Healing Childhood Trauma in Families: A Journey of Recovery, Self-Compassion, and Emotional Freedom

There comes a moment when you no longer want to carry the weight of your past. This book is written for that moment.

Healing Childhood Trauma in Families speaks to those who've grown up with emotional pain hidden behind closed doors. If your upbringing involved emotional neglect, toxic parenting, or constant self-doubt, this book will meet you where you are-with understanding, not judgment.

J.M. Rivers offers guidance, warmth, and gentle clarity in a voice that feels more like a friend than a therapist. Without overcomplicating or preaching, each chapter walks beside you as you learn how childhood wounds shape adult relationships, self-worth, and inner dialogue.

Here's what you'll explore:

• How to recognize and heal the emotional scars from narcissistic parents or dysfunctional family dynamics

• The truth about trauma responses-why you people-please, freeze up, or lose your voice

• The path to setting healthy boundaries without guilt

• Simple, compassionate steps for reparenting your inner child

• Practices that build emotional resilience, self-trust, and quiet strength

This book doesn't claim to have all the answers. But it will remind you of what's true: You are not broken. You are healing. And it's not too late to feel safe, whole, and free.