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Not Done Yet
Dying, Narcissists, and the God Who Sent Me Back
James G. Ventura
A memoir about dying, coming back and starting over. Gene, writing as James G. Ventura, tells the story of a near-death experience, surviving narcissistic abuse, and rebuilding a life and an identity. He writes with the candor of someone who spent thirty years in negotiations where psychology decides who wins.
In his own words
“I just want to treat you better.”
If more hearts lived this way, there would be less abuse, less war and less conflict.
We’re not done yet. And neither are you.
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Featured review · From a family therapist
★★★★★
“Unfiltered Honesty and Brilliant Psychological Insight”
“All too often, memoirs about toxic partnerships stay trapped in emotional storytelling. Not Done Yet by James G. Ventura completely shatters that mold.”
“Ventura’s raw honesty, paired with deep psychological insight, turns a terrifying personal memoir into a profound diagnostic roadmap for escaping toxic traps.”
“An exceptional, accurate ‘field record’ of malignant narcissistic abuse that should be essential reading for both survivors and mental health practitioners.”
★★★★★
Everybody Needs this Book ❤️
Should receive a 100 stars! This book is PHENOMENAL! It is articulately written with compassion and grace. It has detailed information brilliantly expressed so that everyone can relate. His mission to educate us on Narcissism and the steps to heal are perfectly listed. Its rare that someone is ever this brutally honest, but he is.
If you have ever known someone who is Narcissistic and counseling didnt help, this book will! Its so comforting to know that we are not alone. I love all the scriptures, quotes, and personal details. I am literally going to tell all my friends and clients to order this book for their own personal healing journey. Thank you James! You are a true blessing. I can not wait to read your next novel. Xoxox
★★★★★
Enlightening, Joyful, and Profoundly Insightful!
Ventura presents with entertaining style a profound understanding of the psychological patterns a child develops in order to survive a narcissistic parent. I often felt like he was writing to me personally—as if he was a brother who grew up in my family system.
This book is an invitation to the joyful light that awaits all, but especially those of us who crawled in the trenches of narcissistic family conflict.
★★★★★
Insightful and pertinent
A good read. As a licensed therapist, it's so important to have resources exploring the mental, emotional, and physiological impacts of living with narcissism.
★★★★★
This book will heal you
This book validated so much of what I went through. Having been in toxic relationships myself, it exposed the full reality of the abuse, narcissism, and gaslighting I endured.
It completely shifted my perspective and helped me realize I wasn't the problem. This book has provided incredible clarity and healing as I continue to read it.
10,000+copies of Not Done Yet sold worldwide
If you’re trapped in an abusive relationship, please know this:
You deserve safety, peace and a future free from fear.
NOT DONE YET · LOVE WINS
Not Done YetDying, Narcissists, and the God Who Sent Me Back
— James G. VenturaSurvivor · Author · Advocate
If you are in trouble
It’s not your fault. You don’t deserve this.
Gene hears from survivors every day, many of them men who waited until they were near collapse to tell anyone. If you are living with coercive control, you are not alone. Reach out.
If you are in danger right now
Call 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is free and open 24 hours a day: call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. thehotline.org
Gene is an author and a survivor, not a therapist or counselor.
Coming January 2027
Pull Me Close, Punish Me Hard
The sequel to Not Done Yet. Leave your name and you’ll hear about release day, preorders and signings first.
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On the road
Book signings
- New York CityThe Strand Book Store · August 2026
Gene meets readers, signs books and talks about surviving narcissistic abuse. Bookstores, book clubs, conferences and podcast hosts can invite him to their city.
The imprint
Love Wins Media
Love Wins Media is Gene’s independent publishing company, based in Austin, Texas (lovewinsmedia.com). Not Done Yet is self-published through it, and so will be the sequel. Gene founded Love Wins Media Publications in 2025, when he moved to Austin from Rancho Santa Fe, California.
Gene also hosts the Not Done Yet podcast, and every week on LinkedIn he writes about commercial real estate, senior housing and capital for more than 17,000 followers.
Book signings, podcasts and speaking
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Bookstores, book clubs, conferences and podcast hosts can reach Gene directly.