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Product Overview

“When facts are treated as faith, how do we protect our truth?” In Echoes of Dogma, Foundations of Self, author Jinseong Min (Mola Mola) explores the painful friction between scientific reason and defensive denial. This is a story of a survivor navigating a world where verifiable facts are dismissed as “just another dogma,” and where a mother’s silence can be as wounding as a father’s hand.

Blending psychological concepts like “false equivalence” with raw, personal memoir, this book is a roadmap for those who have had their reality denied by those meant to protect them. It is a powerful testament to the necessity of setting boundaries and reclaiming one’s own narrative from the shadows of a traumatic past.

Key Features & Themes

• The Psychology of Defensive Dialogue: An analysis of “false equivalence”—how logical debates are often reduced to “clashes of faith” to neutralize accountability.

• The Weight of Silence: A moving exploration of the “bystander effect” within the family—how a caregiver’s refusal to intervene reinforces trauma and erases the victim’s memory.

• Trauma in the Present Tense: Insights from neuroscience (citing van der Kolk) on why traumatic memories are stored in the amygdala, making past wounds feel like they are happening “right now.”

• The Power of Boundaries: Reframing “distancing” not as an act of hatred, but as a vital safety mechanism for the nervous system to recover.

• Rebuilding Reality: A compassionate guide to acknowledging that your pain is not your fault and that you have a right to a protected, honored existence.

Detailed Description

“Silence doesn’t explain memories—it erases them.”

Echoes of Dogma, Foundations of Self dives deep into the intellectual and emotional gaslighting that often accompanies generational trauma. When logic is met with deflection and facts are labeled as mere “opinions,” the survivor’s sense of reality begins to crumble. Jinseong Min documents the journey of guarding that reality.

The book addresses the difficult “unwritten chapters” of a survivor’s life:

1. Frame Shifting: How perpetrators use historical or global conflicts (like colonial policy) to distract from the immediate, domestic violence they inflict.

2. The Amygdala’s Echo: Understanding the physical response to trauma—the racing heart at the sound of a footstep—and learning that these aren’t just “feelings,” but biological records of survival.

3. Choosing Distance: A defense of the “unfilial” choice. Learn why setting a boundary with silent witnesses is a necessary step toward preventing a total collapse of the self.

This work is for anyone who has felt the sting of a caregiver’s averted eyes or the frustration of a circular argument. It provides the intellectual tools to identify the manipulation and the emotional support to finally say, “This was not my fault.”

Product Specifications

• Author: Jinseong Min (Mola Mola)

• Publication Year: 2026

• Language: English

• Genre: Psychology / Memoir / Family Dynamics / Trauma Recovery

• Ideal for: Survivors of childhood trauma, students of psychology, and anyone struggling with gaslighting or difficult family boundaries.