AMONG BULLIES
A Memoir of Trauma, Survival, and the Courage to Heal
By Nati Carrillo, MSN, FNP-BC
How do you heal when the people who hurt you were the same people you loved?
Born into a family of sixteen children, Julieta learned early that survival often wears the face of love. She learned to stay quiet when speaking felt dangerous. She learned to endure when leaving seemed impossible. She learned to make herself small in a world that repeatedly taught her that her needs mattered less than everyone else's.
But survival comes at a cost.
In this powerful and deeply moving memoir, Julieta takes readers through a lifetime of childhood bullying, family trauma, abuse, heartbreak, poverty, loss, workplace cruelty, and the invisible wounds that follow us long after the original pain has ended.
As a child, she endured bullying at school and painful family secrets. As a woman, she found herself trapped in patterns she did not yet understand-drawn to relationships that mirrored the very wounds she had spent her life trying to escape. Through years of struggle, faith, sacrifice, and self-discovery, she slowly uncovered a truth that would change everything:
The cycle can be broken.
With remarkable honesty and compassion, Julieta shares not only what happened to her but also what she learned along the way about trauma, resilience, forgiveness, and the extraordinary power of healing.
This is not a story about victimhood.
It is a story about courage.
A story about finding your voice after decades of silence.
A story about choosing yourself after a lifetime of choosing everyone else.
If you have ever:
• Survived childhood trauma or abuse
• Experienced bullying at school, work, or home
• Stayed too long in a toxic relationship
• Struggled with self-worth
• Carried the weight of family wounds
• Wondered whether healing was truly possible
This book was written for you.
Raw, heartfelt, inspiring, and unforgettable, Among Bullies is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a reminder that your past may shape you, but it does not have to define you and that surviving was only the beginning.
Because surviving is not the end of the story.
Healing is.
