Barbara Randall

Barbara has been writing and singing since she was a small child. She has worked as a jazz vocalist for the past 20 years and has performed for large audiences.

Her performances have been requested by many judges, governers and mayors all over the country.

She has developed a highly requested interactive workshop for children on the history of jazz and its effect on modern music. Her publishing credits include editorials in the Indianapolis Star, Detroit Free Press and a host of smaller newspapers and journals.

Locked In
Barbara Randall and Erika Roman Saint-Pierre courageously take readers along on their journey toward healing in this wonderfully illustrated collection of poetry that highlights the long-range effect of abuse that began in childhood and attracted new victimizers and victims alike.

This insightful book of poetry bravely composed by a mother and daughter, explores not only the acts of violence that destroy but even more so the silence that denies.

Barbara, a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder, courageously introduces the reader to her many "selves" and each voice has her own story, her own triumph, her own shame.

Erika, Barbara's daughter, peers into her mother, noticing her mother is not just one person, but many very different people all wrapped into one. Erika shares her own struggle with her own abuse and her struggles with having a mother for whom she feels anger and helpless for at the same time. The poetry is heartfelt and carries the voice of its authors, whomever they may be, if it is Barbara, Erika, Babs or Bobbie.

The genuine voice of each other carries through for a genuine book of poetry of a difficult subject.

This second edition of Locked In includes resource information provided by The Sidrian Insititute.

Sidrain is a nonprofit organization that helps people understand, recover from, and treat traumatic stress dissociative disorders, and co-occurring issues, such as addictions, self injury, and suicidality.

Click Here For Information on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Barbara has a children's book series now in production entitled Mimi's Kids based on her grandchildren and their friends.

There are four titles in the Mimi's Kids series:

• Pierre's Baby Clown
  Baby Clown was waiting for Pierre the day he was born and they have been best friends ever since. Be with Pierre as he takes Baby Clown to the Doll Hosptial for surgery and a new heart. This tender story of a boy and his toy will warm your child's heart.
• I'm Baby Caleb and I Can Do What I Want
  Little Caleb was the cutest little baby. Everyone told him so and soon he started to believe it. Caleb has many lessons to learn about life, sharing and taking turns. Join Caleb and his friends as he learns not to say, "I'm baby Caleb and I can do what I want!"
• Alexandria's Special Day
  Alexandra woke up this morning to quite a surprise-it's Surprise Day. Alexandra and her family do not celebrate Christmas or Birthday's like most kids but ever so often she wakes up and it is her own special day that she did not even know was coming. Share the fun with Alexandra and all her friends and see what is so special about Alexandra's special day!
• Baby Nadia Learns To Talk
  Step inside the mind of 9 month old Nadia as she contemplates what her first words should be. Nadia is surrounded by great friends, her loving single mom and her dad that she gets to on weekends. She's a 9 month's old bi-racial baby already full of grown up thoughts, opinions and her own brand of humor. A perfect story for preschoolers through 3rd graders.

Her latest book, Jacob Daddy, will be released this summer. Barbara is currently working on her next novel at her home in Indianapolis.
For more on Barbara visit her music site at www.BarbaraRandallMusic.com.