New Mystic Pop Magazine
Here is a sneak at my new article in Mystic Pop Magazine….
“Secrets Will Keep You Sick”
“Your secrets will keep you sick” was one of the mottos I heard during my stay in a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol addiction. It was a statement that I had never really considered before then. After all, I thought my secrets kept me safe: safe from reality and safe from the pain and the scrutiny that would be sure to follow if the people in my life really knew the things I felt, thought, and had done. I spent my entire preteens, teens, and early twenties hiding my scars from the world and from myself.
As a child I quickly learned that in my house we didn’t speak of tough issues like abuse, drugs, or death. I was taught to keep those things hidden and just act as if everything was okay. After all, this is what suburban families often did: We smiled for the camera at Christmastime and sent off our “American dream” card to our neighbors, families, and friends; yet in reality, behind closed doors, the smiles were rarely seen and all hell was breaking loose!
Jennifer Storm's hard-hitting, coming-of-age story, told in unflinching detail, is equal parts Girl Interrupted, Go Ask Alice, and Prozac Nation. 
Coming this spring: my second memoir, Leave the Light On: A Memoir of Recovery and Self-Discovery.