The Ninth Child

By: Lisa May LeBlanc

Narrated by: Lisa May LeBlanc

In this raw and revealing memoir, Lisa LeBlanc pulls back the curtain on her life as the youngest child growing up in a large farm family influenced by religious legalism. You will get a dose of hope when you listen to Lisa May LeBlanc narrate the story of her journey to hope and healing from trauma-induced mental illness.

This book is for you if:

• You grew up in the church and still live with the consequences of early childhood trauma.
• You believe that you are the exception to the rule that Jesus loves everyone.
• You tried to pray away your mental illness and trauma and it didn't work.

Someone you care about shares a similar story and deserves validation and understanding. You are not alone. Hope exists and healing is possible, and this story can help you find them. In this raw and revealing memoir, Lisa LeBlanc pulls back the curtain on her life as the youngest child growing up in a large farm family, influenced by religious legalism. A victim of abuse and sexual molestation by a deacon, Lisa was trapped by a code of silence and constricting religious rules. Even as people in her life disappointed her, God pursued her, and her depression and suicide ideation continued to collide with hope until she found healing through neurofeedback brain training. As a mental health advocate and ministry leader in her church, Lisa now uses her story to help others find hope in their journey of mental illness and trauma recovery.

©2023 Lisa May LeBlanc (P)2024 Lisa May LeBlanc

A brave, healing, and beautifully honest memoir

Lisa May LeBlanc’s "The Ninth Child" is a deeply moving and courageous memoir. As someone who knew Lisa personally decades ago — and who shared a similar Independent Fundamental Baptist upbringing and Bible college experience — I was struck by how authentically and compassionately she tells her story.
Lisa doesn’t just recount events; she captures the emotional and spiritual landscape of growing up in a high-control religious environment, the pressure to conform, the silencing of self, and the long journey toward reclaiming one’s voice. Her writing is honest, tender, and unflinchingly brave. You can feel how much inner work and integrity went into every page.
Listening to this on Audible made the experience even more powerful — her story unfolds with intimacy and clarity that draws you in and stays with you. For anyone who has wrestled with faith, identity, trauma, or healing, this book offers both understanding and hope.
I’m deeply grateful that Lisa chose to tell her story so openly. It has helped me personally, and I know it will help many others feel less alone and more empowered on their own journeys.
Highly recommended.