Cyrus Webb reviews Demystifying Diversity

When it comes to the topic of diversity it can honestly go in so many directions. What I would say about Daralyse Lyons’ new book Demystifying Diversity: Embracing our Shared Humanity is that she strives to break it down to more than a US against THEM and see the why.

Through the interviews and her own personal observations we see how being singled out or labeled as impacted others. It also does something I wasn’t expecting. It turns the tables repeatedly on the reader, forcing us to ask what would we do or who would we be. In horrific events in history would be the one who was the oppressed or would we be the oppressor? Would we stand up for what is right or will be stay by? These questions are difficult but necessary if we are going to see things really move forward in a positive (and productive) way.

There’s another thing that Daralyse discusses in the book that is sure to step on some toes. I know it did mine. That being the words we use to categorize things, like being “good” for eating a salad or “bad” for not. The impact of what we say as well as what we do can impact the way people see themselves and feel about themselves.

Bottom line is we’re ALL a work in progress. This book challenges us to identify the work we ALL have to do and get about doing it.

Am I Bad?: Recovering from Abuse

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Find Your Way to Freedom Today!

If you were abused or neglected as a child, chances are that you have
been your whole life, whether you are a man, a woman, or a teen. Child
abuse so mangles the personality that the victim unconsciously attracts
abusers throughout the life cycle. Lies about yourself were planted
deep in your mind by the abuse, and you still believe them. They are
crippling your life! Do you have any of these signs?


  • You have symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
  • You feel like a second-class citizen.
  • Nobody understands: they ask, "Why can't you get over it?"
  • You have escaped one abuser only to end up with another.

Until you understand exactly what the abuse did to you, you cannot get
free. You can stay in therapy your whole life and never get a clue. OR
you can unravel the mysteries once and for all and bring everything to
light by reading AM I BAD? Recovering from Abuse. A great resource for
victims, therapists, and group work.

Therapists acclaim for AM I BAD?

"AM I BAD? is a tour de force of the tortured landscape of child abuse
and its pernicious long-term outcomes. This book is an important
contribution towards the edification of victims and institutions alike."

--Sam Vaknin, PhD, author Malignant Self-Love


"This book should be compulsory reading for anyone dealing with abused
children or abused adults, or adult survivors of childhood abuse."

--Robert Rich, PhD, M.A.P.S, A.A.S.H.

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