Books by Christine Parsons

I am the product of estrangement. My childhood journey finds a heart-wrenching repetition in the present. Adult child estrangement is a lesson in the power of the human spirit. It is amazing how the willingness to survive can deliver us to a sense of purpose. This is a story about the search for personal truth. It is raw and honest. I openly discuss the debilitating circumstances that brought me to my knees. I share the grave moments when I lost myself because I allowed someone else to define me. It is a tale that finds me rising from the ashes with the discovery of how to proceed in kindness. I find meaning in everything, even if it's as simple as a good cup of coffee.Readers Say: Intense, raw, insightful and thoughtful. - ALA heart-rending story of abuse, neglect, and love along with the complexities that challenge our understanding of these relationships. - KFA difficult journey with a reflective voice. Christine's words and phrases are eloquent and worth sharing with anyone who has struggled through addiction, abuse, and rejection. - BFAmazing dictation. The silence has been spoken. It has been put into words that needed to be expressed. Bigger than estrangement. Words of authority. The right of a parent. Revealing what she could no longer bear. - MSGripping. I ran the gamut of emotions as my empathetic soul was on overload. I picked it up to read, and couldn't put it down until I was finished. - AK

Søvn kunne være evolutionens største fejltrin nogensinde. Hver aften må vi give efter for denne biologiske trang til at lukke øjnene. Over 80 år bliver det til 10.000 sengedage eller en tredjedel af livet, vi kunne bruge til noget mere fornuftigt. Christine Parsons, utrættelig psykolog ved Aarhus Universitet, ligger dog ikke søvnløs over at knalde brikker. Søvnens fordele opvejer langt dens ulemper. Mens vi snorkbobler, genopbygges vores hud og muskler, og hjernen bortskaffer affaldsstoffer og bearbejder erindringer og følelser. Det er da alletiders godnathistorie.