Sissy Gabriella Lavern was born in New York City, NY and was raised in a small little town called National Park, NJ. She lived in New York until she was two years old with her father, mother, older brother and two sisters; Sissy was the middle daughter. When her father abandoned the family, they moved to New Jersey. At nineteen she married, and is still happily married to the same man for 43 years. She loved school and after taking Sociology/Psychology classes, she became deeply interested in the mind and writing, having journaled now for over thirty years. Seeing other children being abused, and the frustrations of not being able to do anything about it, gave her the inspiration to write this book; letting people know what abuse can do to a young mind. She now lives in New Jersey with her husband. She is very proud of her two wonderful adult children, their spouses, and three adoring grandchildren. Her motto is "Above all else, Be happy."