Description:
One survivor's memoir-an inside-out argument that domestic violence is more than a crime and healing demands more than justice.
Brief description: Alli O'Malley has spent her life learning to name what others were determined not to see. A survivor of both family and intimate partner violence, she is an author, coach, speaker, and founder of ThistleRise Coaching & Consulting, LLC. Her debut memoir, More than a Crime: One Survivor's Mission of Hope in the Shadow of Domestic Violence, is a story of survival, healing, and hard-won hope. It draws on over a decade leading RESOLVE of Greater Rochester, where she championed holistic, trauma-informed care and pushed healthcare and community systems to treat intimate partner violence as a social determinant of health.
Review Quotes:
"O'Malley's voice resonates with reclaimed power in this must-read survivor's memoir." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"I highly recommend this important work for everyone who is personally or professionally touched by domestic violence.... It is a guide for evolving our approach to domestic violence that needs to be considered globally!" - Laurel Elders, MCC, CEC, founder of the Institute for Integrative Intelligence
"Through offering her lived experience, Alli is able to provide insight into how trauma affects both survivors and those who perpetrate violence in these relationships, and how it complicates the healing process. As a therapist, I will absolutely make More than a Crime a resource and reference I recommend to survivors, their loved ones, and other providers." - Amy Loblaw, ATR-BC, LCAT, therapist in private practice
"More than a Crime is Alli O'Malley's introspective memoir about surviving intimate partner violence and the subsequent determination to help others in similar situations."
- Foreword Clarion Reviews
"An important read for criminal justice and family court professionals, More than a Crime lets readers experience the complexities of intimate partner violence, coercive control, and trauma through the eyes of one brave survivor and encourages readers to more creatively and collaboratively provide for survivors' long-term needs." - Dorislee Gilbert, Chief Domestic Violence Prosecutor, Louisville, KY