised* not for the gentle souls but hear me out, “The only way to stop it, is to find a way to tell, and that the very best revenge, is to survive and survive well.”

Best as: telling her own story; since 4-years-old, Shy Keenan was physically and sexually abused and prostituted to paedophiles by her stepdad, for 10+ years Social Services didn’t save her, and finally at 40-years-old she put her stepdad in jail; today, she runs Phoenix Survivors advocacy for victims of sexual abuse

Best to: Shy Keenan Woman of The Year 2008 - for raising awareness of child abuse, paedophiles networks, and the inefficiency of Social Services

Best for: I want to buy her book on Kindle, Audible, and Paperback - I want to support her; she finally wrote this book at 58-years-old

BATB lingering thought: a true brave story about reclaiming your life - ownership 💯

Best quotes: “I have gone from being the child molester’s most favorite sex toy, to their worst possible nightmare.”

“I don’t really have a god; I’m not the religious kind, but I do believe in good, which is just one more ‘o’. I believe in the good and the bad that humans can do in the here and the now.”

“I had always wondered why paedophiles worked so hard to destroy the good in us, to twist every truth and destroy our ability to love, trust or communication, but not after I finally realized that the only things that can actually put a stop to them are truth, love, trust and communication. Indeed, I honestly believe that the only way to stop abuse is to find a way to tell.”