People sit and watch the news every day. The news discusses death, abuse, violence, accidents, and tragedy — often with graphic detail — and no one questions whether reality should be spoken about. If it becomes too much, people simply change the channel.

My book works the same way.

I give clear content warnings. Readers have the freedom to skip chapters or put the book down if they’re not ready. Choice exists. Boundaries exist. And that matters.

What I won’t do is pretend hard things don’t happen just to make others comfortable. Silence has never protected people — it only protects discomfort.

And when it comes to children, most parents watch the news right while their kids are in the same room and don’t even explain the topics on the news with their kids, my book clearly advises parents to talk to their kids!

Writing about trauma isn’t about shock value. It’s about honesty. It’s about refusing to hide experiences that millions of people survive in silence. If a story makes someone uncomfortable, sometimes that discomfort is not a sign that it shouldn’t be told — it’s a sign that it needs to be heard.

My book isn’t written to soothe denial. It’s written to tell the truth.