Ellen Isaksen takes us along with her on her journey through a non-traditional life filled with adventure and pain and life affirming experiences. Ellen suffers from a severe form of agoraphobia that keeps her basically housebound, but not out of the game of life. While her story may not have the typical end we anticipate in a book about overcoming a disability, overcoming a disability is what she achieved. Ellen learned and now teaches us how to co-exist with a condition that requires both respect and creativity. "Behind These Eyes" is an intensely compelling memoir that reads like an adventure story. The author shares the intimate details of her challenges with agoraphobia over the decades in the hope that even one person might benefit from her journey. This book is a testament to the power of perseverance, creativity and pure willingness to strive to be all you can be. It demonstrates living proof that self-actualization can be achieved no matter what the obstacles.