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Tweetalige autobiografische non-fictie over een transformatie van Sofia naar Safa, gesitueerd in Amsterdam en in een religieuze context van gebed. Centraal staan neurodivergentie, een ongediagnosticeerd ADHD-brein, sensorische overprikkeling en skin picking als manier om dopamine te zoeken. Vanuit jarenlang verbergen van littekens, perfectionisme en zwijgen over innerlijke strijd, volgt een proces van diagnose, zelfaanvaarding en herstel. Ook het verlies van een huwelijk dat op verborgenheid was gebouwd speelt daarin een belangrijke rol. De tekst combineert persoonlijke getuigenis met een ondersteunende, gidsende insteek voor wie met gelijkaardige problemen worstelt.

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A powerful, bilingual journey of neurodivergence, faith, and radical self-acceptance.
For decades, Sofia lived in a prison of suffocating secrets, hiding the raw craters on her skin beneath heavy cardigans and masks of perfection. Tormented by overwhelming sensory overload and a relentless urge to pick at her skin, she believed she was fundamentally broken. She didn't know her fingers were simply hunting for dopamine to quiet an undiagnosed ADHD brain.
Spanning from the bustling streets of Amsterdam to the quiet sanctuary of the prayer mat, this raw and beautifully honest tale follows her transformation into Safa. Through the bittersweet loss of a fairytale marriage built on hiding, she finally finds the courage to step into the light of truth, embrace her diagnosis, and discover true healing.
Referencing the touching narrative within edited Behind the Sleeves- From Sofia to Safa - Achter de mouwen- Van Sofia naar Safa.docx.pdf, this book serves as a comforting manual and a beacon of hope for anyone struggling in silence. It is a profound reminder that your scars are not a reflection of a ruined body, but proud battle ribbons of your survival.

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A powerful, bilingual journey of neurodivergence, faith, and radical self-acceptance.
For decades, Sofia lived in a prison of suffocating secrets, hiding the raw craters on her skin beneath heavy cardigans and masks of perfection. Tormented by overwhelming sensory overload and a relentless urge to pick at her skin, she believed she was fundamentally broken. She didn't know her fingers were simply hunting for dopamine to quiet an undiagnosed ADHD brain.
Spanning from the bustling streets of Amsterdam to the quiet sanctuary of the prayer mat, this raw and beautifully honest tale follows her transformation into Safa. Through the bittersweet loss of a fairytale marriage built on hiding, she finally finds the courage to step into the light of truth, embrace her diagnosis, and discover true healing.
Referencing the touching narrative within edited Behind the Sleeves- From Sofia to Safa - Achter de mouwen- Van Sofia naar Safa.docx.pdf, this book serves as a comforting manual and a beacon of hope for anyone struggling in silence. It is a profound reminder that your scars are not a reflection of a ruined body, but proud battle ribbons of your survival.

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