Unstoppable: How Author Lyn Barrett Has Redefined Success While Navigating Society With Traumatic Memory

Yitzi Weiner
Authority Magazine
Published in
6 min readDec 2, 2021

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Developing the capacity for authentic relationships was my next most important accomplishment. Not only have I rebuilt relationships with my children, I am happily remarried after 25 years of living alone, and have a wide circle of friends.

As As a part of our “Unstoppable” series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lyn Barrett.

Lyn Barrett is the author of Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory, (publication date January 3, 2022), Koehler Books; and also DID Unpacked: A Parable available on Amazon.Lyn is a speaker, retreat leader and survivor of early childhood trauma as well as a retired elementary school teacher, school principal and church pastor. At the age of 45, Lyn was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, now known as dissociative identity disorder (DID). From happy wife and mother to a suicidal woman who felt the crazy fog of dissociation take over her life, she embarked on a journey to uncover the secrets that overwhelmed her. After suffering decades of inner chaos and deep pain, Lyn now lives a fulfilling and integrated life and considers herself a

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Yitzi Weiner
Authority Magazine

A “Positive” Influencer, Founder & Editor of Authority Magazine, CEO of Thought Leader Incubator