Shadows from Childhood: How to Heal What You Can’t Talk About

By FATIH AKAY

Shadows from Childhood: How to Heal What You Can't Talk About You don't need bruises to be wounded. You don't need chaos to carry trauma. Sometimes, the deepest pain is the one you were never allowed to name. In Shadows from Childhood , readers are invited into a brave, compassionate, and transformative journey of healing the wounds left by emotional neglect, silence, and invisible trauma. Whether your childhood looked "normal" from the outside or was marked by subtler forms of hurt -- invalidation, perfectionism, emotional absence -- this book is your guide to understanding what happened and what never did. Through 20 insightful and relatable chapters, this book gently unpacks how unspoken pain shapes your adult identity, nervous system, relationships, and sense of self. It blends trauma-informed wisdom with heartfelt storytelling and practical tools -- including short "Try This" exercises in every chapter to help you connect, process, and begin to rewire old emotional patterns. Inside, you'll explore: Why emotional wounds often go unrecognized -- and how to name them How your body stores what your mind tries to forget The power of reparenting, somatic healing, and nervous system safety How to break generational patterns and reclaim your voice What it really means to live as your true , regulated, and unburdened self This book is not about fixing what's broken. It's about uncovering what's always been whole beneath the survival. It's about finding the courage to meet your inner child with compassion -- and finally becoming the adult you needed. If you've ever felt like your pain "wasn't bad enough" to matter -- this book is your permission to feel, to heal, and to come home to yourself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5WWZFHR
• ISBN13: 9798280911062
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 176 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"