{"id":10534,"date":"2026-04-07T23:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv95.demowebsitelinks.com\/Carlos-Ryan\/?page_id=10534"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:39:15","slug":"about-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testv95.demowebsitelinks.com\/Carlos-Ryan\/about-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10534\" class=\"elementor elementor-10534\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fe498d elementor-section-content-middle wd-section-stretch-content elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fe498d\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bnnr\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c562984\" data-id=\"c562984\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-adb4975 wd-section-stretch-content elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adb4975\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eef3f8e\" data-id=\"eef3f8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcb5eb4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcb5eb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e15e6af animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e15e6af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aebaf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3aebaf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/testv95.demowebsitelinks.com\/Carlos-Ryan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Author-Img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testv95.demowebsitelinks.com\/Carlos-Ryan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Author-Img.png 600w, https:\/\/testv95.demowebsitelinks.com\/Carlos-Ryan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Author-Img-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/testv95.demowebsitelinks.com\/Carlos-Ryan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Author-Img-430x502.png 430w, https:\/\/testv95.demowebsitelinks.com\/Carlos-Ryan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Author-Img-150x175.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b0059b animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1b0059b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c4a4f wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"04c4a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-default subtitle-style-background wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tC. J. Ryan \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l wd-underline-colored\">Guiding Recovery<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646edd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"646edd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>C.J. Ryan is an author and survivor who writes about narcissistic abuse, self-trust, and personal boundaries. He did not initially plan to write; the work grew from his own struggle to understand why leaving a toxic relationship felt more terrifying than staying and why he had lost touch with himself. Candid about feeling \u201cdefective,\u201d overly sensitive, and accustomed to people-pleasing, Ryan shares the quiet, often unspoken parts of recovery, including confusion, guilt, and fear of being alone.<\/p><p>He emphasizes that healing is non-linear, personal, and not a performance. True strength, he believes, comes from aligning with one\u2019s own truth rather than building walls for defense. His grounded, authentic style avoids toxic positivity, offering practical insight and reflection. 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