BEFORE PLAYING INTERVIEW - TRIGGER WARNING: SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF DV & CHILD ABUSE
CARTH RECENTLY SHARED HER EXPERIENCE GROWING UP ON THE POVERTY LINE, HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER MOTHER, & ALL THAT FELL IN BETWEEN
Twenty-eight years passed before Carth peeled back the truth of her upbringing. Going viral, her interview sparked conversation about domestic violence, childhood trauma, how to cope and become your own person within a swirl of persecution.
Her vulnerability and honesty concerning this part of her life came as great shock to those close to her and strangers alike. Carth is currently writing an autobiography documenting her primary years, how they felt, how she survived those unfortunate circumstances, and her continued life with CPTSD.
As all things new, this allowed for new friendships, discussions, perspectives and shifts to her personal life. A great change sacrifices the old for the new. She has begun to receive funding for her autobiography via GFM. Carth hopes to get her project off the ground in the coming future. Contributions accepted here.
Any professional editors, publishers, those seeking to interview DV survivors and those living with CPTSD, or anyone seeking safe space please do not hesitate to extend a message. Writing a book is a huge undertaking, any advice or guidance would be most appreciated. The goal of her project is to spread awareness of the unspoken all too prevalent ugly reality many families endure, and how she persisted.
A special thanks to Charlie Dunn, the founder of @RTSLifeHacks. Charlie’s platform provides a space for taboo topics and the individuals that accompany them. Visit his channels here, Carth’s complete interview is available, along with many others.
A small excerpt from Carth's manuscript:
"Abuse is a cycle. It is a learned habit. In my case and what my therapist and other professionals have told me, my case was extraordinary. Extraordinary what a term, I use this because that is what was told to me. My treatment went from abuse and neglect to a criminal act. Young adults getting healthy stable spaces to heal, the crashes of waves come. You begin to drown. Once a physical threat from an outside entity, the ache comes from within, and it feels like betrayal. I began having flashbacks to scenes I associated as movie bits, little flashes of information that had nothing to do with me. This of course was incorrect, they had everything to do with me, they happened to me."