Bent Not Broken: Crossing Life's Bridges of Tragedy, Trauma and Triumph

Landis L. Graden's memoir, Bent, Not Broken: Crossing Life's Bridges of Tragedy, Trauma, and Triumph, takes an earnest look into how one of the most important moments in his life was affected by the abuse and trauma of his younger years. Wearing a mask of self-doubt and fear for most of his life, Graden starts his journey in this book with a visit to the Obama White House as an invited VIP guest. It is this visit that serves as the catalyst to uncover how generational abuse seeped its way i...