Growing up in a household where love was conditional and control was absolute leaves lasting scars. Echoes of Control is a deeply personal and psychologically insightful journey through the experience of being raised in a home shaped by manipulation, emotional volatility, and unspoken expectations.

Licensed professional counselor Shyanne Anthony shares her lived experience alongside research-backed psychological insights to help listeners understand the long-term effects of emotional control, parentification, and trauma. Through raw storytelling, reflective exercises, and professional guidance, she explores:

• The impact of growing up in a manipulated home and learning to survive in dysfunction
• How trauma rewires the brain and creates cycles of people-pleasing, hypervigilance, and self-doubt
• The emotional toll of being the “fixer,” the “caretaker,” or the “peacekeeper” in a chaotic household
• The process of unlearning survival mode, setting boundaries, and reclaiming your own identity
• How to heal the inner child, release guilt, and find peace—with or without closure

This book is for the cycle-breakers. The ones who have spent years absorbing pain that wasn’t theirs, who learned to read the room before they learned to read books, who were told to stay small, silent, and obedient—but refused.

If you’ve ever questioned your past, struggled with self-worth, or felt trapped in patterns you didn’t create, Echoes of Control will help you break free, reclaim your voice, and build a life on your own terms.

For listeners of The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson, and The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller.