as Good the Best: Power and Possibility Beyond C-PTSD

2026 Living Now Book Awards Gold Medal - Mind / Body / Spirit2026 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Bronze Medal - MetaphysicalFrom trauma, To baseline, To bringing forth The life of your dreams.D. Novo grew up in an environment defined by poverty, narcissism, and dysfunction, with few examples of safety or emotional regulation. For most of her childhood, she felt trapped and alone. And she broke the cycle. Through her journey, she found peace, clarity, self-compassion, and the freedom to pursue her most authentic dreams.It's hard to imagine possibility when you're living in hypervigilance-and difficult to feel powerful when the complex trauma you experienced was ongoing and inescapable for so long. Sometimes, the thoughts, beliefs, actions, and reactions that saved you as a child are the thoughts, beliefs, actions, and reactions standing in the way of your dreams today. The "resilience" that ensured your survival back then may now demand that you never aim too high, never risk failure or heartbreak, and never take a break. Or, it may require you to conform to others' ideas of what your dreams should be.Through a rich blend of somatic practices, positive psychology, social observation, deeply personal memoir, and a trauma-aware reimagining of manifestation, As Good as the Best empowers you to quiet the echoes of childhood trauma. It's a compassionate guide to feeling worthy of life's limitless possibilities and trusting your innate power with all of your mind, body, and spirit.Heal not just so you can function.Heal so you can dream.Heal so you can free your destiny from the legacy of trauma.You deserve so much more than survival.Your destiny is yours to create.