Is My Trauma Still Within Me

By Ariel Perry-Cruz

What happens when the past you tried to bury refuses to stay hidden?

Lanae is a college freshman with perfect grades, big dreams, and a future she's determined to control. To everyone else, she looks unstoppable. But behind the smiles and late-night study sessions, she hides a truth that still haunts her: years of abuse that left scars no one can see.

Surrounded by her closest friends-Philly, Jackie, Mio, and eventually meeting Felecity-Lanae leans on their bond of survival. Each of them carries their own pain, their own unspoken secrets. Together, they laugh, they push through, and they pretend they're okay. But the past has a way of creeping back, whispering in the quiet, demanding to be faced.

Is My Trauma Within Me is a raw and unflinching story about friendship, resilience, and the invisible weight of trauma. With heart, honesty, and piercing emotion, this book asks the question so many survivors carry: Can you ever truly leave the past behind, or does it live inside you forever?

If you've ever battled the shadows of your own story, this journey is for you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FW5HKGYX
• ISBN13: 9798262212156
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"