A Soft Place To Land - Audiobook

Bahtyah Goldston
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A Soft Place to Land is a raw journey through the layered impact of trauma and the quiet power of reclaiming yourself. Through poetry, reflection, and personal narrative, Bahtyah Goldston confronts the unspoken: childhood sexual abuse, emotional neglect, chronic illness, and shame. This is not a story of despair. It's a record of resilience. For anyone who's ever felt too much, too broken, too invisible, who learned to stay quiet, stay strong, stay small. You don't need to earn gentleness. You already deserve it.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    Section Six: Integration, Recovery, and The Ongoing Work of Healing

    The final section, and the softest one to land on. This isn't a neat resolution; healing rarely is, but a reminder that recovery is ongoing, ordinary, and still worth showing up for. Thank you for listening this far. I hope you found something of yourself in these pages.

  2. 5d ago

    Section Five: Breaking Silence & Beginning the Process of Recognition

    This is the longest section in the book, and in many ways the turning point: the slow, difficult work of naming what happened out loud. Recognition is where healing actually begins, even when it doesn't feel like progress yet.

  3. 5d ago

    Section Four: Interpersonal Challenges & The Relational Impact of Trauma

    Healing doesn't happen in isolation; it shows up in every relationship, every attempt at closeness and trust. This section explores how old wounds echo forward into love, connection, and the people we let in.

  4. 5d ago

    Section Three: Identity Fragmentation & The Search for Coherence

    Trauma has a way of splitting a person into pieces: the self who copes, the self who remembers, the self who performs. This section sits inside that fog, searching for something coherent to hold onto.

  5. 5d ago

    Section Two: Internalization of Trauma & Development of Survival Mechanisms

    This section is about what happens after the disruption: the coping strategies a person builds without even realizing they're building them, just to make it through. There's a strange, quiet genius in how we learn to survive. This is an honest look at what that survival actually costs.

  6. 5d ago

    Section One: The Disruption of Safety & Early Exposure to Harm

    This section begins where the story begins, the moment innocence first breaks, and the quiet ways a child's sense of safety can start to erode. These are the earliest poems in the book, and some of the most tender ones I've written.

  7. 5d ago ·  Bonus

    A Note From Me

    Before the book begins, a short word from me. I just want to say thank you. To everyone who's supported me on this journey. However you found your way here, it means more than I can put into words. This project has helped me heal in ways I didn't expect, and getting to share it with you is a gift in itself. If there's something creative you've been sitting on, I hope this is a small nudge. You don't need permission, and you don't need it to be perfect. Making this has done more for me than I ever imagined, and I hope it encourages you to make the thing that's living in you too. Thank you for being here. Now, onto the book.

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A Soft Place to Land is a raw journey through the layered impact of trauma and the quiet power of reclaiming yourself. Through poetry, reflection, and personal narrative, Bahtyah Goldston confronts the unspoken: childhood sexual abuse, emotional neglect, chronic illness, and shame. This is not a story of despair. It's a record of resilience. For anyone who's ever felt too much, too broken, too invisible, who learned to stay quiet, stay strong, stay small. You don't need to earn gentleness. You already deserve it.

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