Christine Collins is a survivor, a mother, and a woman who spent years being defined by labels that never fully explained her lived reality. In Out of Darkness, she writes with the plainspoken courage of someone who has nothing left to prove and everything to share.

Her early life was marked by loneliness, instability at home, and traumatic violations that shaped how she saw herself and the world. As she moved into adulthood, those unresolved wounds collided with relationships, motherhood, and a growing battle with depression, anxiety, and compulsive patterns. When she sought professional help, she entered a system that often treated symptoms with escalating medication while missing the deeper story.

Christine’s life changed because one person chose to pay attention. A close friend, Paul, became a steady advocate when she was at her weakest, urging second opinions and safer decisions when care went off course. Today, Christine speaks from the other side of that ordeal, committed to honest conversation about trauma, mental health, faith, and recovery.

She believes healing starts when people are heard, when families learn better patterns, and when treatment includes both the mind and the spirit.