I Was Once The Girl In The Red House

"I Was Once The Girl In The Red House" is a raw, unflinching memoir chronicling Kayla Volturno's journey from a child trapped in a cycle of emotional abuse to a resilient woman determined to break generational trauma. Growing up in a seemingly normal suburban home, the distinctive red house that stood out on her street, Kayla endured years of verbal and emotional abuse from her mother.

With searing honesty, Kayla recounts how she was parentified at a young age, forced to become an emotional caretaker in her household. She details how the verbal abuse affected her self-image, her relationship with food, and her ability to trust others. The book follows her through the painful process of her parents' divorce, her decision to cut contact with her mother at nineteen, and the challenging years of healing that followed.

When Kayla becomes a mother, she faces her deepest fears: Will she repeat the cycle? Can she give her children what she never received? Through motherhood, she finds both her greatest healing and her deepest purpose to ensure that the trauma ends with her.

This memoir isn't just about survival; it's about reclaiming power, finding peace, and creating the family Kayla always deserved. Through unsent letters to her mother, reflections on parenthood, and hard-won wisdom about breaking cycles, Kayla offers hope to anyone who has ever felt unloved by the person who was supposed to love them most.

"I Was Once The Girl In The Red House" is for anyone who has struggled with maternal wounds, childhood trauma, or the complex grief of cutting ties with toxic family members. It's a testament to resilience and a reminder that our past does not determine our future that we all have the power to write a new ending to our stories.