Author: Amber Nicole Hayes

For twenty-five years, Amber Nicole Hayes was a masterful keeper of secrets. Silence dogged her, heavy as a sack of stones. But if Amber could carry this burden, and appear to rest of the world as a contented mother, wife, and businesswoman, how many other survivors were doing the same? Amber”s memoir, The Obedient Daughter, leaves no stone unturned as she delves into the sexual assault she experienced at the hands of her brother, under the shadow of a mother with undiagnosed borderline personality disorder. Compelled to break the chain of inter-generational trauma, Amber speaks about the unspeakable, proving that no secret is too heavy to share. As the owner of a successful interior design studio, she specializes in creating safe and inspiring spaces for children, and volunteering her time for causes she believes in. Amber lives in Alberta, Canada with two great kids, a saintly husband, and a Boston Terrier who is the perfect writing companion.