Here’s what readers are saying about Crawling Out. Because of the delicate nature of the subject matter, some have asked  to protect their privacy by remaining anonymous

Casey I read your book Crawling Out, and the more I read, the more I wanted to read. As I got deeper and deeper into the reading, a journey started within me that began toevoke all sorts of questions. In The beginning that’s all it was, just questions. How could adults treat children the way they were treating you? What made them feel entitled to do so? What was the abuse doing to you? How could you ever recover from it? So many questions, all without answers.

As my reading continued I found myself being a cheer leader for you. I was inspired by your courage and determination in spite of the overwhelming sense of helplessness that surrounded you. Through it all though it was clear that you were extremely smart and resourceful and I believed that you would eventually find a way to break free. When you finally managed to get out and stay with a normal family I was cheering for you. That a way girl! I had no idea of the magnitude of your story. As the story continued and you went from one abusive situation into another, I started to realize the magnitude of the cycle of abuse. I don’t know how many times I was screaming out, Just Get Away. But getting away wasn’t easy. You were surrounded by people that was so abused themselves they wouldn’t have recognized the abuse if it smacked them in the face. But you never gave up, you are a fighter, a real hero and someone that has become an inspiration to us all. By the time I finished the book I understood so much more about abuse and had answers to the questions I started with.

I felt the need to write you because it has become clear to me that crawling out never stops, not for me or for you or anyone else. You need to keep writing, advocating and doing the things you are doing today and always not only for us but for yourself. Thank you for writing this book and God Bless You.  Your friend forever, Robert

I applaud you for finally standing up for yourself

Casey I recently read your book. My sister Anita purchased it at the Apple Harvest Festival. Anita passed away last June and I just received it from her daughter.

Casey, you have such courage and strength and a great belief in God. I’m sure this is how you got thru all that you went thru. I applaud you for finally standing up for yourself.

I couldn’t put the book down once I started reading it. I’m so glad you got the courage to go on, so many people would have given up. I’m sure it wasn’t easy but you did it with the help of others. It is also nice to know you are trying to help others while you are trying to heal yourself.

I wish you all the best in the years to come, be good to yourself. I grew up with an alcoholic father but, had a wonderful mother to all five of us so I know how difficult life can be growing up in that kind of environment.

I’m also so happy your son turned out so well.

Sincerely,

D.P.

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I just wanted to tell you what a pleasure it was to meet you the other night at the Manor Inn. I must admit, I really feel I met you before and I will figure out where. A lot of your story sounds familiar but because of domestic abuse in the late 1960’s with my first husband, I was traumatized and a lot is a blur. How I wished I had kept a journal but some things you just don’t want to remember. I am happy to say, this summer Tom and I will be married 45 years and I never looked back and I sometimes feel it was all a dream or a nightmare. Lol. My friends from high school bring up situations and I don’t even believe the things they tell me happened. Thank God my trauma was short lived and I have continued to always improve my life with the help of inspirational books and the Bible. I became Born Again in 1988 and I continue to surround myself with positive friends and family.

I just finished your book and I just had a hard time putting it down. It was very Inspirational and I plan on purchasing more of your books for a few of my friends and family. You are an amazing woman and mother everyone should have. Your son sounds amazing, I just hope the criminal justice world doesn’t change him. Working in toxic surroundings may harden him, but I pray he will be able to stay strong. When I get with you again, I have so much to talk to you about, I already consider you a personal friend. I feel like I know so much about you. It would be a pleasure to call you my friend. I Zumba, almost daily, at Cardio Party on Meriden Waterbury Rd. We have a tight knit, positive energy group of girls , many who have mentioned they have taken the toxic people out of our their lives. This constant daily support of these girls has been a blessing to me also. Maybe you would like to join us?? Hope to see you at the Waverly Inn. Can you send me the date and time again since I have misplaced your note. Sending you positive thoughts.  Love and energy, Connie

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Casey, just want to let you know i read your book, I could not put it down. It really gave me some perspective, on how you don’t have to live your past over and over again in your head, it just makes you a constant victim, i have lived through alcoholic parents, my Dad was abusive, I was the oldest of five so a lot fell on my shoulders my parents were very high functioning so nobody really knew anything was wrong, also my parents had a lot of fellow friends who were drinking as much as they were, but I have “crawled out” from under it, and have been planing to attend Al-anon, to help get more healing from the past, and become a healthier person. thanks for sharing your life story, If I did not

have the love of Jesus Christ I would probably be dead now. thanks, keep up the good work.  ~By Elizabeth

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In “Crawling Out”, Casey Morley bears her heart and soul to illuminate the issues of physical and emotional abuse.This very difficult and abuse-filled life story, as told by the author Casey Morley, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, as described by this very gutsy woman. After enduring decades of abuse, and being repeatedly beaten down, this remarkable woman eventually scratched and crawled her way to rise above the cycle of abuse that we see all too often in our culture today, as well as in others. She has brought this cultural issue to the fore, and has enlightened us as to how to rise above it. I believe that this real-life story will resonate with scores of people who find themselves in the midst of an abusive environment. By bearing her innermost thoughts and fears, Casey Morley has shown us that it’s possible to “crawl out” and to break the cycle of abuse. As I read this book, and wrote this review, I was deeply moved by this story, with the knowledge that physical and emotional abuse are very common occurrences which affect hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of people daily in the United States alone. Thank you Casey for shedding some light within the darkness.

~ By Thomas C. Brady, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Quinnipiac University

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Wow, this reminds me so much of what I went through

Reading this book has nudged me into an awareness that I never thought would emerge.  The very first page of your book shocked me.  I thought to myself, “Wow, this reminds me so much of what I went through.”  And though I have been VERY fortunate to have never endured sexual or physical abuse, I never realized the extent of verbal abuse I endured from my alcoholic ex-husband and even more shocking to me is that I never realized that I had been emotionally abused by my ex-boyfriend of 8 years.  I was stunned to relate so much to your experience with The Foreman.  At times, I wondered if perhaps it was the same man.  Reading your book has nudged me into the awareness I did not realize I needed in order to get past the anger I still hold onto and the negativity that still affects me daily. You have definitely inspired me!  I am very thankful to have been given the opportunity to read your book and even more thankful to know you as a friend.  I learned so much from you and I want you to know that you have really helped me take a step “sideways”.  I’m taking a new, much needed approach and I thank you for that.  I can see how your book will help countless readers in the near future.  And more than that, you will also, by default, help the loved ones of those same readers.  It’s really quite an impact you are making.  I am so proud of you!   “Hugs” !    Coreen

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Your story of survival is powerful and inspirational and would undoubtedly be a useful tool for those survivors who are dealing with the trauma of leaving a relationship with an abuser.   Elmer Freeman, MSW Northeaster University Executive Director, Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc.

I hope to one day to  be as brave as you

I finally got through your book. The amount of hope that book gave me was incredible. I hope to one day to  be as brave as you and share my story. I’m so glad I pushed myself to read your book it was so inspiring! Lauren

Casey Morley’s Crawling Out is a personal narrative of one woman’s amazing journey of faith — in God… and in herself. As a victim of domestic violence and sexual abuse as a child, she lived the cycle of physical and emotional abuse throughout her life. Here, she chronicles the years that brought her from the imprisonment of her past to a place of release from the grip of that turmoil that stole her childhood and crippled her life as an adult and a single mom.Her book bares the emotional wounds of the Casey I have known for many years. She shares from the depth of her heart the hidden hurts which began to surface over time with counseling, and the gradual healing that occurred as she grew in her spiritual walk. So much of her journey forward seemed to be slowed or postponed by new trials and setbacks. Yet — whether it was the termination of a turbulent long-standing relationship, the untimely death of a loved one, a mother’s concern for her child’s safety, health issues, or a much-anticipated business venture gone awry — I witnessed her forge ahead bravely, stoically, and prayerfully, filled with a faith that her Lord would meet her at each crossroad. In her spirit, she believed and trusted that He would provide her with strength for the trek, guide her to a place of rest, and lead her to the answers her heart so desperately sought.

Over the years, I have witnessed a profound transformation in this amazing woman who refused to be held hostage by the circumstances of her past. Her perseverance to face her truth and courageously break free of the cycle of abuse that hindered the chances for a normal life for herself and her child confirms that Casey Morley is a woman to be cheered and admired. Her inner strength and determination to be undefeated, and to change a lifetime of negatives into something positive is a true celebration of victory!

With the publishing of her memoirs, Casey reaches out to encourage others to identify, and to “crawl out” from the nightmare of abuse that violates and suffocates. Well done, Casey! God bless. Joanne Tellerico