Wholly Unraveled: A Memoir
Sometimes all that it takes to start over is the courage to say you will.
In Kathleen's home, red jeans were a sin. Parties were punishable with violence. Fear was part of the daily norm. Growing up in a Catholic cult, under the unforgiving eye of her abusive father, Kathleen knew from an early age that if she were to survive, she'd have to do it on her own.
But when the time came to escape, she found herself in a damaging spiral of self-destruction. At rock bottom, and with nowhere to go, Kathleen stepped off a bus in the last place she ever thought she'd find peace: a remote community in rural Canada. Spending a year in almost complete silence, Kathleen feared this experience would prove to be just another step in her unraveling. Instead, with her demons quieted, she emerged with a fresh understanding of self, an empowering new purpose, and a sense of worthiness that she would never let be challenged again.
Wholly Unraveled is Keele Burgin's gripping and inspiring journey of self-discovery and of finally finding her voice against nearly insurmountable odds.
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Keele Burgin is an entrepreneur, activist, mother of three, author, and filmmaker. Her story of survival and self-discovery has inspired a life dedicated to impacting tens of thousands of women across the globe. She has served in leadership roles on the boards of multiple nonprofit organizations that empower women.
Keele made her mark in the business world by cofounding two companies, taking her first one public. Her second, a venture out of her hometown of Boulder, Colorado, is designed to help women rearchitect their lives by relinquishing the patterns of behavior that hold them back.
For more information, visit www.keeleburgin.com.
"Reads like a novel...Gripping." --Denver Post
"The raw, intimate story of Burgin's abuse at the hands of her own family, a boyfriend that family adored, and the cruel cycle of self-destruction in which she found herself thereafter--that is, until she found a place of healing, both in the physical world and within herself. In this era of #MeToo, it's exactly the sort of message readers might need: Your voice matters." --Westword
"This memoir has left me in a whole new place emotionally and philosophically. It is a brave, compelling, heart-wrenching, and hopeful story." --Rachel Weaver, author of Point Of Direction
"Keele Burgin is a living, breathing example of the triumph of the human spirit. The story of how she overcame the extreme abuse of her childhood is nothing short of breathtaking. Burgin shows us that light can always be found in darkness and that anything can be transformed by love." --Jennifer Read Hawthorne, New York Times bestselling author
"I was hooked by this story. Burgin's writing is so vivid, giving life to scenes with a minimum of words. Brilliant." --Dr. Jane Goodall
"Keele Burgin's fearless memoir of a childhood trapped in an abusive cult is unforgettable: her harrowing escape and ultimate triumph over unimaginable hardship are depicted with a precision, power, and utter lack of self-pity that establish her not only as a heroic spirit, but as a gifted writer as well." --David Auburn, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Proof
