CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

By MINYON NELSON

Have you healed the little girl/boy inside you? Have you faced whatever traumas that happened in your life or have you buried them? The generations before us normalized so many toxic traits that we don't even realize trauma as it stares us in the face. The little

• Language: English
• Publisher: Multifaceted Minnie LLC
• Release date: Aug 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9781915147530

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Childhood

Trauma

When the Little Girl is

Healed the Woman Shows Up

MINYON NELSON

Copyright © 2022 by Minyon Nelson

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ISBN: 978-1-915147-53-0

Book Design by Aeyshaa

Foreword:

Minyon and I met through my sister, and I honestly thought from the beginning that we would be friends because she was just fun to be around and liked to have a good time like I do. Little did I know that she would grow to be one of my closest friends in a very short period of time. As our relationship has evolved, we’ve been able to share our personal traumas, triumphs, failures, wins and losses while correcting and cheering each other on. We both share the philosophy that the life that we want for ourselves can be manifested and created to be whatever we want. Never in a million years did she think that she would be writing a book about herself and her life and the things that she has experienced. Throughout this process there were many times that she had to be reminded and encouraged to finish because of how much this book is going to impact women who are going and have been through their own traumatic struggles. This book is an amazing example of Minyon being able to go through her own triumphs and failures in life even NOW and still being able to grow through it! The girl may have lived through tremendous trauma, but the Grown Woman is HERE and well on her way to healing and greatness. I am honored to write the foreword for her FIRST (of many, be clear!) book! Thank you, friend, for giving me this privilege and GREAT honor! Love you DOWN!

-Ashley (The Counselor Friend)

Judgment

Unknown by those who look into my eyes

Betrayed by the one who knows my deepest secrets from my lies

It’s as if I’m lost in the shadows of the crowd

Invisible to those who cannot recognize or realize

What I’m going through

Me, hurting inside over the losses I’ve been put through

Hurting inside over the lies I’ve been told

Pain that doesn’t bare any sorrow

And ppl that don’t even know me judging me

And not understanding why I can’t be like them

To change me

I’m sorry I could never be what you picture me to be

I mean you want me to change cause you don’t know who I completely am on the inside

You haven’t felt the pain I’ve felt in my lifetime

So, who are you really to judge me over what I do or how I react to what this life has done to me?

You must be insecure about yourself to come at me with that.

But all I can do is tell you the truth

You don’t know me so stop trying to put me into your little box and tell me how to be

Cause I could never be what you want for me

Written by: Minyon age 13 years old

Introduction

Who really wants to hear a message or words from a teenage parent, now single mother of five? Am I smart enough; am I brave enough to share my collection of stories and thoughts? Why do I doubt how impactful I could be? Why do I second guess my abilities? Why do I compare my current life to someone who hasn’t been dealt the cards I was given?

For 10 years my god mother, Mrs. Doniele Jackson has urged me to write this collection. To live in my truth through these pages and tell my story to the masses. I love and value her opinions and thoughts on everything, but this one was hard for me to start and believe in her words or myself. It wasn’t until I went through my divorce as I playfully called it; but going through a 5-year relationship, having 3 kids with the man, sharing a home, having him be stepdad to my older kids just to have a messy break up sounds like a divorce to me. I found myself doing my shadow work as my middle-school friend would say. My shadow work consisted of journaling, getting in tune with my body, hell exfoliating my skin more,