DC-Area Executive Exposes Monsters Lurking Behind Workaholism and Woes
Gina McCabe, author of the new memoir What If I Tell, admits that once she reached success in business and life, she was unable to enjoy her accomplishments with childhood monsters always at her back. Now intent on helping others suffering with deeply buried secrets, McCabe is hosting a booth at the International Race to Stop the Silence, a 10K race and 5K pledge walk, on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 8:30am in Anacostia Park, Washington, DC.
Warrenton, VA (PRWEB) April 9, 2008 -- Over a period of ten years, Gina McCabe worked her way from bartender to professional firefighter, small business owner and - eventually - to Vice President of a Northern Virginia based consulting firm. With a graduate degree from UVA's McIntire School of Commerce, a soaring career as a trusted IT advisor to Fortune 500 executives, and a loving marriage, friends and family, she had everything a woman in her mid-thirties could want. But as soon as she slowed down to enjoy life, she found herself anxious, angry and utterly dissatisfied.
What If I Tell by Gina McCabe
Exploring her workaholic ways and negative thinking patterns through therapy, McCabe discovered the delayed after-effects so common among survivors of childhood sexual abuse. In shock at how deeply the thirty year-old secrets had impacted her, she published What If I Tell http://www.whatifitell.com to raise awareness and help others recognize the value of working through their own buried issues. In the memoir, McCabe begins the lifelong process of dealing with OCD, PTSD, and anxiety and confronting, for the first time, the monsters responsible for her abundance of material success -- and crippling self-hatred.
"Everybody has monsters in their basement. That's what Dr. Young says. You have to invite the monsters up to your living room once in a while, and let them spend time with you." (What If I Tell)
The book, released March 20, is just one component of McCabe's newfound commitment to help prevent and treat child sexual abuse. By working with friends and colleagues at non-profit organizations including Stop the Silence®, Safe Shores - The DC Children's Advocacy Center, and Women in Technology, McCabe will be sharing her story to encourage professionals, parents, families, teachers, doctors and lawmakers to stop the stigma associated with talking about child sexual abuse so that the problem can be addressed.
Winding Road Books is hosting a booth at the International Race to Stop the Silence: Stop Child Sexual Abuse, a 10K race and 5K pledge walk, on Sunday, April 13, 2008 / 8:30am in Anacostia Park, Washington, DC. McCabe will be on site supporting the cause. See http://www.stopcsa.org/Race for event details.
What If I Tell
Gina McCabe
March 2008
272 Pages, Paper, Memoir/Literary $14.95
ISBN: 978-0-9815139-0-4
Published by Winding Road Books, http://www.windingroadbooks.com
Winding Road Books supports writing that drives positive social change.
For review copies, author interviews, or speaking engagements contact Winding Road Books, 703-980-0018
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