Trauma to Truth

By: Claire Louise Robinson

“My truth is that I am in secure, my little girl inside feel like she needs constant validation and feels rejection easily. Feelings of being ignored, do not sit well inside.

About the Book (From Goodreads)

Trauma to Truth is an inspirational, moving collection of poetry and prose that documents a journey through trauma to truth. It tells a story in lessons start to finish and how it is possible to go from recovery to starting the discovery of who you can become..

It begins with Trauma and how it was personally viewed and moves through the process of unpicking, un-ravelling, highlighting the highs, lows and all the emotions in between. it covers anger, domestic abuse, drug addiction, grief, love and loss, finally finishing with forgiveness and finding yourself. It is a raw and honest account of one woman’s story to share, that there is in fact light at the end of the tunnel and you do not have to be defined by your past.

My Review

Wow.  This was absolutely beautiful.  Robinson is inspiring, raw, open, and honest while writing through her journey from trauma to truth. And within this journey she finds and exemplifies strength. While no two journeys are the same, there are some pieces of herself with which I relate. I related to putting on a false face and pretending that things are okay, when inside I am dying inside, and I related to wanting to always feel like I want to belong.  All the prose and poetry are fantastic; I especially loved Trauma Clock, Salt, Retreat, stones, and Pieces of You. One in particular left me hurting for her and I found myself in tears and that was Tummy Ache. I wanted to reach through the book and give her a hug. I don’t usually read poetry books, but I am glad to have picked this one up. Claire has become a friend, and now I feel like I know even more about her. There is something in this book for everyone, and everyone should pick it up and read it.

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