Unveiling Forgotten Shadows: The Disturbing Truth Behind America’s Orphan Crisis in Kristen Martin’s Latest Exposé
Martin effectively and uniquely structures her book around narratives, framing the true version of our country’s treatment of dependent children against the sanitized fictional accounts we tell ourselves. I am a big believer in the power of story to open hearts and minds, to motivate social change, and to put a human face on uncomfortable truths. I used my story as the mother of a child with a traumatic brain injury to urge teenagers and college students not to drink and drive. As the narrative medicine facilitator at a large family medicine residency program, I use stories in literature to help doctors process their patient care experiences. I am also part of an international project that presents first person narratives at UN climate change conferences to create urgency around the topic and inspire climate action.
