Post-Traumatic Faith - Hardcover

by E. Jill Riley (Author), James H. Peak (Foreword by)

E. Jill Riley is not a good victim. However, she is a triumphant survivor who has scars to prove that wounds do not have to stay open forever. An orphan who was adopted into a culture of chaos and ineffable abuse, Jill suffers from complex PTSD and dissociative identity disorder. Follow her story from Seoul, Korea, to the deserts of Nevada and on to the beautiful North Idaho panhandle. Explore her life as a pastor in both new and established churches and then life as an inpatient in a psychiatric facility. Finally, walk with her as she discovers a newly imagined, full life of faith, despite severe mental illness. As a minister and survivor Jill is uniquely positioned to be a leading voice in the intersection of mental health, faith, and the church.

Author Biography

E. Jill Riley, a minister for over twenty-five years, is an entrepreneur, educator, and author residing in Montana. She writes with humor and raw vulnerability about life with Complex PTSD and dissociative identity disorder. As an abuse survivor and pastor with mental illness, she is uniquely positioned to be a leading voice in the intersection of mental health, faith, church, and trauma. Riley earned an MEd from Seattle University and an undergraduate degree from Northwest University.