Chaos in Color: A Memoir of Childhood Trauma and Forgiveness - Softcover

Salek PhD, R. Layla

 
9781632997029: Chaos in Color: A Memoir of Childhood Trauma and Forgiveness
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1632997029 ISBN 13: 9781632997029
Publisher: River Grove Books, 2023

Synopsis

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From a young age, Layla Salek has experienced some people as colors—her mother brown, her father green, her husband rainbow. As she notes, sometimes, when words fail, colors speak.

Chaos in Color is the captivating story of Layla’s journey from childhood to adulthood with a mother who suffered from untreated bipolar disorder. Each chapter paints a vivid, heartbreaking picture of the abuse, neglect, and trauma that she experienced as she grew up at the mercy of her mother’s bipolar swings, an incompetent mental health system, and the strangers with whom she was often left. But dissipating those times of darkness were moments of love, joy, and happiness that she felt while being cared for by others in her life. These moments inspired her to start her own family, complete a doctorate in psychology, and work with children with mental illness and severe behavior disorders.

Layla’s story traces how personal and familial trauma is carried into adulthood and how it can be released through forgiveness. This honest, provocative memoir offers a relatable account for others who have experienced similar trauma, as well as hope for healing and a future full of light.

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Publisher
River Grove Books
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1632997029
ISBN 13 
9781632997029
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
308