The Indepth Me

The Indepth Me

by Dr. Jude Arnold

In 1990 Jude lost her beloved, younger sister, Jan, in a tragic and well publicized Scuba diving accident. In 2003 Jude published Jan’s diaries in the controversial, Spiritual, Erotic Memoir, Jan Does Europe, also published by Author House.

The Indepth Me is, naturally, more intense than Jan Does Europe and gets into topics in Jan and Jude’s relationship, like men, diet, lifestyle, and travel, in much more depth. Jude has been working on this book since 1984, when she began her bike trip around the world. It is about conquering fear, journaling, therapy, astrology, and grief-work. The Indepth Me begins with a detailed account of Jan’s drowning and the letters Jude wrote Jan afterwards. Then the reader is taken back in time to the letters Jan wrote Jude just out of high school. The two sisters exchange letters about their lives, work, and trips until Jan’s death.

The exciting conclusion of The Indepth Me will, hopefully, thrill, encourage and inspire you.

The Indepth Me shows how complex these sisters' relationship was. Jan thought so highly of Jude, who obviously loved her sister; that she would have trusted Jude to do the right thing with her journals. It is sometimes uncomfortable to be confronted with a person's most secret thoughts. But it made me feel like I knew more about the human condition because Jude was brave enough to reveal so much of her sister and herself. Many writers suffer the wrath of friends and family when they do this, but if they never did, we would be deprived of so much truth and understanding about ourselves and others." - Nancy T

"On One level, this book is decades long records of correspondence between two sisters who loved each other with all the caring, commitment and misunderstanding that siblings share. The younger sister, Jan, dies in a scuba diving accident in 1990. The letters continue as Jude attempts to pierce the veil of memory, in order to come to grips with who her sister was and who Jan is in Jude's psyche. On a second level it represents the struggle for and of identity: Who am I? Is there a higher power here in my life? What do I want? What is possible? This document, in its own modest way, stands for an age." - J. Gerasimo Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Dept.Sociology/Anthropology


About the author:

Rev. Dr. Jude Arnold is now an Ordained Minister and certified in Applied BioMechanics and Cranial Sacral Therapies.

Dr. Jude Arnold has an extensive background in Education and Health Services, with special emphasis on Natural Healing. She has traveled the World extensively, learning alternative healing methods. This has also provided a wealth of experience in civil rights, non-violence, and promoting World Peace.

She offers Natural Health and Whole Life education and counseling, as well as Psychic Readings and Spiritual Guidance. She has great empathy and success with Women-”maidens, mothers, and crones.” She has participated in Triathlons (Running, Biking, and Swimming), Modeling, Organic Gardening, Rainbow Gatherings, and Community Co-Operatives. Other interests include Astrology, Feng-Shui, Hair Wrapping, Clowning, Cultural Studies, Dancing, Devotional Chanting, Drumming, Horseback Riding, Macramé, Writing, Mindfulness, and Spirituality.