follow BlackoutGirl at http://twitter.comHOT Myspace LayoutsHOT Myspace Layouts ****************************************************** Order the book on Amazon ****************************************************** My memoir is available right now order the book on Amazon *********************************************************WHA T PEOPLE ARE SAYING!***************************************************** **** A common story. A rare twist... "Blackout Girl" brings us one step closer to forgiving ourselves for something we didn't do.— Melody Beattie, author of "Codependent No More," "The Grief Club," and more.******************************************************* *** I have read my share of stories of addiction and Ms. Storm’s tale is among the most unnerving I have read in a while. I recommend Ms. Storm’s book for any young person who wants to see what the life of an addict is really about - no holds barred. There is no sugar coating here, and because the writing is uncomplicated, it may appeal to a younger audience. This is a book written with courage and hope from the heart of a young woman who has been through hell and whose life is an affirmation of the gifts of recovery. --Ginger B. from The Second Road Family ********************************************************* ABOUT THE BOOK~ Growing up, Jennifer Storm was one of the estimated one in five teenagers (4.3 million) who, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have a drinking problem. Timid sips of her mother’s crème de menthe when she was six or seven soon evolved into hardcore binge-drinking, a problem with which she began coping as early as thirteen. ****************************************************** Along the way she found herself anesthetized to many of life’s harsher realities, although it didn’t save her from becoming victimized by them. Passing out and blacking out became indistinguishable; date and rape seemed to go hand in hand. To cope with the added pressures of young adulthood drugs were soon added to the mix, anything to dull the senses and quell the confusion of growing up gay in perky, straight 80s America. ****************************************************** Blackout Girl: Growing Up – and Drying Out – in America is Jennifer Storm’s coming of age story. Told with unflinching detail and using the sparse language of a teenage girl intent only on telling the truth, Blackout Girl is equal parts Girl Interrupted, Go Ask Alice, and Prozac Nation. ****************************************************** Sadly, Jennifer’s tale is all too common, making the readership for this unflinching memoir a wide one, both in America and abroad. The upside is that Jennifer came through her ordeal to succeed despite all the odds. Hers is truly a modern success story of epic proportions; fraught with abuse, scandal, tragedy, trauma and, amazingly, an unquenchable thirst to survive and, indeed, succeed where others might have given up long ago. Personal memoirs of abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction, and rape have become of late a genre unto themselves. As Jennifer’s memoir is a combination of all the above, with plenty of institutional abuse, personal soul searching, and the inspiration of forgiveness thrown in for good measure.**************************************************** * ~Be aware of your thoughts~ ~they become your words~ ~Be aware of your words~ ~they become your actions~ ~Be aware of your actions~ ~they become your Destiny~ ******************************************************
Jennifer Storm, Bullying (WPSU TV/FM)
http://streams.wpsx.psu.edu/Jennifer_Storm03132.ht...
This is an interview I did while at PSU!!
Jennifer Storm, Bullying (WPSU TV/FM)
http://streams.wpsx.psu.edu/Jennifer_Storm03132.ht...
Here is my interview with WPSU about the book!