Hi, I am Dr. Christie Black-Murrell
A Speaker, Author, Publisher, and Counselor who speaks LIFE in all her works.
A Speaker, Author, Publisher, and Counselor who speaks LIFE in all her works.
My passion for children, women, and zeal for their social emotional learning has led me to writing Children’s books and women centered affirmation books. My fifteen plus years as a School Counselor and 20 plus years in mental health has assisted with identifies topics that can help to enhance the lives of young children, families, and women. I absolutely love to speak, counsel, and encourage the gift of reading. I believe wholeheartedly, in the power of our words and loving yourself hence my focus on self-awareness. Lastly, it is my desire to see more aspiring authors accomplish their dreams and “birth their book baby.” For these reasons I provide the following services:
Workshop Presenter
School Assemblies
Story Time/Author Visits
Guest Speaker
Publishing Consult
Graphic Design (mock-up) assistance and so much more
Michelle Anderson has spent years holding her family together with quiet strength, buried pain, and a smile that never quite reaches her eyes. On the outside, she has everything — a successful husband, beautiful children, and a life most would envy. But inside, she’s running on fumes, carrying wounds she never learned to name.
When therapy becomes her lifeline, Michelle finally begins to confront the emptiness she’s been avoiding. But healing takes a dangerous turn when two men — twist their obsession into something far more sinister. What begins as emotional confusion spirals into a nightmare that threatens her marriage, her sanity, and her family’s safety.
As secrets unravel and danger closes in, Michelle and her husband Aaron are forced to face the fractures in their relationship — the silence, the distance, the unspoken hurt. Together, they must rebuild trust, rediscover intimacy, and fight for the life they almost lost.
Almost Empty is a gripping, emotionally charged story about trauma, obsession, marriage, and the power of choosing love even when everything feels broken. It’s about a woman reclaiming her voice, a man learning to show up, and a family discovering that healing isn’t about forgetting the past — it’s about refusing to let it define the future.
In the end, Michelle must decide:
Will she keep running from the pieces of herself she’s long ignored…