Publications and Books
Welcome to My Books & Publications
Stories have the power to break silence, spark healing, and remind us that we are not alone.
Here you’ll find my published works, current projects, and the stories still unfolding. From deeply personal memoir to upcoming advocacy-centered writing and poetry, each piece reflects a journey through survival, resilience, love, and becoming.
Explore what’s available now- and take a look at what’s coming next. The story doesn’t end here. It’s only just beginning.
A Father’s Interactions with His Toddler: Personal and Professional Lessons for Early Childhood Educators
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October 2008
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Early Childhood Education Journal 36(2):127-134
In this article a university professor, former student, and father describe the father’s interactions with his toddler-age son within a parent–child playgroup. The authors discuss the important role of fathers, what they learned from observing the father interact with his son, and implications for teachers and other professionals.
Because of Jane
Told through the eyes of a stitched doll named Jane, this powerful memoir follows a little girl growing up in a house where love and fear lived side by side. Jane becomes both witness and silent protector through years of pain, resilience, and ultimately healing.
Based on true events, Because of Jane is a story of survival, strength, and the unbreakable spirit of a child who chose to rise above the trauma she was born into. As an adult, Maddie dedicates her life to helping other children escape the same darkness she once endured, ensuring the next generation grows up in safety and love.
Raw, haunting, and ultimately full of hope, this book is a reminder: even in the darkest rooms, light can still find a way in.
Because of Maddie: The Girl Who Said ENOUGH
Coming Soon
The Connection Between Child Abuse and Domestic Violence: Prevention, Awareness, and Community Responsibility - By Shannon Brown for BTSADV
As a Volunteer Blogger for Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence, Shannon Brown uses her voice as a survivor, educator, and advocate to raise awareness and inspire change.
Her first published blog, “The Connection Between Child Abuse and Domestic Violence: Prevention, Awareness, and Community Responsibility,” explores the critical link between these two forms of abuse and the urgent need for education, prevention, and collective responsibility. Drawing from both professional experience and lived reality, the piece highlights how communities can play a vital role in protecting children and supporting survivors.
With Child Abuse Prevention Month approaching in April, this blog serves as a powerful and timely resource, encouraging readers to recognize warning signs, understand the impact of abuse, and take meaningful action to protect the most vulnerable.
A Mother’s Love in the Shadows: What Survival Really Looked Like
By. Shannon Brown
In honor of Mother’s Day, Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence published this deeply personal and powerful story by Shannon Brown about motherhood, domestic violence, survival, and healing. In this emotional interview-style piece, Shannon shares her mother’s lived experience of raising children while surviving abuse, exploring the hidden realities many families face behind closed doors.
Through raw reflections on fear, protection, guilt, resilience, and unconditional love, A Mother’s Love in the Shadows: What Survival Really Looked Like honors the strength of mothers who fight silent battles every day to keep their children safe. It is a story about survival, breaking generational silence, and finding healing through truth and understanding.
Read the Blog Here
Coercive Control vs. Healthy Boundaries: How to Tell the Difference - By Shannon Brown for BTSADV
As a Volunteer Blogger for Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence, Shannon Brown uses her voice as a survivor, educator, and advocate to raise awareness and inspire change.
Not all abuse leaves bruises. Some forms of control are subtle, hidden behind concern, love, or protection. In this powerful blog, survivor advocate and author Shannon Brown explores the critical differences between healthy boundaries and coercive control. Learn how manipulation, isolation, monitoring, and emotional domination can slowly erode a person's independence, and why recognizing these behaviors is essential for prevention, awareness, and healing.
Drawing on survivor advocacy, research, and real-world examples, this article helps readers identify warning signs of coercive control, understand how it differs from healthy relationship boundaries, and recognize when "concern" crosses the line into abuse. Whether you're a survivor, supporter, or simply seeking to better understand relationship dynamics, this blog offers education, validation, and hope.
Domestic Violence Beyond the Stereotype: Why LGBTQ+ and Non-Traditional Relationships Must Be Part of the Conversation
By. Shannon Brown
Domestic violence can affect anyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or relationship structure. In this powerful article for Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence, Shannon Brown explores the often-overlooked realities faced by LGBTQ+ survivors and those in polyamorous or ethically non-monogamous (ENM) relationships. By challenging common misconceptions and highlighting the unique barriers these survivors encounter, the blog emphasizes that abuse is about power and control, not the type of relationship someone is in.
Through education, compassion, and inclusive awareness, this piece encourages readers to broaden the conversation, recognize abuse in all its forms, and help create a world where every survivor feels seen, believed, and supported.
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