{"product_id":"out-of-darkness-into-the-karen-smith-9798890417442","title":"Out of Darkness Into the Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to those who have experienced early childhood traumas before language has developed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly childhood traumas can lay dormant for years and awaken when the person meets someone who subconsciously brings darkness to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I allowed to happen to me was an unconscious effort to bring past darkness to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did I reach such a low emotional bottom line? I realized that my bottom line was that my husband could do anything short of killing me. I left when I knew that I would be killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe allow ourselves the degree of protection received as a child. Sigmund Freud stated, \"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI queried, \"Why would an educated woman not think? What was I hiding from myself?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book began as cathartic writings in search of me, to give voice to that child self, and to make sense out of the senseless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI concluded that my physical body grew into an adult, but my emotional state remained that of my two-year-old self when the trauma happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting was an attempt to break the generational curse in my family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can I ensure the survival of the next generation if I do not claim my own? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798890417442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trilogy Christian Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Karen Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443113210111,"sku":"9798890417442","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16b6fc2c-c7ee-42ec-8aa3-6f00f78858fb.jpg?v=1777201935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-darkness-into-the-karen-smith-9798890417442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}