We all use coping mechanisms to navigate tough times. We keep the good mechanisms and, if we're lucky, we outgrow the bad ones. In "And Then it All Turned Out Not to be True," Cherryl recounts how she clung to childhood survival tools and beliefs well into adulthood, even though they served her poorly. She hopes that readers can also learn how when life brings the good or the bad, they can be strong enough to weather both by embracing their true, vulnerable, imperfect selves.
