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Jay D Roberts MD is a board-certified physiatrist, specializing in the treatment of physical disabilities with a focus of adding quality to life. He is currently in private practice in California. He is a member and lecturer at national and international conferences related to his specialty, a contributing author to Current Trends in Physiatry, and author of various scientific papers. In addition to his career, Dr. Roberts volunteers as part of a Christian ministry in maximum security prisons. He and his wife, parents of two grown sons, live in Indian Wells, California. Break the Chains is Dr. Roberts’ first book. Following in the long tradition of doctors who combine their passion for saving lives with their passion for writing, Dr. Roberts is currently at work on a novel, concerning children forced to work in mines. Visit http://jdrobertsmd.com/

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Q: Tell us about the title of your book and what it means?

A:  It is called Break the Chains, Transforming Shame into Forgiveness. Break the Chains has two means: 1.  Stopping the cycle of abuse from father to son.  2.  Breaking the chains that bind your heart with unforgiveness.

Q: Tell us why readers should read your book.

A:  Many need to forgive themselves, God, or others who have harmed them. They may also need to ask forgiveness from someone they have hurt or done wrong. I hope that my book will help them with forgiveness, break their chains, and set them free.

Q: What was the hardest part of writing this memoir?

A:  Telling the family secret and truly worried that my mother would die reading it.

Q: What has been the reaction so far from your friends, family and colleagues?

A:  Absolutely amazing. People have thanked me and blessed me for telling my story. They feel my book will help them or their loved ones.  The biggest overwhelming reaction was from my mother- after finishing my book she called me and asked me to forgive her for not protecting me as a child!

Q: In what way has this book been cathartic for you?

A:  Immensely.  I never had any form of therapy as a child. First, during my time you never revealed to anyone what went on inside your home. Second, only crazy people or those rich movie stars went to therapy. The process was painful, as I broke down the walls around my heart that had protected me for years and years. In fact, I stopped writing it for two years because of the pain.

Q: What last words would you like to say to my readers?

A:  I pray that my book will help them or someone they love. Then, all the pain it took to write it and the fear of my mother’s death, will be all worth it.