From the Lion's Mouth

Her memories of the past were once filled with fear and shame. Yet now, Julia Hoeffler Welton makes her voice heard, speaking publicly of the traumas she endured almost five decades ago.

After a normal childhood, Welton's life began to spiral out of control at the hands of her emotionally abusive, alcoholic parents, who forced her into psychiatric care after the effects of mononucleosis and the typical challenges of adolescence left her vulnerable.

The result? Years of needless electroshock therapy and heavy medication that would traumatize her developing body and mind and send her on a lifelong search for justice and healing.

In "From the Lion's Mouth," Welton writes with candor and grace about those dark days, while hospital records, notes, and letters confirm her memories as objective truth.

Though healing still continues for Welton, this inspirational memoir shows how she miraculously emerged from trauma, continued her education, and nurtured a career and a loving marriage by turning to faith and friends along the way.