07/20/2026
Congrats to Snoop n' 4 Jesus on their book publication!
After 19 years, it finally became a reality.
What started as a fragile dream—scribbled between medical appointments, single-mom exhaustion, and the echoes of a childhood where abuse and betrayal were called “normal”, slowly turned into pages, then chapters, then a finished manuscript.
There were years I questioned my own existence and nights I cried myself to sleep, convinced my story didn’t matter and that speaking the truth would cost me whatever family I had left.
But I kept writing. I kept healing. I kept trusting that God could take the darkest parts of my life and turn them into something that might help someone else survive theirs.
Today, after 19 long years, We are holding the proof in our hands:
📖 *In the Shadow of the Family Dog* is no longer just a dream—it’s real, it’s raw, and it’s out in the world.
****Thank you to my co author for helping me with the words to describe my emotions! I couldn't have done this without you Wendy Richards!****
This memoir is for anyone who has:
- Felt invisible or discarded by their own family.
- Lived with complex PTSD and wondered if healing is possible.
- Clung to faith when absolutely nothing made sense.
If my 19-year journey says anything, it’s this: your story is not over yet.
👉 Click here to learn more and order your copy: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Family-Dog-Betrayal-Transformation/dp/B0H62QFD4V/
Learn more: https://denamhodges.com/
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