"When Mama Never Hugged Me" is not just a story. It’s a reckoning. Shawnafi was never meant to survive — but she did. Twice renamed before she turned twelve. Six men called “father.” One abusive. The others absent. Fed, but never held. Seen, but never safe. By sixteen, she was alone — searching for home in older men, carrying her grief across oceans, performing strength while silently breaking. Today, Shawnafi is a neurodiversity-informed mental health and addiction specialist, trained in Sweden. She’s also the founder of Zyzven Naturals , a global wellness brand helping women reclaim their bodies, hormones, and voices — especially those taught to silence their needs. In When Mama Never Hugged Me: Healing the Hidden Wounds of Caribbean Daughters , Shawnafi speaks to every woman raised on survival, not softness. For the daughters who were clothed and fed, but never emotionally nurtured. For those still aching for the hug that never came. With raw honesty and healing reflections, she shares her personal journey from emotional neglect to radical self-reclamation — and guides readers in doing the same. 💔 For women healing from emotionally distant mothers 🧠 For those navigating trauma, neurodivergence, or generational silence 🌿 For Black and Caribbean daughters unlearning performance and rediscovering self-worth You are not broken. You were unmothered. And now, you get to begin again.