Chaos in Color

<p>From a young age Layla Salek has experienced some people as colors-her mother brown her father green her husband rainbow. As she notes sometimes when words fail colors speak.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Chaos in Color</em> is the captivating story of Layla's journey from childhood to adulthood with a mother who suffered from untreated bipolar disorder. Each chapter paints a vivid heartbreaking picture of the abuse neglect and trauma that she experienced as she grew up at the mercy of her mother's bipolar swings an incompetent mental health system and the strangers with whom she was often left. But dissipating those times of darkness were moments of love joy and happiness that she felt while being cared for by others in her life. These moments inspired her to start her own family complete a doctorate in psychology and work with children with mental illness and severe behavior disorders.</p><p><br></p><p>Layla's story traces how personal and familial trauma is carried into adulthood and how it can be released through forgiveness. This honest provocative memoir offers a relatable account for others who have experienced similar trauma as well as hope for healing and a future full of light.</p>