A little girl born and raised by a young single mom in Bed-Stuy, one of the rougher (though not the roughest) neighborhoods in Brooklyn, NY, grew up to be Adwoa Akhu (Ah-jew-wah Ah-koo). As an avid reader from a long line of book lovers, that little black girl, inspired by her books, imagined big things for herself. She knew she would grow up to be a helper and a healer, but she never imagined that she would someday be an author, too. Adwoa’s writing began as a way to help herself. Keeping a book of inspiring quotes accompanied by her own musings was an important part of her healing from the trauma of a relationship marred by domestic violence and a subsequent divorce. Rereading those writings provided her support during the challenges of single parenting. Along the way, Adwoa, through her private practice as a psychologist, began helping others on their journey from victim to victor over intimate-partner abuse. The final step in Adwoa’s personal healing was her writing of a book, Metamorphosis, which drew on both her personal and professional experiences to help domestic-violence survivors who would never walk through her office door. Since discovering that she has a love for writing and reading, Adwoa has written Rebuilding, a self-help book for male survivors of intimate-partner abuse, and Creating Healing Space, a support for anyone who needs to heal, and she is currently working on new titles. Adwoa Akhu is now a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, and she still loves to read.