A daughter's journey to heal herself-so she can finally understand the pain her mother could never speak.For many daughters of immigrant and refugee families, childhood meant learning far more than language.We learned to translate doctor visits, school meetings, paperwork, expectations, and culture.But eventually, we also became translators of something deeper-our mother's unspoken wounds.Healing Myself So I Can Translate My Mother's Pain is a tender, eye-opening, deeply compassionate book about generational trauma and the invisible emotional labor daughters often carry.Through gentle storytelling, soft explanations, and profound honesty, Gigi Wong offers language to the wounds her mother never had words for-and the wounds she inherited as a daughter growing up in silence and survival.This book explores: ✨ How trauma passes quietly from mother to daughter✨ Why so many immigrant and refugee mothers live in fear✨ How children absorb pain even when they don't understand it✨ How emotional wounds become physical symptoms✨ Why daughters grow up feeling responsible for their mother's emotions✨ And how healing can ripple backward and forward through generationsIt is not a book of blame.It is not a book of shame.It is a book of truth, compassion, and reconciliation.For mothers, it offers understanding.For daughters, it offers comfort.For families, it offers a bridge-a way back to each other after decades of silence.If you grew up trying to understand a mother who couldn't express her pain, if you've ever felt like the emotional translator of your family, if you are ready to break generational cycles with gentleness, this book is for you.A story of pain.A story of compassion.A story of generational healing.A story of finally returning home-to yourself and to your mother.