Dr. Karin Luise, Chipper Jones' first wife, speaks out regarding his book

For years after the painful end of her first marriage, to longtime Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones, Dr. Karin Luise kept her counsel, never talking publicly.

Following the publication of his new memoir, "Ballplayer," in which Jones writes about his and Karin's marriage, and his extramarital affairs that ended it, Luise has decided to speak out.

The AJC, which has run excerpts from "Ballplayer," co-authored with former AJC sports writer Caroll Rogers Walton, invited Luise to share her thoughts.

"After much prayer and consideration, I decided to use my voice today," Luise said. "This was a huge, vulnerable step for me after keeping so many secrets for so long."

In short, she says Chipper didn't portray things entirely accurately, but she wishes him well anyway.

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She is co-author of the "The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives."A speaker and integrative therapist, she discusses topics such as holistic well being and living with freedom and joy on "The Dr. Karin Show."

"I was forced into a gag order years ago to protect Chipper, and it is not my intent to go back and unearth such painful specifics now that I have found healing," she said. "God knows the truth, and that is all that matters."

A mother of three, Luise also creates podcasts on topics such as resilience and spirituality at The Lighter Side Network.

She has written for The Huffington Post and been featured by media outlets including Redbook, The Jenny McCarthy Show, Huffington Post Live, the AJC, FoxNews, CNN.com, the Examiner and OMRadio.