Overview

The haunting grows quieter-but never fully fades. Spells for Surviving a Haunted Childhood: Part Three is the final volume in a memoir series that blends poetic storytelling with spellwork to explore survival after family estrangement, emotional neglect, and generational pain. In this last chapter of the author's childhood, the focus shifts toward self-trust, becoming a parent, and the quiet power of becoming your own safe place. Now older, the narrator begins to notice the disconnect between what she was taught to accept-and what she actually deserves. Her world expands through friendships that blossom, glimmers of hope, and moments of independence, even as the Darkness lingers in the corners: in doubtful thoughts, broken promises, and during 3AM bottle feedings. But the girl who once waited to be saved now learns to cast her own light. Each chapter is anchored in a personal story and ends with a spell: for protection, for worthiness, for letting go. The tone is still poetic, but steadier now-grounded in the bittersweet clarity that comes with growing up. This final book explores themes of identity, forgiveness without forgetting, the end of childhood, and the beginning of becoming. It offers solace and strength for readers healing from complex family dynamics, especially those navigating the long shadow of emotional neglect. For fans of lyrical memoirs and trauma-informed storytelling, Part Three closes the door on one haunted house-and opens another into the future the child dreamed of all along.

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'Spells For Surviving A Haunted Childhood felt like more than just a story. It was something special, unique, and unlike anything I've ever read.' 'It is a fresh take on meditation and mental health.' 'Trauma is a hard thing to write about, even harder to make relatable. This story is relatable, vividly detailed, and harsh; much like real life.' 'The magic lies in sharing. Sharing is how we heal. May this story help us heal.' 'This is going to help so many people.'

Author Information

Barbara Latinka is a memoirist, poet, and trauma survivor who writes at the intersection of memory and magic. With a voice rooted in emotional honesty and lyrical clarity, her work explores childhood trauma, family estrangement, and the healing power of language. She is the author of the three-part memoir series Spells for Surviving a Haunted Childhood, a genre-defying collection told through poetic vignettes and ritual-like spells.Her other published works include Tiny Spells for Big Feelings, a spellbook children of all ages learning to process big emotions, and Keeper of the Light, a gentle easy reader that reimagines the author's ghost girl as a beacon of empathy and hope. They also created Create Your Own Grimoire: A Mindfulness Prompt Journal-a guided space for readers to reflect, reclaim, and cast their own healing narratives.Through her imprint, Haunted Light Productions, Barbara is committed to creating books that hold space for survivors, sensitive souls, and anyone who has ever felt invisible. Her stories speak to the shadowed parts of life-and offer language as a form of light.

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