Als dromen fluisteren

Mélissa Da Costa

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A true story of childhood trauma, silence, and survival inside a high-control religion

If you grew up in a world where obedience mattered more than safety,
where questioning was dangerous,
and where silence was praised as faith,
this book was written for you.

The Boy Who Cried is a deeply moving memoir about childhood emotional neglect, spiritual control, and the long, invisible aftermath of growing up inside a high-control religious environment, including experiences familiar to many raised as Jehovah's Witnesses and similar groups.

This is not a book about belief.
It is a book about what happens to a child when their voice is not allowed to exist.

Through lyrical but unflinching storytelling, Cassandra Gaisford explores:

Growing up in a fear-based religious system The cost of enforced obedience and emotional suppression Shame, silence, and the erasure of childhood needs Loyalty to authority figures who fail to protect How religious trauma follows survivors into adulthood The quiet and courageous act of reclaiming one's voice

Many survivors of religious trauma do not realise they were traumatised at all.
They simply learn to endure, to comply, to disappear.

This book names that experience gently, clearly, and without blame.

You will not be told to forgive.
You will not be told to reconcile.
You will not be told what to believe.

Instead, The Boy Who Cried offers recognition, validation, and the relief of being understood.

This memoir is for:

Survivors of high-control religions and cults Those raised Jehovah's Witness who struggle to name what went wrong Readers healing from Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) Anyone who learned early that silence was safer than truth

Adults carrying childhood wounds they were never allowed to acknowledge

This is not a story of rage or revenge.
It is a story of survival.

Sometimes survival begins with hearing your own experience reflected back to you without judgement, pressure, or fear.

Part moral allegory and part memoir of survival, The Boy Who Cried is a reflective, quietly powerful account of a child who endured what could not be spoken, and an adult who finally gives that silence a voice.

Bonus: Excerpts from the first book in the series, The Little Princess and Cassandra's bestselling book How to Find Your Passion and Purpose. Overcome common obstacles to happiness and success easily (including the power of passion, caring deeply, fear of regret—and others)

READERS JOY

"Sadly beautiful and a real reflection of our current society, which if we are really honest has lost direction, particularly with regards family values. Training in family values is an absolute pre-requisite before change will occur. I took pleasure in finding out the Boy who Cried not only survived, but was blessed following the day the tears stopped and he found contentment, grace, and peace. My prayer is we can only attempt to save many more such boys."

~ Kenn Butler, CEO

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