to the moon and back:
a childhood under the influence

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Lisa Kohn’s memoir of being raised in and torn between two conflicting worlds. There was the world she longed for and lived in on weekends – her mother’s world, which was the fanatical, puritanical cult of the Moonies – and the world she was forced to live in during the week – her father’s world, which was based in sex, drugs, and the squalor of life in New York City’s East Village in the 1970’s.

To the Moon and Back

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Silver Medal Award

2019 Shortlist


2018 INDIES Book of the Year


13th Annual Finalist


Honorable Mention


2019 Finalist

You really need to read this book, because it’s awesome.

Jenny Lawson

Jenny Lawson, the Bloggess 'New York Times' bestselling author of 'Furiously Happy'

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What Lisa Does

Lisa Kohn
Writes

Lisa’s long-running blog offers hope and joy to others who may feel beaten or damaged by their upbringing or circumstances.
Lisa shares stories from her past, as well as her challenges, peace, and healing of today.

to the moon
and back

Told with spirited candor,
to the moon and back reveals
how one can leave behind
absurdity and horror and create a life of intention and joy. This is the fascinating tale of a story rarely told in its full complexity.

Coaching, Consulting, & Speaking

As a Chatsworth Consulting Group Partner, Lisa focuses on leadership consulting and executive coaching, spending time speaking, writing, teaching, and presenting approaches to life and business.

Lisa Kohn Writes

Post Traumatic Growth is so f——k amazing!

I was rehearsing First Most Always (my new keynote – ping me for details to be one of the first to see it!) with my theatre-camp friends, as someone’s partner refers to us all, and I hit the part about Post Traumatic Growth. “You don’t seem very excited about it,”...
you are the poster child of working trauma

you are the poster child of working trauma

I have a dearest who is not only a dearest of decades, but who is also a kick-ass therapist, and a trauma therapist at that. “You are the poster child of working trauma. You have done and do all it takes and whatever it takes to heal,” she said to me. “If there’s...

follow your fun

follow your fun

The weirdest thing is happening as I’m getting coached to prepare my keynote (spoiler alert – titled First Most Always…you know what that means!). Each time we go through a section, each time we have a session, we seem to end with the same guidance from my coach. “Be...

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