{ "item_title" : "Unseen Scars", "item_author" : [" Joycelyn Johnson "], "item_description" : "Some wounds are loud. Others are silent. Some leave visible scars, while others burrow deep inside-hidden beneath the surface, shaping the way we think, feel, and move through the world without ever announcing themselves. This book is about the hidden kind. Unseen Scars is a guide for those who carry the invisible aftermath of childhood incest, molestation, and chronic betrayal. It's for survivors who were harmed by the very people who were supposed to love them. It's for anyone who's ever wondered why they feel fractured inside, why trust feels impossible, or why their body doesn't feel like home. This is not just a book about trauma. It's a book about what trauma does-to the mind, to the body, to relationships, to faith, and to the sense of self. And most importantly, it's a book about what healing can look like, even when the pain feels unspeakable. If you've struggled with emotional numbing, disconnection, self-blame, confusing behaviors, or the lingering ache that something was off in your childhood but you couldn't name it-this book is for you. If you've ever dissociated, doubted yourmemories, or felt like you weren't fully present in your own life-this book is for you. And if you've ever been told you're too sensitive, too angry, too shut down, too needy-or just too much-this book is especially for you. Childhood sexual trauma-especially when it happens within the family-often goes unspoken. Survivors are silenced by fear, shame, confusion, and manipulation. Even when the abuse ends, its effects can echo across a lifetime. Dissociation, for example, is not just a symptom. It's a survival strategy-a brilliant one, but a costly one. It helps children escape the unbearable, but later makes it hard to feel safe, whole, or even real. Survivors may look functional on the outside while feeling lost, empty, or fragmented inside. Sadly, most of us were never taught how trauma shows up in the body, mind, or spirit. We weren't taught that some behaviors-like zoning out, people-pleasing, or compulsive control-are actually the residue of trauma. We weren't told that the shame we carry isn't ours. We weren't shown how to come home to ourselves. Table of Contents Introduction PART I: Naming the WoundChapter 1: When Safety Becomes DangerChapter 2: Double Trauma-Abuse and BetrayalChapter 3: The Silence That Follows PART II: The Brain's Survival StrategyChapter 4: Dissociation as ProtectionChapter 5: Understanding the Types of DissociationChapter 6: When the Self Shatters PART III: How Trauma Affects the Whole PersonChapter 7: Emotional FalloutChapter 8: The War in the MindChapter 9: Relationships and the Loss of TrustChapter 10: The Body Keeps the ScoreChapter 11: Behavior as a Coping MechanismChapter 12: Spiritual Struggles and Soul Wounds PART IV: The Journey to Integration and HealingChapter 13: You Are Not BrokenChapter 14: The Role of Trauma-Informed CareChapter 15: Reconnecting to the Body and SelfChapter 16: Healing in RelationshipChapter 17: Reclaiming Faith and MeaningChapter 18: Living the Integration Conclusion", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/829/025/9798290259727_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "16.99", "online_price" : "16.99", "our_price" : "16.99", "club_price" : "16.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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