A Safe Place to Begin Healing.

“This compelling account provides light bulb moments while masterfully exposing the insidious tactics of emotional manipulation. It offers survivors not just a story, but a roadmap to understanding the complex psychological landscape of narcissistic abuse.”

Paula Darcy
author of Weaponized Love and the creator of Narc Con

“An essential survival manual — weaving personal experience with profound insight, transforming confusion into understanding. This book might just save your life.”

Datta Groover
Award-winning author of The Reluctant Visionary

“Let’s Not Call This Love” is a powerful, meaningful, emotionally intelligent, and deeply needed work. Told through the eyes of Grace, the story is powerful and poignant, but she doesn’t lecture her truth; she walks beside it gently holding the reader’s hand as they walk through the labyrinth of trauma. Her voice is grounded, clear, and full of unwavering belief in their resilience, which is exactly what survivors desperately need. “Let’s Not Call This Love” should be required reading for every mental health professional working with survivors of narcissistic abuse, as it offers such powerful and personal insights that years of clinical training often miss. I highly recommend it.

Daniel G. Thomsen, PhD
Licensed Psychologist, Certified Gottman Method Couples’ Therapist, Certified Teacher in the Art of Masculine/Art of Feminine Presence

“Let’s Not Call This Love is the book I wish I had written myself. The author captures with stunning clarity what living under narcissistic abuse truly feels like—the confusion, self-doubt, and gradual erosion of identity. Reading this was like finally finding words for experiences I had long struggled to articulate. For anyone trapped in this invisible prison, this book offers not just validation but a beacon of hope.”

Daina Kay Roberts
Survivor and Advocate

“Grace Channing’s Let’s Not Call This Love stands apart as a masterful illumination of narcissistic abuse that articulates what many survivors struggle to explain. By courageously sharing her simultaneous battles with leukemia and narcissistic manipulation, she offers readers something rare and precious: validation that their confusing, isolating experiences have recognizable patterns. Her compelling narrative effectively illustrates the mind-body connection in trauma survivors, powerfully demonstrating how psychological distress manifests physically and creating a profound framework for understanding trauma’s complete toll. This book doesn’t just describe the problem; it illuminates the path to reclaiming your identity, health, and future. Channing’s ability to transform devastating experiences into a roadmap for others demonstrates the very resilience she describes, making this an essential resource that is both deeply personal and universally relevant. This should be required reading for healthcare providers seeking to understand the complete picture of their patients’ wellbeing, and I will be recommending this important book to clinicians, survivors, and anyone seeking to understand the insidious nature of emotional abuse.”

Dr. Susan Weinberg
Oregon Health and Science University Graduate; 35 years in practice in Beaverton–Tigard, Oregon; second-generation DMD