PRAISE FOR RISE AFTER SILENCE
"RISE AFTER SILENCE is a compelling window into what it’s like to live in a functional trauma response, unsure of how to face our pasts while we live in the present, worried for the future, and the way our ordinary interactions can trigger us to investigate the stories we carry in our mind, body, and soul. Readers will relate to the tension, and her story demonstrates why, when we do our trauma healing work, we’re empowered to break cycles for our descendants."
Quote from Tia Levings, author of New York Times bestseller A Well-Trained Wife:
"In a world still reckoning with the grip of coercive faith systems, Dr. Anne’s RISE AFTER SILENCE is a fiercely honest and healing account of survival, transformation, and hope. Part ER memoir, part inner reconciliation, Dr. Anne takes us on her redemptive journey through the long shadow of and parting with your origins, and the power of finding your voice on the other side."
Quote from Julia Haart, Executive producer of My Unorthodox Life and authorof Brazen:
"The Pitt meets The Glass Castle."
— Early Reader
"A powerful, unflinching examination of trauma, identity, and recovery."
— Early Reader
“Through a childhood forged by Pentecostalism and the System – with a bi-polar mom, and a dad in prison – Aspler’s odyssey from street-kid to ER doctor is almost unbelievable. But not only is it true, it’s just the beginning. Rise After Silence will have you cheering for humanity – for our capacity to survive, and then our enduring strength to try and save others.”
— Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, Author of Down to This
"Anne Aspler has a genuinely remarkable story -- one of the most devastating and also life-affirming personal narratives I've encountered yet -- and she brings extraordinary wisdom and empathy to how she tells the story."
— Peter Mountford, Award Winning Author of Detonator: Stories
“I have had the privilege of reading Anne Aspler’s unforgettable memoir—a story of triumph over shame, compassion over judgment, and deeply devoted public service even in the face of private heartache. I also have the privilege of knowing Anne and loving her for the person she is—not just an engaging and meaningful story teller but a person of soul, intelligence, and kindness. A person who has something to say and knows just how to say it.”
— Beth Kephart, Award Winning Author of A Slant of the Sun: One Child’s Courage.
“Every woman, regardless of their past or upbringing, can see themselves in this story. Dr. Aspler tells her story in a raw, real, intelligent and witty way, all while acknowledging that hers is not the only story like this one. I finished this read with even more respect for the average woman, the medical system, the stranger on the street, the convict. A must read for anyone who has a past they wish to overcome, or those who’ve been there already.”
— Nancy Silverman
“Anne Aspler looks each of her demons squarely in the face and fiercely wrestles them out of the closet. A gripping must-read.”
— Alisdair Jones
“Mesmerizing and emotionally layered.”
— -Denise Cascone