They Told Me Not to Sing

About the Book

Abused before she could understand abuse, or speak of her pain, or bear the thought of being unloved, author Jennifer Wyler repressed the memory which persisted throughout the years and affected her ability to express herself as an adult. In They Told Me Not to Sing, she writes simply and honestly, narrating a heartbreaking journey of self-discovery. In this memoir, Wyler narrates the story of what it was like growing up with an alcoholic mother—a story of survival, rejection, hopes, and dreams. She tells the story of a young girl who met her Prince Charming and discusses her journey as a military wife. And, she shares the story of a forty-three-year-old woman who left a sheltered and privileged life to follow a career of nursing. Detailing Wyler’s personal evolution, They Told Me Not to Sing, offers insight into her dreams and aspirations, her disappointments and failures, and how these emotions changed with her awakening consciousness and recognition of her own higher power. A moving account about the building and rebuilding of a life, it’s a testament to Wyler’s strength in moving ahead and not giving in to failure—a celebration of the luminous intensity of the human spirit.

About the Author

Jennifer Wyler completed nurse’s training in Ottawa in 1984. She designed a program for adult children of alcoholics that was approved and accepted by the Provincial Alcohol and Drugs Problems Institute. She facilitated these groups for six years. Wyler lives in Prince Edward Island with her husband and is a mother and grandmother.