“When My Trauma Turns into A Blessing” by Robert Crawford is a moving account of overpowering a traumatic childhood and gaining strength through faith and forgiveness.

It explores Crawford’s experience of growing up in a home life that was tense and erratic, where “walking on eggshells” was a daily existence.

The story powerfully depicts the subtleties of family life, such as the rough relationship between his parents and the effect of his mother’s unresolved anguish.

It also showcases the author’s self-exploration, from discovering comfort in personal aesthetics and music to struggling through school and finally escaping and finding order through the military.

Ultimately, it’s a retelling of solidity and redemption, underlining the significance of faith and the power to find meaning and ambition even in hardship and to turn trauma into a blessing.