A memoir by Jo Broaddus
Living While It Was
Happening
A True Story of Coercive Control, Gaslighting, and Survival
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The forthcoming memoir
Living While It Was Happening
Living While It Was Happening is a true story of coercive control, gaslighting, survival, and the complicated process of rebuilding a life after control. Through Jo Broaddus’s story, the book explores what it means not simply to escape what happened, but to live through it—and eventually find your way back to yourself.
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About Jo Broaddus
Jo Broaddus writes about survival, coercive control, family, and the complicated process of rebuilding after a life has been changed by circumstances beyond her control. Writing under a pen name, she shares her story in hopes that readers who recognize pieces of their own experiences will know they are not alone. Living While It Was Happening is her first memoir, with Hello Honey to follow.
She didn’t escape it—
she lived through it.From the book cover
Latest Reflections
Thoughts on the journey of survival, the quiet moments of rebuilding, and the hope that finds its way back to us.
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Reader messages are welcomed and appreciated. Use this form to contact Jo about Living While It Was Happening, Hello Honey, or future writing.
jobroaddusauthor@gmail.com