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What Happened to Me? vs What’s Wrong with Me?

What Happened to Me? vs What’s Wrong with Me?

Indian Perspectives on Childhood Trauma and Recovery

Gunjan Y Trivedi
,
Riri G Trivedi
,
Hemalatha Ramani
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Childhood trauma—emotional neglect, violence or abuse—does not fade with time. It shapes how we think, feel, relate to others and see ourselves. The book provides a compelling paradigm by integrating Indian contexts and real-life experiences into trauma recovery. It encourages a powerful shift from ‘What’s wrong with me?’ to ‘What happened to me?’ and is grounded in extensive research, offering both insight and direction for recovery.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • Real-life stories that uncover the many faces of childhood trauma and their impact
  • Practical concepts, tools and guidance to support recovery
  • Thoughtful approaches to dealing with and preventing the lasting effects on mental health and behaviour

Imprint: Ebury Press

Published: Jun/2026

ISBN: 9789377309350 (Paperback)

Length : 360 Pages

MRP : ₹499.00

What Happened to Me? vs What’s Wrong with Me?

Indian Perspectives on Childhood Trauma and Recovery

Gunjan Y Trivedi
,
Riri G Trivedi
,
Hemalatha Ramani

Childhood trauma—emotional neglect, violence or abuse—does not fade with time. It shapes how we think, feel, relate to others and see ourselves. The book provides a compelling paradigm by integrating Indian contexts and real-life experiences into trauma recovery. It encourages a powerful shift from ‘What’s wrong with me?’ to ‘What happened to me?’ and is grounded in extensive research, offering both insight and direction for recovery.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • Real-life stories that uncover the many faces of childhood trauma and their impact
  • Practical concepts, tools and guidance to support recovery
  • Thoughtful approaches to dealing with and preventing the lasting effects on mental health and behaviour
Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback

Gunjan Y Trivedi

Gunjan Y Trivedi is a co-founder of Wellness Space. He practises and teaches evidence-based psychotherapy using trauma-informed care. With over two decades of experience in a large corporation across India, China, Singapore and Japan, he brings well-rounded global perspectives and processes to the organization. Gunjan has done extensive work on childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD. Gunjan’s PhD research explored the influence of humming (simple Bhramari) on mind–body health and heart rate variability. He is an NLP trainer, certified coach and a project management professional. He leads the research at Wellness Space and collaborates with educational institutions on well-being and mental health.

A former cricketer and classical music enthusiast, he continues to blend science, wellness and the Indian knowledge system in his daily work. You can reach Gunjan at gunjan@wellnessspace.net.

Riri G Trivedi

Riri G Trivedi is a co-founder of Wellness Space and has a PhD on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult mental health. She practises and teaches evidence-based psychotherapy, focusing on inner child therapy, hypnotherapy and spiritual regression, and also conducts positive-parenting workshops. She promotes parenting and mental health awareness through her social media presence, with more than 1.4 million followers across Meta and YouTube. She has global corporate experience in countries such as Japan and Singapore.

She has recently co-authored This Book Won’t Teach You Parenting, published by Penguin Random House India. She is a mother of two and loves painting and playing the sitar. You can reach Riri at riri@wellness-space.net.

Hemalatha Ramani

Hemalatha Ramani holds a PhD in Economics and has co-authored two books (Breast Cancer and Chronic Disease). Dr Ramani has taught at several educational institutes in India and abroad (Economics for Cambridge and IB curricula). She has also worked with the Behavioural Science Centre (St Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad), the Indian Institute of Management, Women’s World Banking (Ahmedabad), and the Samaritans of Singapore.

As a mentor at Wellness Space in Ahmedabad, Hemalatha has made significant contributions to the research in India on childhood trauma (Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs). You can reach her at hema@wellness-space.net.

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