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Djenane Nakhle,PhD
Author & Psychologist
🌍 About the Memoir
Finding Home: From Cairo to New York, award-winning memoir, celebrates the strength of the human spirit and the courage it takes to shape one’s own destiny.
One woman’s unique, life-changing journey across four continents:
"We each have a path to follow at our own pace and time.
I hope reading about my journey inspires you with your own."
Djenane Nakhle, PhD
Growing up in a traditional patriarchal society and coming of age under a politically autocratic regime in Egypt, Djenane Nakhle recounts her search for identity and self-realization in Finding Home: From Cairo to New York.
With grit and unwavering determination, she navigates the chaos of a tumultuous marriage, motherhood, love, and divorce—always pressing forward with an “I can do it” spirit.
This deeply personal memoir is a powerful testament to resilience and transformation. It speaks to every woman who has fought to define herself and be heard.
Through loss, joy, pain, and purpose, Djenane charts a path toward higher education and inner purpose—proving that, regardless of circumstances, courage and clarity can lead us home.
🏆 Winner – PenCraft Fall 2025 Book Award, Nonfiction
🏆 Winner – PenCraft Spring 2025 Book Award, Nonfiction
Finalist - IAN Book Of The Year 2025 Award
Honorable Mention — New York 2025 Book Festival
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Overall 5-Star Rating – Readers’ Favorite
✍️ Editorial Reviews
“A modern odyssey—each chapter shaped by courage, reinvention, and deep empathy.”
— Robin Ducharme Pastore, award-winning reporter and publisher, Old Greenwich & Riverside Neighbors
“Eloquent and rich with historical detail… a broad yet intimate panorama of her life’s journey.”
— Carol Thompson, Readers’ Favorite
“An uplifting story of displacement, resilience, and second acts.”
— Kirkus Reviews
📕 What Readers Are Saying
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I read Finding Home in one sitting impossible to put it down. Your discretion and storytelling talent are undeniable. I tip my hat to you."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This book is one of best books I have read in a long time.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The writing is direct and deeply personal with an authentic voice that draws you into Dr. Nakhle’s unique perspective and astonishing life journey. A truly inspiring and compelling read, particularly enlightening and encouraging for women who have struggled to find their own path.”
📕 This Memoir Is for Anyone Who Has
• Searched for belonging across borders
• Endured hardship with courage
• Sought meaning amid uncertainty
• Reinvented themselves in a new life
• Loved Educated and Wild
Stops Along the JOurney
Cairo, Egypt
Beirut, Lebanon
Lausanne, Switzerland
Paris, France
New York, USA
Recognition
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2025 Honorable Mention — New York Book Festival
Events
featuring Djenane Nakhle, PHD
Exciting news! 🎙️
Empowered Women Book Club
Exciting update! 🎧
Exciting Bookclub Updates📚
Robin DuCharme Partore
has graciously invited me back
for a second interview
on WGCH Radio in Connecticut!
📅 Tune in:
Tuesday, May 13 at 7:20 AM
Spotify Interview
Featured on the podcast "Genius: Sciencing Our Human Potential" hosted by award winning author of "Brain Dance", licensed mental health professional, and Psychotherapist, Diane Grimard Wilson. The episode is titled "On Chaos and Longing" and can be found on various platforms, including Spotify.
Due to the successful attendance and enriching discussions, The Empowered Women Book Club will continue! 📚✨
We'll keep you posted.
Empowered Women Book Club
I am thrilled to invite you to the Inagural meeting by my daughter, Joelle Tamraz, Speaker, Coach, and, Author of "The Secret Practice", on Thursday, Februrary 27th1:00 - 2:00pm EST (6-7pm UK).Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/nqi-wuco-whs
Dove Wilson
has generously invited me
for a second podcast interview
and this time,we’ve decided
to do something special:
a mutual conversation interview!
📅 Details and publication date coming soon—stay tuned!
WGCH Radio Interview
I'm delighted to share
Robin DuCharme Pastore's award winning Author, Broadcaster, and Publisher of
Old Greenwich & Riverside Neighbors,
live interview of me on
Connecticut radio station WGCH.
Click Here To Listen
As an author and psychologist, I am honored to have shared my memoir, Finding Home: From Cairo to New York, at Literary Thursday on October 23, 2025 at 6 PM (EST, virtual).
This evening celebrated the power of storytelling—highlighting resilience, belonging, and self-discovery across cultures.
A recording will be available soon.
@QPLNYC
Mother-Daughter Memoirists
Our journeys echo each other, and both end in freedom.
It's a joy to share this experience and bring our stories to the light.
- Joelle Tamraz
Empowered Women Book Club
Upcoming publication
Djenane Nakhle, PhD
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New York & Connecticut Licensed Psychologist
in private practice since 1997
Native French speaker
Fluent in Spanish
I provide virtual and in-person therapy to treat anxiety, depression, and trauma, and help achieve interpersonal and professional goals
in engaged, collaborative sessions.
author's biography
Djenane Nakhle, PhD is NY & CT Licensed Psychologist, Global Memoirist, and Voice of Resilience
Dr. Djenane Nakhle is a Lebanese-American psychologist and award-winning memoirist whose life journey spans four continents. With nearly 30 years of clinical experience, she offers a rare blend of multicultural insight, intellectual rigor, and emotional attunement.
Valedictorian of NYU’s School of Education, an honored researcher, and former Director of Therapeutics at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, she also taught trauma-focused graduate seminars at NYU.
Fluent in four languages and deeply attuned to the unspoken languages of displacement and resilience, Dr. Nakhle empowers others to transform adversity into growth and reclaim their voices. Her memoir, Finding Home: From Cairo to New York, celebrates the human spirit and the transformative power of self-discovery.
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Thank you, Djenane
