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The Girl Who Flew Over the Honeysuckle Hedge

Her Lifelong Journey of Coping and Healing with C-PTSD

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“It’s been such a unique opportunity to witness Lauren’s compassion for others in action and how she channels that compassion toward herself in times of need. She has chosen to sow seeds of love, hope, and healing into the life of every man and woman she reads for.”
—Eric Rodriguez, Manager of Systems Impacted Programs, The Freedom to Choose Project
 
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The Girl Who Flew Over the Honeysuckle Hedge

Her Lifelong Journey of Coping and Healing with C-PTSD

“I am brave in ways I no longer thought possible as my resilient part continues to move me forward… I know true triumph of the human spirit.”

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At five-years-old, young Janet raised out of her body and flew over a honeysuckle hedge. It was this dreamlike experience offering her mind momentary respite from the dysfunction and abuse surrounding her that began her difficult life journey toward healing.

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In this riveting memoir, J. Lauren Sangster tells her personal story of surviving childhood sexual abuse, family dysfunction and violence.  Trying to escape her past with a new identity as Lauren in New York, she discovers love and heartbreak with a man of Hungarian nobility and his whirlwind high society life in Newport, Rhode Island, then endures abuse and torture while held captive by a philatelist deep in the French Alps.  Amid the darkness, and still haunted by childhood trauma, Lauren manages to survive and finds support with a circle of trusted friends back in New York… and even finds love again.

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J. Lauren Sangster’s memoir is a testament to remarkable resilience during her journey to cope and heal with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Complex PTSD).  Writing with humility, compassion, and a sense of humor, she provides an unfiltered examination of how her traumatized mind works while finding joy in friends, love, silly riddles, a pet dachshund, and learning to live authentically as she discovers new ways to heal more deeply, thus offering the reader hope that they, too, may triumph over trauma.

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More Early Praise

“Yes, all of the sometimes-horrific events in this book really did happen to the same person. Lauren writes her story with honesty, grit, verve, and a surprising amount of humor. Reading it could be of great help to anyone dealing with trauma. For the rest of us, it is an amazing and inspiring story about human resilience.”
—“Laszlo”, ex-partner and long-time friend who has played a major role in J. Lauren Sangster’s healing process
“J. Lauren Sangster offers a deeply personal view of her journey from early childhood trauma to health and well-being in adulthood.  Throughout her book, we get glimpses into her raw thought processes, from those of a hurt, confused 5-year-old through to the remarkable healing she experienced using IFS therapy.”
—Elizabeth Conley, LPC-S (Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor)
“Acupuncture’s success in treating Post Traumatic Stress lies in its ability to create psychological space. Research has shown that acupuncture’s effectiveness is from being able to induce a relaxation response. It is within this space that Ms. Sangster has found the strength to share her story with others.”
—Donald Charlson, M.S., M.B.A., R.N., D.O.M, and Licensed Acupuncturist
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