@DuaneK66,
Finding a publisher that will assume the expense of printing and marketing your book is a long shot. And not worth it.
First, unless you're conducting this project for cathartic reasons, determine if you have a market for the subject. You can do this by doing a keyword search and then conducting a modest PPC campaign that attracts people who may be interested in your subject. The headlines might read "Free Book on (subject) Abuse" Click here to learn more. Then the visitor could be taken to a page that asks them a question about what they would want to know about the subject. If you had a budget of let's say $200 and you could get your clicks down to 20 cents each, you could have 1000 responses. That would be great. From that info you could develop the content and the title of the book while being true to your life lessons for others to benefit from. Then, I would self publish the book. I have several high profile friends who had their books published so they could say "Yeah, a publisher accepted my manuscript". It gives them a sense of validation. That they're writing is worthy. In reality, the publisher looked at the topic, the title, the credentials and the marketplace and took a gamble: "will this book sell based on these factors?" That's all they care about. "Will this book sell?"
You have to understand that publishing your story is only part of the equation and in contrast to marketing your book, it's a small part. I would first determine your budget for marketing your book. Self publishing is the easy part.
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