A Page-Turner About DID—Without Sensationalism…
Karen Bluth, PhD, describing A Brilliant Adaptation as a “page-turner,” is one of the most meaningful responses I could hope for as it reflects something I hoped for – that a memoir about DID and the healing process could be highly readable, deeply human, and not sensationalized.
For so long, DID has been portrayed as bizarre, dramatic, or “other.” The stereotypes – especially in film and media – have overshadowed the real, lived experience of dissociation and the very real possibility of healing. My goal was to write a memoir that stayed grounded in humanity, not spectacle. To show the reality of trauma and adaptation without turning it into entertainment or shock value.
When readers tell me they couldn’t put it down, what I hear is:
This is relatable.
This makes sense.
This feels like a real person’s life, not a caricature.
That matters. It means the story is reaching people in the way I hoped – clear, accessible, emotionally honest, and free of the clichés that have harmed so many survivors and misguided clinical perspectives.
If A Brilliant Adaptation is a page-turner, it’s because the human story of DID—the resilience, the protectiveness, the healing – is compelling on its own. No sensationalism needed.
