11/20/2025
In this gorgeous, vulnerable essay, SWP author Shigeko Ito traces her journey from an emotionally neglectful childhood in Japan to a life grounded in nature, neuroscience, and self-compassion in Seattle. She writes about discovering the language of complex trauma, and realizing her “flaws” were actually survival strategies.
Shigeko reminds us that writing can be an act of healing, advocacy, and connection, not just performance.
🕊️ Her memoir The Pond Beyond the Forest is out now wherever books are sold.
https://nwbooklovers.org/2025/11/04/transmuting-pain-into-purpose/