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  • Genre:self-help
  • Sub-genre:Abuse
  • Language:English
  • Pages:212
  • Hardcover ISBN:9798317832063

Screaming at Empty Pages

By Ame Millhouse

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Overview


Ame Millhouse’s Screaming at Empty Pages bridges the terrain between memory and survival.

Blending memoir, poetry, and reflective storytelling, this haunting and powerful book traces the lifelong reverberations of childhood abuse and emotional abandonment. With vulnerability and quiet bravery, Millhouse uncovers forgotten memories, confronts inherited silence, and charts the difficult path toward healing and self-acceptance.

Each page is a whisper and a wake-up call—an intimate confession of pain and the fierce desire to rise beyond it. Screaming at Empty Pages invites readers who have faced trauma, loss, or the ache of not being heard, to witness what happens when a survivor gives her story shape, sound, and wings.

This book will resonate deeply with survivors of neglect and abuse, trauma-informed practitioners, and readers drawn to literature that speaks from the heart’s most wounded and courageous places. A striking exploration of remembering, rebuilding, and reclaiming love—Millhouse’s voice becomes the one that refuses to be quiet ever again.

Raw. Tender. Unafraid.

A story of breaking silence and becoming whole.

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Description


What happens when the memories you need to heal are the very ones your mind locked away to survive?

In Screaming at Empty Pages, Ame Millhouse unravels the hidden architecture of a childhood shaped by abuse, abandonment, and emotional erasure. Through a braided collection of personal stories, poems, and reflective vignettes, Millhouse chronicles the courageous journey of remembering what was forgotten—and confronting what was never safe to say out loud.

This genre-blending memoir explores the aftermath of early trauma with honesty: the doubt that follows a resurfaced memory, the fear of not being believed, while carrying the weight of unhealed wounds. As Millhouse revisits the fragments of her lost childhood, she also documents the adult quest to feel whole in a world that keeps asking survivors to stay silent. Her writing is both tender and searing, a testament to what grows from the ruins when a survivor finally claims her truth by screaming at empty pages…

More than a narrative of trauma, Screaming at Empty Pages is a love story and a book about reclamation. It illuminates the slow, nonlinear path toward healing—the setbacks, the breakthroughs, and the moments of grace that appear when least expected. Millhouse gives voice to the parts of the self that were dismissed, forgotten, or stolen, revealing a heart that refuses to stop searching for connection and belonging.

For readers of memoir, trauma literature, and poetry that cuts straight to the bone, this book offers deep resonance and rare courage. It is a companion for anyone navigating their own healing, a resource for therapists and advocates, and a compelling reminder that even the quietest stories can roar with power.

Raw, lyrical, and profoundly human, Screaming at Empty Pages stands as an anthem of survivorship—proof that writing can become both a reckoning and a doorway back to oneself.

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About The Author


Ame Millhouse is a writer, survivor, and storyteller whose work explores the complex intersections of memory, trauma, healing, and self-discovery. With a voice both tender and unflinching, she brings to light the hidden experiences of childhood abuse and emotional neglect, giving shape to stories that are often silenced or forgotten. Her debut book, Screaming at Empty Pages, blends memoir, poetry, and fragmented recollection to illuminate the lifelong journey of reclaiming a lost childhood. Through her writing, Millhouse invites readers into the courage it takes to remember — and the even greater courage it takes to heal. Deeply committed to helping others feel seen, understood, and less alone in their pain, she writes with honesty, vulnerability, and a profound respect for the resilience of the human spirit. Millhouse continues to explore themes of inner child work, emotional recovery, and the transformative power of truth-telling in her ongoing writing and creative pursuits. She lives a life rooted in caring for animals and creative expression, believing wholeheartedly in the healing power of words. Ame is 42 years old and looking forward to a future she never thought she'd have.

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Jesse
Full Disclosure: Biased review As the husband of the author, I hold a perspective others cannot claim. It’s not often that you hear of a person researching their own life, but after the memories began chipping through the wall that her mind had built to protect her, that is exactly what had to be done to loosen the mortar and begin to remove the bricks to peer behind the wall. Months of scouring through photo albums, conversations with relatives and childhood friends, and writing exercising focused on “getting it all out” over making it make sense eventually culminated in the writing and subsequent publishing of this book. At no time was this an easy process. Accompanying this reintroduction to her childhood trauma were bouts of frustration, anger, depression, guilt, fear, and loneliness. Every re-memory was relived, not just for the first or second time, but repeatedly. This book reflects her journey to remember and confront her childhood trauma. Her journey is far from over, but her raw honesty in telling her story is an inspiration to others with similar stories. Screaming at empty pages was and is her way of freeing those memories (and herself) from their decades-long prison sentence. I love you and will continue to support you through this process of healing, whatever that looks like. Read more
Aubrie
Screaming at Empty Pages An emotional journey of healing and learning to love one’s self again. I could not put this book down! Definitely a must read, and will definitely re-read! Read more