Be sure to check out all 8 of Rhonda's Books:
Journal by the Bedside (2004)
Publisher: Publish America
ISBN: 1-4137-0957-5, 83 pages, 6 x 9
Description:
Rhonda Richmond was born in 1971 in Denver, CO. Because Rhonda’s father was bipolar and her mother was addicted to things other than life, Rhonda was raised by her grandmother (with many siblings and cousins—at times seeing up to 15 people living in her grandmother’s home) in a small house in the inner city. Rhonda displayed her anger about not having her parents around through fighting—until she met up with a teacher in the 4th grade who taught her that she had an aptitude for using poetry to speak about her emotions. Life did not become magically better, but Rhonda began using her poetry to speak about the pain of her relationship with her parents, rape, spousal abuse, religion, and much more. This is Rhonda’s poetic biography and personal victory.
Thoughts of the Broken Self-Soul (2005)
Publisher: Publish America
ISBN: 1-4241-2612-6, 61 pages, 6 x 9
Description:
This collection of work is the second edition of Rhonda's personal thoughts. It is technically the marriage of her newly-found education with her spiritual beliefs. In the pages of this book Rhonda struggles through what happens when society determines our values and creates unnatural definitions or duties that we are then required to live by. This book also deals with the pain of being heartbroken when expectations cannot or are not met.
Skin Shed (2006)
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 978-1-4116-9941-0, 55pages, 6x9
Description:
Full length stage play and poem dealing with racism within a race.
Dare I Scream Asylum (2006)
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 978-1-4116-9942-7, 97 pages, 6x9
Description:
So what is racism? In America we tell our children that racism is a thing of the past; something that was a bad mark on our history. We promise them that when they grow up, as long as they accept others for who they are, then they, in turn, should be accepted. Unfortunately, acceptance and tolerance are the lie. Though laws have changed and Civil Rights have been applied (in some cases), hate crimes still exist, and people die by words every single day. Dare I Scream Asylum, is a book that speaks to the hurt and damage that words and hateful actions can bring. Featuring “In the Down Image of Me, Part 6 (originally Published by Harvard University’s Diversity and Distinction Journal), this book stabs at the ideology that words are flat and unaffecting.
The Wailing Song: Memoir, Journal and Writing Guide (2007)
Available only at Lulu.com
255 pages, 6x9 coil binding
Description:
Humanity enjoys the ability to hear, interact with, and tell their own or other’s stories. However, it is less common for the memoir and journal to be used in conjunction to one another. This book bridges the personal memoir with experimental writing. In The Wailing Song, Rhonda Richmond walks through a time period in her life when she used various journaling methods to work through her feelings about becoming a mother, living in an abusive situation and many other things. The Wailing Song is an adventure in journaling that everyone should embark on. The combination of memoir, journal, poetry, and writing guide all geared to lead a reader back to themselves, are all good reasons to get connected with this work.
Bridging the Psychological Gap: Using the Personal Memoir as a Method for Teaching Others to Journal/ Self-Help (2008)
Available for International Sale
108 pages, 9.6x6.7
Abstract:
Reading and writing have traditionally been used as methods of expression in circumstances in which interpersonal or verbal expression is not practical. Although journal writing and the memoir have both been used for the purpose of self-healing, they are not always used in combination with one another. With the intent of contributing to the awareness of personal growth and for the use of complementary healing through journal writing, this Creative Capstone has provided a personal growth process by combining the memoir with the journal, dream log, and poetry. Since this capstone will provide only one avenue of personal growth discovery, more research into the implications of this personal growth method will be required.
You Didn't See Me Go: A Love Song From One Daughter to Her Mother
November 30, 2008
69 Pages, 6.9X5
For a child who has lived with the destruction that comes from having
parents addicted to drugs, there is a realization that the trauma of
the situation, can haunt you deep down into your soul. This book, by
Rhonda Richmond is an open ended letter from daughter to mother about
how it feels to be abandoned for a drug.
With Forward by esteemed author Richard Keith Carlton and a poem from Tino Villanueva's "Scene From the Movie Giant", this work will not just sit on your shelf; it will be a sounding board for letting what ails you out.
The Waterfall Chronicles (2008)
Publisher: Lulu.com
145 pages, 6 x 9
Description:
Have you ever had a secret that you held inside of you? Have you ever
struggled with your thoughts and emotions? Have you ever wondered if
there was any other woman out there that could understand your pain?
Have you held on to that secret for fear of
how others might treat you once they knew?
The Waterfall Chronicles is what happens when women begin to talk about
all those secrets that get in the way of being healed. This is a
spiritual journey for any woman that wants to consider how she loves,
is loved and hopes to continue to love another. Rhonda Richmond takes
the letters of seven brave women and turns them into a writing guide
that will help all women to take another look at the other females in
their lives.
You will not want to put this book down.
Other Works in the Journal Therapy FieldBelow are a list of books that Rhonda recommends for anyone who has a desire to know more about journal writing.
By Kathleen Adams
Noted Description:
A warm guide to journalkeeping as a rewarding path to greater self-awareness. Very reader-friendly. A classic work!
By Kathleen Adams
Noted Description:
The 19 essays in this collection offer practical, powerful guidance on writing to heal body, psyche and soul. Intimate and compelling, the essays cover topics as diverse as synchronicity, betrayal, joy, death, intuition, authenticity and love. Each essay is accompanied by a new poem from Amy Christman, a fresh and exciting poetic voice, as well as a feast of writing prompts.
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