From the earliest moments of life, children are immersed in a rich tapestry of colorful emotions.
Alongside the bright hues, though, darker shades lurk in the shadows, waiting to be acknowledged and understood.
For many of us, the childhood bootcamp we’re thrust into teaches emotional neglect instead of how to navigate our emotional health. This leads to patterns of emotional dysregulation or emotional chaos, and we leave childhood hypervigilant, emotionally numb, emotionally dysregulated, or all three. We adapt and armor ourselves with physical and psychological defensive patterns to protect ourselves in the battle of our lives. Consequently, our work suffers, our relationships suffer, and, most importantly, we suffer.
In Raised to Be a Soldier, author Kelly Nenezian shares the insights of years of practice as a licensed mental health counselor to help you rearmor yourself and live the life you want.
Inside, learn how to:
Healing trauma should include both physical and psychological components to be truly beneficial and promote long-term, sustainable change. Reading this book is your first step.
Kelly Nenezian is a licensed mental health counselor, business owner, and trainer holding degrees from the University of Florida and Nova Southern University.
Kelly founded Gainesville Healing House, a trauma-focused mental health practice, and Healing For All, Inc., a nonprofit providing mental health services to underserved communities.
She also serves as co-director of the Florida Society of Bioenergetic Analysis.
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