Lucky Bug and Fragile Power: Inventing Safety, Love, and Success in the Contradictions of Abuse

Lucky Bug and Fragile Power is the story of one survivor's complicated relationship with love, trust, and power as a consequence of those ripples. Cynthia Culpepper suffered abuse and neglect at the hands of her alcoholic parents. Running away to elope at eighteen, she started her adult life with nothing but the clothes on her back and the trauma from her upbringing. This memoir chronicles how Cynthia overcame poverty, trauma, loss, and betrayal to become a successful business owner, wife, and mother. Follow her journey and see how she fought her way to her greatest achievement: happiness.