Wounded Healer, chronicles the coming of age story of Shamanda Burston, a professional counselor who rose from the ashes of a childhood riddled with traumatic, near-death experiences, toxic environments, betrayal, and abuse. Boasting her deepest inner thoughts, pain, and the agony of serving as a single parent of two children in poverty while striving to escape the normalcy of her dysfunctional environments, her story is proof that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Through captivating and inspiring storytelling, the pages of this book reveal the intricacies of the personal healing process of acceptance, self-forgiveness, self-empowerment and owning ones' story.