What' Your Monster's Name? In What's Your Monster's Name model-turned-author Ingrid Kern retells physical, mental and emotional abuse at the hands of an alcoholic father and how those experiences affected her life. Throughout the book, many of life's greatest challenges and the life skills needed to navigate them are discussed in depth, not just by the author but by several contributors with hurdles to overcome. But What's Your Monster's Name is not a simple purging of traumas. Kern offers readers hope and healing with stories of others who have faced down the monsters in their own lives through unique coping mechanisms that are sure to enlighten and uplift. What's Your Monster's Name teaches that whether you're 16 or 60 you can gain awareness, and learn the life skills you need to leave behind the traumas of childhood and grow as a person.