No Longer a Prisoner

Change, when it is sudden and unwanted, can often be accompanied by a shock which can then manifest itself through other channels. When it comes at a young age it can set the tone for what is to come in our adult lives too. For Wendy Massey, her long and painful journey began when she was taken away from the safe and secure environment in a gated community and suddenly confronted with the harsh reality of school in the wider world. Bullied, threatened and frightened, she felt she was trapped in a cage and withdrew into herself, becoming depressed and isolated despite her loving parents’ best efforts to motivate her. Even when she started working in corporate America Wendy found the challenges would not leave her but coped through a remarkable ability to improve her self- esteem and through writing books that would help other children faced with the same difficulties. Now, in this new book, Wendy tells her story with clarity and in great detail; how she was bullied and traumatized, fell to her lowest ebb and then, using the techniques she developed for herself and the pain she experienced to fuel her, bounced back against all the odds...