Enlighten Me: A Delaware author’s journey of resilience and service in ‘Standing Up’

Kyle McKinnon

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Delaware Public Media

A forthcoming memoir traces one Delaware woman’s difficult path through abusive relationships and, ultimately, a fruitful career in law enforcement.

In “Standing Up: Making the Best Out of Surviving the Worst,” Middletown-based author Mary Devine offers a unique perspective that’s part civilian, part law enforcement. Devine recounts her two early marriages and how those experiences shaped her career in law enforcement in Delaware, where she spent years responding to the kinds of domestic violence calls she once lived through.

In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Devine about “Standing Up” and finding agency beyond the things that happen to us.