Trauma is the first book in the From Shadow to Soul series, an honest and deeply personal memoir following Emma's journey through childhood trauma, domestic violence, toxic relationships, mental health struggles and the experiences that shaped the woman she would become.

Written in first person, Trauma takes the reader into the reality of living through experiences that do not simply disappear when the moment has passed. It explores the emotional wounds, survival patterns, relationships and choices that followed, without pretending that healing happened neatly or all at once.

This is not a story told from a place where everything has already been resolved. It is the beginning of a much longer journey.

Raw, vulnerable and deeply human, Trauma gives a voice to the shadow before the healing, spiritual awakening and self-discovery that unfold throughout the From Shadow to Soul series.

Before we can understand how we healed, sometimes we have to understand what hurt us.