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A Divided Life

a memoir of hiding from myself, survival, and becoming whole

What happens when survival requires silence?

Growing up in a small Midwestern town in the 1970s and 1980s, Todd Boler learned early that certain truths could not be spoken aloud. Shaped by family expectations, faith, and unspoken rules, he adapted the only way he knew how—by dividing himself in order to endure.

A Divided Life is a deeply...

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A Divided Life

summary and learning guide

A Divided Life: Summary and Learning Guide

More than a companion book, this guide invites readers to explore the deeper themes, symbols, and emotional architecture of A Divided Life.


Created by author Todd Boler, the Summary and Learning Guide includes chapter-by-chapter summaries, psychological and thematic analysis, discussion questions,...

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my hidden self

a reader's reflection journal

my hidden self

a reader's reflection journal

Everyone carries a private world.

Some parts are joyful. Some are complicated. Some are deeply hidden. Some are still waiting to be understood.

Inspired by the themes of A Divided Life, my hidden self is a reader's reflection journal created as a private space for writing, memory, questions,...

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