{"product_id":"nightbird-9781965784129","title":"Nightbird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNightbird, \u003c\/strong\u003eby Shavaun Scott's profoundly intimate memoir that charts one woman's perilous journey through a childhood steeped in religious guilt, suffocating family dynamics, and an industrial hometown where \"breathing was dangerous\"\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003eamid cycles of abuse, gaslighting, and heartbreak she, fights to hold onto her sense of self-until a \u003cstrong\u003ehaunting moment where the man she has loved leaves her with a devastating goodbye\u003c\/strong\u003e, casting blame at her feet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott takes us through\u003cstrong\u003e the turbulence of a life shaped by deep-rooted superstition, fundamentalist religion, and crushing grief.\u003c\/strong\u003e Themes of mental illness and \u003cstrong\u003eintimate partner abuse\u003c\/strong\u003e are explored with \u003cstrong\u003eunflinching honesty\u003c\/strong\u003e. Scott sheds light on this poorly understood topics, on the aggressive nature of \u003cstrong\u003ea subtype of suicide \u003c\/strong\u003eassociated with\u003cstrong\u003e domestic violence\u003c\/strong\u003e. She show us the motivations behind\u003cstrong\u003e revenge suicide, \u003c\/strong\u003e and the process of recover from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropelled by a fierce will to understand the human mind, Shavaun discovers psychology as both salvation and profession. As she transitions from a frightened, isolated child to a crisis intervention therapist, she bears witness to the complicated truths behind mental illness and the limits of therapy. \u003cstrong\u003eNightbird\u003c\/strong\u003e is her raw testament: a testament to survival, the power of community, and the liberation that comes from naming our shadows and breaking free of self-destructive bonds. Visceral, unflinching, and ultimately hopeful, \u003cstrong\u003eNightbird\u003c\/strong\u003e reminds us that healing is possible-even after standing on the edge of our darkest fears as she paints a poignant portrait that sheds a bright light on intimate partner abuse leading to revenge suicide, grief, and the hard-won transformation of self-recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierian Springs Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965784129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Shavaun Scott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45419058561205,"sku":"9781965784129","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_68013ce9-4dbb-4150-acb1-9531aa707dd4.jpg?v=1748390769","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nightbird-9781965784129","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}