Carol's first book, co-authored with Barry Cohen, is Telling Without Talking: A Window into the World of Multiple Personality. Most of the over two dozen women whose artwork is featured in this book were told by their abusers not to tell. Through creativity, they found a way to tell, a way to communicate their stories and thus receive help, not only in the telling, but also in the receiving—the listening—the accepting—of what they were finally able to say with no words. Healing connections became possible. The authors have delineated a "Ten Category Model” for assessing and understanding the artwork of people with dissociative identity disorder. 

Carol's second book, co-edited with Peggy Heller, is A Portrait of the Artist as Poet. It is a richly illustrated portrait of 34 visual artists who also write poetry. Each communicates a story about a connection each person has with his or her creativity, how writing poetry or making art affects them in different ways. Each chapter contains a biography, photo, examples of poetry and art, and an essay—about why and when one might reach for a pencil versus a brush, a pen versus a sculpting tool, to communicate—about how writing poetry or making art affects each artist in different ways. It's a book about creativity that invites us all to connect with our own personal muse.

Carol's third book, co-edited with William Harrison, is Saying Goodbye to Our Mothers for the Last Time. In this book, 35 men and women write about their mothers and their connection to this pivotal person whose death and loss has left them with an opportunity to assess the meaning such a change can mean. Many use creativity to communicate their unique stories—stories that are meant to guide, warn, encourage, and inspire others to know that they, too, can cross that threshold when the time comes for them to say goodbye. These stories can also provide solace and perspective to those who have already crossed that threshold.