The debut album by Gladwell puts glimpses of our experience into songs - featuring ballads, rock, country and other musical genres, the album is a heartfelt expression of a parent's love and aching heart ... along with the underlying dark themes of predatory behaviour, exploitation and institutional apathy.
A Statement On The Three-Year Anniversary Of The Premeditated Removal Of Lizzie Gladwell
The third single - 'Predator' - is now available. The song captures the cold essence of a car waiting as an emotionless predator outside our house, to remove our daughter Lizzie, the day after her eighteenth birthday.
The second single - 'Invisible Chains' - has been released. It is both beautiful and powerful, a deeply personal song from the perspective of Lizzie's mum.
"Music and lyrics can reach people in ways that reports, emails and formal complaints cannot. My hope is that the album resonates, that it finds an audience, that it cuts through."
Some seasons call for speaking out. Others call for strategic silence.
The longer this crisis has gone on, the clearer it has become that Lizzie's isolation is not accidental. It is imposed. And every additional day of silence adds weight, like drops of water behind a dam. The pressure builds. The truth becomes harder to deny.
"I will set my face to the wind and scatter my handful of seeds on high." (Arabic proverb)
Despite strategic silence, institutional resistance and emotional strain, this update shows that steady, determined action - rooted in conviction and supported by community - can keep hope alive and gradually open new channels for change.
In this audio update, I examine whether Lizzie's 'severance' from her family was truly her decision or something imposed on her. “Did Lizzie make the severance decision? Or was it imposed?” The evidence tells its own story.
