The Freedom Code is not just a book; it’s a lifeline. This compassionate guide walks survivors of trafficking and exploitation through the often-confusing terrain of relationships after trauma. The Freedom Code offers powerful tools to help you heal, trust yourself, and build relationships that feel safe and empowering. This book introduces the Five Core Tenets of the Freedom Code:
Safety First – Trust yourself before trusting others
Boundaries Are Your Birthright
Trust Is Earned, Not Owed
Love Should Feel Safe, Not Conditional
Self-Agency – You are the author of your own story
With personal stories, survivor-centered exercises, trauma-informed guidance, and reflection prompts, you will be led on a readers on a journey of emotional restoration and relationship rebuilding. Whether you’re working through romantic relationships, friendships, family conflict, workplace boundaries, or the all-important relationship with yourself, this book will meet you where you are. This book also has a companion journal!
The Freedom Code Journal: A Companion Tool. The journal is designed to help you go deeper with writing prompts, grounding exercises, and space to track your personal growth chapter by chapter.If you're a survivor, an advocate, a counselor, or someone supporting a loved one through recovery, The Freedom Code offers practical guidance rooted in real-life experience and professional insight. Healing is possible, and you don’t have to do it alone.
In this groundbreaking expanded edition of What Happened to Me?, Toni McKinley provides a compassionate and comprehensive guide for survivors of trafficking and those who support them. Drawing from her own experience as a survivor and her extensive expertise in trauma-informed care, Toni offers tools and strategies that empower individuals to navigate their healing journey with courage and resilience.
This book delves deep into the neuropsychology of trauma, offering practical steps to address its lasting effects. Through relatable stories, actionable exercises, and evidence-based techniques like TBRI and EMDR, readers will find a pathway to recovery that feels both achievable and empowering.
Perfect for survivors, advocates, therapists, and anyone seeking to understand the complex journey of trauma recovery, What Happened to Me? is more than a guide—it’s a lifeline of hope and transformation. Whether you're beginning your healing journey or looking to support someone else, this book provides the tools and inspiration to reclaim a life of confidence, strength, and purpose.
Key Highlights:
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Practical Tools for Healing: Step-by-step guidance for managing triggers, building resilience, and embracing self-compassion.
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Trauma-Informed Insights: Understanding how trauma impacts the mind and body, with strategies for recovery.
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Empowering Survivors: Stories of strength, transformation, and hope from real-life experiences.
What Happened to Me? Expanded Edition is a testament to the human spirit’s ability to heal, grow, and thrive.