Toxic Family: Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom Gold Susan

In a small rural town in central Pennsylvania, young Susie is facing trauma as the middle child in a violent and chaotic household. Creating five children in short succession covert and overt abuse is running rampant. Her brilliant, alcoholic, astrophysicist father and equally ingenious mentally ill, homemaking mother have collided in dysfunction.

The ebullient belief and determination of a young girl with a vision who would not bend to self-destruct but rather would convert her experience to triumph are told masterfully in this stunning work.Like a breath of fresh air, Susan refuses to fit the everyday norm of looking to follow like a lemming. Hurt and damaged children are raising more hurt and damaged children.A riveting and intense chronicle of a childhood filled with harsh initiations all led to a masterful and thought-provoking transformation. She's traversing and