Glimmer

A Story of Survival, Hope, and Healing

De: Kimberly Shannon Murphy

Narrado por: Kaitlin Olson

Duración: 5 h y 4 m

Resumen del Editor

Winner of the 2024 Andy Award for Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction

A Zibby's Top 10 Book of 2023

A USA Today Best Book of 2023

A USA Today Book Club Pick

Foreword by Cameron Diaz

“Reading Kimberly Shannon Murphy’s searing and vividly told memoir is like watching a gripping work of cinema verité: each scene demands our attention as the plot moves towards its dramatic conclusion. A powerful and inspiring story of suffering and shame, resilience and redemption.”—Gabor Maté M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Myth of Normal

A raw and heartening memoir of one woman’s journey from surviving childhood sexual abuse to becoming one of the most successful stuntwomen in Hollywood.

“Piece by piece, the on-site medic tweezes the shards of candy glass from my face. I don’t mind the stinging. I don’t flinch.”

As an award-winning stuntwoman, Kimberly Shannon Murphy was intimate with pain. For years, she propelled her body through dangerous spaces—medicating the trauma of her childhood sexual abuse with the adrenaline rush that came from pushing herself to the absolute limit. But as Kimberly learned, no matter how much you suppress your past, it always catches up with you.

In Glimmer, Kimberly details her remarkable journey to the top of her field as a Hollywood stuntwoman for many A-list celebrities, including Cameron Diaz, Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, Taylor Swift, and Sandra Bullock, while carrying the pain of her childhood of sexual abuse in a family that refused to acknowledge its reality. In her beautifully written, unflinchingly honest memoir, Kimberly reflects on her past and present, chronicling her path to recovery and calculating the long shadow of trauma.

Glimmer is the story of one woman’s quest to reclaim her life and to shine a spotlight on the dark topic of intergenerational familial abuse. As Kimberly reveals, being strong isn’t about getting your black belt, leaping out of four-story buildings, or putting 200-pound stuntmen in chokeholds—it’s about waking up every single morning and choosing to love yourself, no matter your history.

A heroic and hopeful story of stolen innocence, pain, courage, and survival, Glimmer is an emotional roadmap for others who have suffered abuse and childhood trauma, offering them hope, healing, and inspiration.

©2023 Kimberly Murphy (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

Outstanding!

Beautifully written and narrated. Kimberly brilliantly explains the nuances of what it's like living as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Thank you for sharing your experiences so that others may know they are not alone and may gain strength from your story.

What a courageous woman

Well told story. So much great information. Healing is possible and worth it. Thank you

Inspiring

This is a “can’t put it down type of read”. Well written and had many AHA moments for me although the stories are different. Worth the listen.

So well written!

Thank you for writing this and being so vulnerable about your journey. I am so sorry your extended family did not choose healing but so proud for you that you did! Wonderful book that I plan to recommend to others. Thank you!

Unbelievably well done!

I was hesitant to listen because of the triggering subject matter but Kimberly tells her story with grace and tact. It is beautifully written and read. What an amazing and raw journey that can only be told by a true survivor! I don’t think she will ever fully realize how many people will gain a measure of healing from reading her book.

Proof that “Family” can Love & be destructive with possible growth & healing.

I have great empathy for Kimberly & appreciate her bravery to share-there was a ton of hope and helpful tools for me. Highly recommend, If you think you are alone with childhood trauma Thank you Kimberly:)

The ending w/ Little Kim

I cheered & cried for Little Kim! I am accepting my own truths because of this book.

Profound

Beautiful story of recovery. This story tells of the hard work and determination needed to confront and heal childhood abuse,

Tim Ross’s Podcast Brought Me Here

The unvanquished truth and rawness of Kim’s journey will undoubtedly be the force that sets so many free. It is refreshing to hear the author share that trauma is not meant to be pushed through, as if climbing a mountain with a broken toe. Trauma is horrific anyway, but when it happens to a child and it is not treated with care and therapy, then it will derail their life. Thank you for being brave enough to share your story, so that others might be liberated. Ty. Worth every penny!!!!

Left me hopeful

Although some parts may have been triggering, Kimberly growth, resilience and strength showed through her work and for the love of her baby girl ♥️.