A memoir of my life and the feelings of pain and hurt that went with it that stemmed from childhood neglect, physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and child abuse that took place while I was growing up.  It was, and still is, a long and rough struggle, but somehow I have made it through and am in the current process of overcoming.  So can you!  Let’s journey through my stories and start the healing process together.

A note from the author Scotty O’Brien:

Welcome to HealingFromHurt.com.  I have designed this site not only as a platform for me to tell my story about child abuse, but also as a place to goto to find some help from your story.  Growing up in an abusive household was a lonely, terrible and sad experience, but there actually is a bright light at the end of the tunnel. The light is you!

It has taken me almost 50 years to write my stories of pain, to be able to face them and finally find a way to work towards overcoming.  The stories may not be as bad or extreme as yours, but we are not here to compare.  We are here to win!  My hopes are that as you read about my life, you will find healing and hope for yourself and know that you do not have to live your life under the shadow of abuse forever.

Please also note that I have given links and numbers for you to find helpful contact information for you to go to, if you so need.  I will be the first to tell you that I am not a counselor, therapist or psychologist.  I am simply someone that is sharing my story with the world in hopes that maybe someone will find their answer through some of my painful memories.

Enjoy the book!  Laugh, cry and feel with me and know, for sure, that you can make it.  Even though it seems like there are no answers, or maybe that no one really cares, there are and they do.  You just have to find them within you and make it your goal to transcend to the better side.  I know it is rough and it hurts, but if I can do it, so can you. There is something better out there.

Make yourself better now!

Scotty O’Brien