About Clarity House
Our Core Values
Three principles that guide every resource we publish, every story we tell, and every survivor we serve.
Illuminate
We shed light on hidden patterns of manipulation, making the invisible visible so survivors can finally see what they've been experiencing.
Validate
We affirm the lived experiences of survivors, countering gaslighting with truth and confirming that what you experienced was real.
Empower
We equip survivors with practical tools, clear information, and evidence-based guidance to reclaim their lives and move forward with confidence.
How Clarity House Press Began
Bandy Jacob Strawn
Founder & Publisher, Clarity House Press
Clarity House Press was born from lived experience—and grew into a publishing house built on the voices of survivors who understand that healing happens when we see our stories reflected back to us. Here is where it began.
Bandy Jacob Strawn understood how hard it could be to search for answers during one of the hardest chapters of a person's life—and how isolating it could feel to move through a process few resources are written to help parents navigate. That understanding is why Clarity House Press exists.
He came to this work through lived experience with narcissistic abuse and the long, nonlinear road of trauma recovery. That experience drove him to research, to write, and to build something that could help others navigating similar circumstances.
“I got tired of wishing someone had published the books survivors actually needed. So we set out to create them.”
What became clear along the way was simple and stark: the resources available to survivors were dangerously inadequate. Generic self-help books that minimized the severity of abuse. Therapy approaches that didn't account for complex trauma. Legal information that assumed cooperative co-parenting is always possible. Too few resources written for the range of parents who need them.
Clarity House Press was built to be bigger than any one story. Because if navigating this was that hard for someone with resources, education, and relentless determination—what happens to everyone else?
These books were written to give survivors better tools than were available before. If they help even one person navigate this with more clarity and less isolation, every late night spent building them was worth it.
This founding story opened the door. But one voice was never the plan—it was just the beginning.
Survivor. Advocate. Publisher. Bandy Jacob Strawn founded Clarity House Press in 2025 after recognizing that the research-backed resources survivors needed simply didn't exist. He set out to build them — for every survivor who deserves better tools.
A Growing Chorus of Voices
Clarity House Press was always meant to be more than one person's story. We publish survivors who write from experience—people who have navigated their own hardships, done their own healing, and learned what works and what doesn't.
Today, our authors are survivors—people who have navigated difficult systems and emerged with hard-won wisdom to share. Voices shaped by high-conflict situations, family court experiences, and the long, nonlinear road to recovery. As we grow, we hope to welcome clinical professionals and specialists who share our commitment to trauma-informed, evidence-based work—but we will never lose sight of what makes these resources different: they're written by people who truly understand.
Real voices. Real experience. One shared commitment: creating resources that meet survivors where they are.
What unites our authors isn't credentials or titles—it's lived experience and a deep commitment to helping others navigate what they themselves have walked through. You'll see yourself in these pages—because our books come from people who understand how disorienting high-conflict situations can be, the isolation of not being believed, and the painstaking work of rebuilding a life after abuse.
Our Authors
Every Clarity House Press author meets our editorial standards for authentic lived experience. We publish survivors who know that the most powerful healing resources come from those who truly understand the terrain—because they've walked it themselves.
Evidence-Based. Trauma-Informed. Legally Informed.
Publishing resources for survivors who deserve better than generic self-help.
Clinical Psychology
Clinical claims are reviewed against peer-reviewed research and professional standards in trauma recovery. No pseudoscience. No victim-blaming.
Family Law
General legal information grounded in how high-conflict custody situations actually unfold, informed by lived experience. Clear explanations, realistic timelines, and practical context—not legal advice.
Survivor Wisdom
Real stories from survivors navigating high-conflict situations—naming what they experienced and learning to recognize the patterns others often miss.
We don't publish generic self-help.
We publish rigorous, trauma-informed resources—grounded in research and reviewed for clinical accuracy—for readers who deserve more than platitudes. Evidence and compassion, together.
Human Dedication. Technology-Amplified Quality.
This isn't AI writing books. It's human dedication amplified by technology to deliver the quality survivors deserve.
Every Word Passes Through Human Review
The Clarity House team spends hundreds of hours on every book—reviewing every chapter, verifying every claim, ensuring every survivor perspective rings true. AI assists with research and fact-checking. Humans make every final decision.
Lived experience, hard-won wisdom, and unwavering commitment to survivors
Every claim verified against peer-reviewed research
Professional standards survivors deserve
What Makes Us Different
Evidence-Based + Lived Experience
Our books combine rigorous research from psychology, law, and trauma recovery with authentic survivor perspectives. You get both clinical accuracy and practical wisdom.
No Victim-Blaming
We never minimize abuse or suggest you could have prevented it. Our approach validates your experience while empowering your next steps.
Specific, Actionable Guidance
No generic platitudes. We provide concrete strategies, templates, and step-by-step guidance for understanding legal processes, supporting your children, and healing trauma.
Trauma-Informed Throughout
Every page is written with an understanding of how trauma affects the nervous system, memory, and healing. We meet you where you are.