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But her book is not primarily about war, it is about mental illness. In a later chapter, we cross the border with her on day one of the Iraq War. The author is convincing as she takes us with her on convoy in Afghanistan. Thank you Carolyn for your service and for this book. Even those without their own invisible wounds by providing enlightenment to what many struggle with every day. This is a book all can benefit from reading.

And, one to share with friends and neighbors who might otherwise not be aware of it. "Locked-In" can serve as encouragement and support for those looking for their own answers. Nothing - misdiagnosis, disbelief, misunderstanding - stopped you from your search for information that made sense. Instead, it was done with the hope that by sharing your invisible wounds, it will encourage others, in similar situations, to never give up looking for the correct answer. Publishing this book was not done to make money nor to put the spotlight on yourself. With the telling of your story, your service to your fellow Americans continues today, years after your active duty years.

Thank you Carolyn for sharing your story. The group seeks to help and empower women veterans struggling with physical and mental wounds and guide them to appropriate resources, treatment and help in their communities. "If this story helps just one it will have been worth it"Ī portion of the sale of each book will be donated to the non-profit organization: Athena Sisters. The reader will easily follow and embrace her narrative and find her honesty and raw emotions capturing yet inspirational. Carolyn and her providers now hope to share her story with others and bring her diagnosis to the forefront of the psychiatric community so others may benefit.Ĭarolyn's resilience and internal drive are evident throughout the story.

Her chance encounter with a doctor in her home town eleven years after she returns home from the desert leads to long sought after answers and a successful treatment plan that has finally released her from the mental health struggles that held her back for so many years.

Carolyn's journey follows her lingering battle over the course of a decade that leaves the medical community and her family struggling for answers, an accurate diagnosis and treatment that will alleviate her symptoms. The story takes the reader from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, through the military and civilian psychiatric systems, and finally to the fight that remains on the home front. A memoir that appeals to a broad audience to include: civilians, veterans, educators, healthcare providers and families alike in hopes to enlighten and encourage those suffering and those treating someone with invisible wounds.