Healing Haunted Hearts: Childhood Traumas and Their Emotional Masks is a compassionate and empowering guide to uncovering the hidden effects of childhood trauma and reclaiming your true self. Drawing from her expertise as a psychologist and her personal experience as a survivor of abuse, Margaret Weiss explores the emotional "masks" we wear-like perfectionism, people-pleasing, or emotional detachment-and how they shield us from pain while keeping us from living authentically.
With real-life stories, practical tools, and psychological insights, this book helps readers:
Understand how childhood trauma shapes emotions, relationships, and behaviors.Identify the protective masks they've adopted to cope.Heal their inner child and embrace vulnerability as a strength.Build a life rooted in authenticity, resilience, and joy.Whether you've faced overt abuse or quieter wounds like neglect or invalidation, Healing Haunted Hearts offers a roadmap to emotional freedom and growth. It's an invitation to turn your past into a source of strength and step into the future with courage and self-compassion.
For anyone seeking to break free from old patterns and find healing, this book is your starting point.