When Your Childhood Hurts Still Echo

“I thought I had overcome the most painful moments in my life… but those moments were actually just parading themselves throughout my life with sirens, welcome banners, and yellow caution tape.”

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Straight Outta Brokenness, And It Didn’t Kill Me

Childhood isn’t just a chapter in our story—it’s the soil where so much of our identity is formed. And for many of us, that soil was not soft or nurturing. It was cracked, unsteady, and at times, completely barren. As adults, we move forward, earn degrees, raise families, and build careers… but then something happens: The past whispers. Then it shouts.

I wrote Straight Outta Brokenness to reclaim my voice—and in doing so, I discovered how deeply my childhood wounds still echoed in my relationships, my faith, and my self-worth. I was the girl who smiled, succeeded, and showed up for others—but quietly carried the weight of abandonment, mother wounds, and unresolved pain.

One of the most revealing moments came when I wrote:

“It didn’t make me stronger. It just made me good at hiding how fragile I really was.”

It’s a line I didn’t expect to write—but one I know too many of us can relate to.

The Lingering Effects of Childhood Hurt

Unresolved childhood pain can show up in adulthood as:

• People-pleasing rooted in fear of rejection

• Emotional walls masked as independence

• Constant overachievement to prove worth

• Difficulty trusting even the safest people

These are survival tactics—not healing.

So What Does Healing Look Like?

Healing isn’t linear. It’s not glamorous. It’s not always loud. But it is possible.

For me, healing looked like:

• Therapy and truth-telling

• Faith that didn’t bypass my feelings but welcomed them

• Rewriting narratives I had internalized as a child

• Forgiving without forgetting

• Choosing to speak, even when I once felt invisible

“I deserve to walk into my own truth and share my bout with brokenness in the hopes that I will finally get free from its bondage and help someone else in the process.”

To Anyone Still Haunted by Echoes

If your childhood still whispers (or screams), know this:

You’re not broken—you were bruised. You’re not too late—you’re right on time. And you are worthy of healing, wholeness, and peace.

I wrote this book for the girl who slept in drawers instead of cribs. For the child who was never asked, “How are you?” For the adult who’s still asking that question now.

You are not alone. Let’s break the silence together.

Straight Outta Brokenness, And It Didn’t Kill Me is available on Amazon and candieprice.com. ️ I’d love to hear your story. If this resonated with you, drop a comment or message me.