Between Wounded and Well: Lessons in Healing

The Memoir

Debra Palmer’s memoir, Between Wounded and Well: Lessons in Healing, weaves her professional insights into a personal story of resilience, creating a compelling narrative about the universal experiences of healing that shape us all and speaks to anyone who has faced adversity. The four stages of wound healing provide structure to her narrative, using tissue healing as a metaphor for emotional and spiritual recovery.

 

Palmer’s honesty about her struggles with family dysfunction, professional setbacks, depression, and the lifelong process of forgiving both herself and others provides authenticity to her story. Readers will find themselves reflected in Palmer’s experiences navigating complex relationships, career challenges, the process of self-discovery and the realization that healing is never a straight line, but rather a recurring cycle.

 

Between Wounded and Well reminds both care givers and recipients that our wounds need not define us and often provide strength and compassion.

 

Audible and Spanish Translation versions are coming soon! 

Hear from Debra Palmer​

Dr. Palmer shares what inspired her debut memoir, Between Wounded and Well, and the powerful lessons it offers on healing, resilience, and transformation.

Free excerpt: Between Wounded and Well

Debra Palmer’s memoir maps healing onto the body’s own recovery stages, revealing seven practices (Purpose, Self-Care, Partnerships, Pardon, Lifelong Learning, Boundaries, and Gratitude) for lasting resilience. Grab your copy and see where you are on the healing journey.

"Between Wounded and Well: Lessons in Healing by Dr. Debra Palmer is a profoundly personal and universally relevant story about resilience. It is a testament to the power of storytelling, perseverance, faith and hope . Her story is sure to teach, empower and inspire the reader. I highly recommend it.”

Mimi Secor, DNP, Nurse Practitioner, Author, Coach, Recipient of  2025 Sharp Cutting- Edge Award, AANP, MA