About the Author

Sharon Stinson writes from a place of profound survival and testimony. Through A Child’s Hell & Torment, she gives voice to the voiceless, documenting the unthinkable abuse endured by Sara Marie at the hands of those who should have protected her. Stinson’s work emerges from the tradition of survivor literature—not as sensationalism, but as a fierce act of bearing witness to the systemic failures that allow child abuse to persist across generations and institutions.

Her writing carries the weight of lived experience, revealing how alcoholism, family dysfunction, and misplaced religious piety can create environments where abuse flourishes. Stinson demonstrates the devastating psychology of victimhood—the self-blame, the desperate seeking of love from those who withhold it, and the survival instinct that ultimately drives escape. Her commitment to telling Sara’s truth, even when it implicates family members and authority figures, speaks to her courage as an author and her belief that only through acknowledgment can healing begin. She writes to ensure that no child’s suffering remains invisible.