Please Sir, May I Have Some More? A Guest Post by Author Joshua Elyashiv
I couldn’t scream for help. I couldn’t beg for my mother. I couldn’t even whisper the words “I’m sorry.” I had tried begging them to stop. I had tried staying silent and emotionless. I had tried showing my humanity, pain and fear. All of those encouraged the guards to beat me harder. I knew some […]
Escaping My Demons: a Roadmap to Recovery
Escaping My Demons recounts Joseph Fagarazzi’s experience growing up in an abusive household. Childhood is supposed to be a time of joy and innocence, but for many people, it can also be a period of trauma and abuse. Growing up believing he wouldn’t achieve anything, this book is the story of how Joseph was able to […]
Joseph Fagarazzi – Escaping My Demons Book Excerpt
As human beings, we seem to emphasize the importance of what a family relationship should be in comparison to friendship. Family relationships should be more important, but are they? My story is about surviving domestic violence as well as mental and physical sexual abuse. It’s about living and surviving in an abusive, non-loving relationship and […]