Traumatized: A Love Story is a memoir and trauma self-help book that weaves the raw tapestry of a life shaped by extraordinary trauma into a profound exploration of healing, resilience, and transformation. Through deeply personal stories-ranging from Michael's parents' harrowing experience in the Pearl Harbor attack and subsequent suicide of his mother to the devastating homicide of his wife and decades spent under the shadow of suspicion. Michael invites readers to journey with him from the depths of despair to the liberating light of post-traumatic healing. This book combines narrative storytelling with practical guidance, making it both an intimate memoir and a roadmap for others seeking to integrate personal and ancestral trauma.

Trauma and love may seem like opposites, but I've come to see trauma healing as an evolutionary path, one that leads us, again and again, back to love.