My Daddy is a Hero, Lena Derhally
My Daddy is a Hero, Lena Derhally
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My Daddy is a Hero
How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer

Author: Lena Derhally

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 8 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/14/2020

Synopsis

A husband. A father. A killer. Chris Watts was a family man. Everybody, including his family, believed that. Yet, on August 13, 2018, he murdered Shanann, his pregnant wife, and two young daughters. As terrible as his story is, it is also a warning because, to this day, living behind bars, Watts is still acting out the character traits that made him kill in the first place. In this, the first and only psychological exploration of the Watts family murders, psychotherapist Lena Derhally has pieced together the crime, the events leading to it, and most of all, her beliefs about the "why." She explores the childhoods, families of origin, meeting, and early relationship of Shanann and Chris Watts. She also examines Watts's double life and duplicity regarding his well-publicized affair with a co-worker. The book includes an in-depth look at community psychopaths, the different subtypes of narcissism, how to prevent this type of violence, and interviews with a neuroscientist, a criminal psychologist, and a journalist. Using her knowledge of attachment theory, Imago relationship theory, and psychopathology, Derhally draws a profile of the real Chris Watts and—just as important—she warns readers that he is still a danger today.

About Lena Derhally

Lena Derhally is a licensed psychotherapist certified in Imago Relationship Therapy. She specializes in relationships and sees individuals and couples with a variety of issues. She has published numerous articles in the Washington Post and Huffington Post. She has also been interviewed for a variety of publications as an expert, including Self Magazine and Glamour Magazine. She is the co-host of a psychology podcast, "Sessions with Bob and Lena" and is a public speaker. In her spare time, when she is not spending time with her family and friends, she enjoys being a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington School of Medicine where she mentors medical students. She is also very passionate about raising money and awareness for children with trauma who have been afflicted by war.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Misty Marie on March 01, 2022

Out of all the books written on this case, I found this one to be the best. It really went in-depth and was easy to read. No matter how it is given to you, this case is sad and horrifying. I just don't understand how someone kills a child, much less their own. I feel it takes a special kind of evil......more

Goodreads review by Lilli on August 26, 2021

There is a special place in hell for people like Chris Watts. In August 2018, Shanann Watts was raising two daughters, pregnant with a son on the way, and wondering where exactly in the last 5 weeks she had gone wrong in what, up until that point, had seemed like her perfect 6-year marriage to her hu......more

Goodreads review by MacWithBooksonMountains on March 09, 2024

Let’s start with the title - My daddy is a Hero: How Chris Watts went from Family Man to Family Killer. The conflicting title is aptly chosen for it perfectly sets the over-arching theme of Lena Derhally’s true-crime masterpiece. The book is structured in three distinctive parts that are equally wel......more

Goodreads review by Diana R. on July 11, 2020

Just wow I followed this story on the news and to read it in more detail is disturbing. I did skip the chapter that discusses the nursery bc I knew I couldn’t handle it and I thank the author for the warning. As a true crime novel this was brilliantly written and is more than just the grime and gore.......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on October 15, 2022

Time for True Crime 😬 🛑TRIGGER WARNING extreme violence🛑 My friend @sadaleywrites sent me this book last year & I’ve been putting it off because it’s a hard one to digest. After watching Dahmer I decided to pick it up. I might as well get all of the emotions out at once, right? This story hits so clo......more

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