These are all perfectly normal reactions to childhood struggles, and they do not automatically go away when you grow up! Healing from family trauma is challenging, but not impossible. Instead of hoping these issues will fix themselves (hint: they won’t), self-education and guided skills building can empower you to eliminate many obstacles and successfully manage others throughout your life.

This encouraging and reality-based guide to healing from childhood and family trauma was authored by Life & Trauma Coach Ernest Ellender, PhD, who poured into it the best of his clinical experiences and educational insights derived from his 20+ years career in clinical psychology, during which he worked directly with survivors of various types of childhood trauma.

This Is How We Heal From Painful Childhoods presents 20 concepts that must be addressed to comprehensively heal from and thrive past your childhood. Each chapter explains the critical educational concepts before presenting realistic workbook drills to retrain unhelpful thinking, dysfunctional interpersonal dynamics, and unhealthy physical habits.