{"product_id":"unseen-scars-joycelyn-johnson-9798290259727","title":"Unseen Scars: Understanding the Lasting Impact of Childhood Incest, Dissociation, and the Journey to Wholeness","description":"Some wounds are loud. Others are silent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is about the hidden kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnseen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not just a book about trauma. It's a book about \u003ci\u003ewhat trauma does\u003c\/i\u003e-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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf 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 your\u003cbr\u003ememories, or felt like you weren't fully present in your own life-this book is for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd if you've ever been told you're too sensitive, too angry, too shut down, too needy-or just \"too much\"-this book is \u003ci\u003eespecially\u003c\/i\u003e for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChildhood 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDissociation, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSadly, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePART I: Naming the Wound\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: When Safety Becomes Danger\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Double Trauma-Abuse and Betrayal\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Silence That Follows \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePART II: The Brain's Survival Strategy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Dissociation as Protection\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Understanding the Types of Dissociation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: When the Self Shatters \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePART III: How Trauma Affects the Whole Person\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Emotional Fallout\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: The War in the Mind\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Relationships and the Loss of Trust\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: The Body Keeps the Score\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Behavior as a Coping Mechanism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Spiritual Struggles and Soul Wounds \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePART IV: The Journey to Integration and Healing\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: You Are Not Broken\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: The Role of Trauma-Informed Care\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Reconnecting to the Body and Self\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: Healing in Relationship\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: Reclaiming Faith and Meaning\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: Living the Integration \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joycelyn Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798290259727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Joycelyn Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169665097983,"sku":"9798290259727","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unseen-scars-joycelyn-johnson-9798290259727","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}