Beyond Trauma by Christel Prater is a powerful memoir and guide for women seeking healing from emotional abuse and toxic relationships. With raw vulnerability, Christel shares her personal journey of escaping an emotionally abusive marriage, defying societal and religious pressures to stay, and discovering her path to healing through faith, therapy, and self-love.

After years of enduring a toxic relationship and the emotional scars that came with it, Christel realized that true freedom came from choosing herself and walking away, even when her community insisted she stay. With the story of the woman at the well from the Bible as her inspiration, Christel found the strength to break free from the chains of her trauma and rebuild her life.