“It feels like people talk a lot, in their relationships and in therapy. But my family wasn't like that. My dad wasn't and I wasn't. Things were said, but via the language of action.” PeopleFeelsSaidActionLanguageDadMy FamilyMy DadTherapy Author:Leigh Newman
“I wasn't in a position that some other memoirists are, dealing with families who fed them meth, or kidnapped them, or did something that would make the writer not want to see that family again. I wanted to see my family. I wanted to celebrate them. I was proud of who we were, in the wilderness, floating down rapids or hiking over glaciers, and everywhere else.” WantWantedPositionProudMy FamilyCelebrateWildernessFedsHikingFloatingRapidsGlaciersKidnapped Author:Leigh Newman
“Even as my family fell apart and things were at their most hopeless, my dad and I found a lot of happiness in the wilderness - sleeping on the cold gravel and killing as many things as we could get our hands on. Even as my mom got progressively more crazy, we found a happiness, in flashes.” HandsFoundSleepCrazyMomColdDadMy FamilyKillingMy DadMy MomWildernessHopelessFlashGravel Author:Leigh Newman
