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MANSFIELD — Christen Dingess was 23 years old when her roommate and closest friend was brutally murdered — stabbed to death in the apartment the two women shared in Florida.
It was a traumatic experience that left Dingess grappling with guilt and the unbearable weight of a tragedy she could never have prevented.
Three decades later, Dingess penned a new book on the experience, Behind the Glass: A Memoir of Trauma, Drinking to Cope and the Courage to Heal, which details how that traumatic experienced impacted her life.
A Mansfield resident for the past three decades, Dingess is the guest this week on the News Man Weekly podcast.
She shares a deeply personal story of pain, addiction and recovery. Dingess opens up about the experiences that inspired her memoir, the lasting impact of trauma and how alcohol became a way to cope with difficult memories.
The conversation explores the challenges of confronting the past, the courage it takes to share a deeply personal story and the complicated journey toward healing. Dingess also discusses the writing process and what she hopes readers facing struggles of their own will take away from her story.
Before Dingess joins our crew of Carl Hunnell, Zac Hiser and Hayden Gray, we catch up on the latest Richland County headlines, including national recognition for Westbrook Country Club’s new clubhouse; a proposed ban on camping in downtown Mansfield; and a complicated demolition project in Shelby.
Plus, after north central Ohio’s first frost of the season, Hunnekk unleashes his annual complaints about the approaching winter with his Top 5 reasons to hate autumn in Ohio. (Hint: It means winter is coming. He hates winter.)
As always, this episode is powered by the great folks at Relax, It’s Just Coffee.
Relevant links:
- Learn more about Christen Dingess’s new book and purchase it
- Westbrook Country Club honored by national trade magazine
- Richland County Land Bank may demolish vacant Shelby storefront next to Milk & Honey
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