“Because there is beauty and there is art that celebrates it like a secret language, I was reassured and connected to something greater than my immediate surroundings.” Self DeterminationSexual AbuseWomen S EmpowermentNarcissistic ViolenceTree Of LivesElizabeth GardenElizabeth Garden SayingsSchizophrenic Family MemberFamily NarcissismAlcoholismurroundings Book:TREE OF LIVES: My rocky path out of the Wildwoods Source: TREE OF LIVES: My rocky path out of the Wildwoods