Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
What happens when survival becomes a child’s first language?The Legacy of Domestic Violence: Through the Eyes of a Child Survivor takes readers into the world of a little girl who learned far too early that home could be a place of fear, violence, silence, and survival.Behind closed doors, she witnessed the devastating reality of domestic violence and carried experiences she was too young to understand, but old enough to remember. The fear, instability, and emotional wounds did not disappear when childhood ended. They followed her into adulthood, shaping how she saw herself, navigated relationships, understood love, and defined safety.Just because a child is not the one being hit does not mean the violence does not leave a mark.A child can be deeply affected by what they witness, hear, feel, and carry in silence. The bruises may not be visible, but the impact can be. Sometimes, what happens around a child stays within a child long after the violence stops.But this is not simply a story about what happened to her.It is a story about what happens after.With raw honesty and vulnerability, Latrina 'SAM' Johnson confronts the lasting impact of childhood exposure to domestic violence and the patterns trauma can create across generations. Through her journey, readers witness the difficult process of confronting what was buried, finding a voice that was silenced, rebuilding a sense of self, and discovering that surviving the past is only the beginning.As a trauma-informed-care practitioner and survivor, SAM brings more than her personal story to these pages. She offers readers a compassionate framework for beginning to understand their own experiences and taking the first steps toward healing.Throughout the book, survivors may recognize pieces of themselves in SAM’s story: the child who learned to stay quiet, the adult who struggled to understand why certain experiences still hurt, the person who questioned their worth, or the survivor who wondered whether breaking generational patterns was truly possible.You may see yourself in her story. You may recognize someone you love. And you may finally find language for something you have carried for years.For survivors, this book offers more than identification. It offers hope, validation, reflection, and practical encouragement for beginning a healing journey. SAM shares trauma-informed insights and gentle starting points to help readers begin recognizing their experiences, understanding their responses, establishing healthier boundaries, finding safe support, practicing self-compassion, and making intentional choices about what they want to carry forward and what they choose to leave behind.This book is not about pretending the past did not happen.It is about learning that the past does not have to have the final word.For parents and caregivers, it provides a deeper understanding of what children experience when they witness domestic violence, even when they are never physically harmed themselves.For educators, advocates, counselors, faith leaders, and community professionals, it offers a powerful lens through which to recognize the emotional and generational impact of domestic violence and respond with greater compassion and understanding.And for anyone who has ever questioned whether they can become something different from what they experienced, SAM’s story offers a powerful answer: Yes.The Legacy of Domestic Violence challenges us to look beyond the visible wounds and recognize the child who is watching, listening, remembering, and carrying what happens around them.It is a story of pain, resilience, courage, healing, and transformation.It is a reminder that you can acknowledge where you came from without allowing it to determine where you are going.
