Too Much Love Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Bravely, this memoir is a UV light revealing the dreadful stains of silence. Rosenna Bakari's expression of truth about healing from childhood sexual abuse presents irrefutable evidence that trauma occurred, in spite of the squeaky-clean surface. She offers a rare validation of the harm of silence for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. When she founded Talking Trees (an empowerment organization for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse) she had no idea that she would champion the cause through the telling of her own story.
Rosenna's effort to live her adult life as if childhood sexual abuse never happened supported her approach to personal and professional trials. In spite of her self-motivation to overcome every negative effect of childhood sexual abuse, all of the systems upon which she relied deepened her pain. To her dismay, achievements of family, financial stability and earning her Ph.D. in psychology bumped up against her trauma as she hid thoughts of suicide and accumulating health concerns.
Rosenna brings to life the process of recovery from early life trauma and unravels the misperceptions and coping styles that often evolve, but no longer serve us as adults. Her achingly honest personal account brilliantly captures her bravery to forge ahead in full self-acceptance. She tells how she relied on unconventional means, including poetry and martial arts, in her search for the healing she knew was possible. Her writing is engaging and intense, leaving a little mystery and surprise as she pulls readers into her experience as a traveling soul weaving through betrayal, bitterness, and sadness in a world that felt hell-bent on breaking her spirit. Her story is a beacon of hope for survivors no matter where they are in their healing journey. For everyone else, it is an opportunity to understand why "silence is not a quiet space."