Lisa M. Sobry

Reader's Reviews on 'I Survived'

Dear Lisa,

Thank you for sharing your life journey with me and the world.  You are an inspiration to me, and I am sure to all who read your life journey.  I had trouble reading the first few chapters, as I went through so many emotions!  It really shook the core of me, I cried for you and for your kids, and then I cried for me.  For the first time since I realized I was in an abusive relationship, I cried and cried and cried and realized I had not yet been able to do this.  To be able to cry and let out what I have pushed down, deep down inside of me for most of my life! 

You are a strong and wonderfully amazing woman!  You truly are!  You have given me hope and the courage to face my fears and made me realize that we as women have to look after ourselves, first, before we can look after anyone else.  

Thank you again for your honesty, for sharing your wisdom and guidance.  It has helped me with my healing and moving forward with my life! 

Yours in Friendship, S

Hi there,

I got your book yesterday and stayed up late to read the whole thing.  WOW!!  I think the book is very well written.  To go through all of that and turn out to be the good person you are today amazes me.  I have lots of respect for you!!

Take care, T

Your book speaks of your courage and determination to make changes in your life and to move forward in such a positive, meaningful way. 

Yours sincerely, J

Dear Lisa,

I know that we are who we are from what we have come through.  I just am so very sorry that you had to go through so much and I am deeply sorry that you didn’t have anyone to help or protect you.  I just want you to know that if I knew you back then I would have helped you and protected you.  It is not right what you went through…and I totally understand and don’t blame you for not having anything to do with your parents.  I am sorry that you had such a hard childhood.

You are an inspiration to all of us and I am so proud to call you my friend.

All my love, D

Hey Lisa,

I just finished your book!  It was amazing and so inspiring.  Thanks for taking me on that journey of your life til present.  I don’t see you “differently”, I see more of a whole person.  I see so many more sides or deeper parts of you.  I always like to consider what makes people (including myself) who they are…to try and understand why they do what they do.  (Not that I’ve got you figured out in the least!) 

I truly am so inspired.  As though no obstacle can stand in my way.  What’s holding me back from being all that I can be…(myself?)  Thanks for letting your light shine so brightly…hmmmmmmm, a guiding light?

Love, D

Hi Lisa,

I had received your book this morning and I have read some of it.  I can’t believe that your dad would do that.  I was reading some of it to mom and I stared crying because I feel so bad for you.  Take care of yourself   Our thought are with you and always.

Love L & P

Dear Lisa

Thanks for sending your book so quickly.  I want to congratulate you on having the strength and courage for writing your story.  Trusting its helping you healing.  Lots of my family and friends are reading your story.  You may not know, but you have a lot of support from this area, from the conversations coming from the readers.

Take care, E

Hi Lisa,

I just got back from vacation and had to tell you again how much I respect your courage to share your story.  Honestly, reading it was like a car accident, I didn’t want to read on because of what you experienced and had to live with was so terrible but I just had too.  I couldn’t imagine living with the abuse and the disappointment in family and the system for not protecting you.  You did an amazing job telling your story and I honestly don’t know how you survived.  You are a very courageous, strong woman Lisa.  I will continue to pray for you and your kids.  And I will pray for those in your family who lived and continue to live a life of lies because if they are still in denial they need all the prayers they can get.

Thanks again for sharing your story, for putting yourself out there.  Hopefully, women will read it and take something from it that will help empower them.

Take care, A

Lisa-
I purchased and read your first book. I knew, growing up with you how your childhood life was so unfair. I remember how you were bullied, kids calling you names, and your rough upbringing at home. Reading, your book brought so many tears to my eyes; knowing you turned to people who you thought you could trust but broke your heart. I commend you and am so proud of you for writing your life story as I believe you will help out many people who have suffered as you did and survive especially in the society that we live in now. I will definitely, purchase your second book when I come home and go straight to Indigo as my parent's live very close to one...

Take Care and Congrats on your engagement...All the Best to you always!! :0)