The Child Beneath the Defenses: Why I Wrote Shattered Control

There is a difference between defending every choice and understanding why you learned to defend yourself.

I wrote Shattered Control: Part One to look at the child beneath those defenses. The story reaches back to my childhood, to the search for belonging and the ways I learned to protect myself before I understood what those habits might cost.

I'm not writing a victory speech, and I'm not asking anyone to excuse every choice. I'm telling my account and trying to understand how those experiences shaped me, so the next part of the story can be written with greater awareness.

Some names and details in the memoir are changed or combined to protect privacy. The book is the beginning of a longer story, not a claim that every wound is healed.

If you want to read the beginning, visit IAmWurk.com or explore the Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions.

I AM WURK. WE ARE WURKXCREW.

Content note: childhood trauma, family instability and violence are among the book's themes.