Do you feel emotionally shut down, chronically detached, or unsure how to truly feel again?
Emotional pain doesn't disappear—it freezes. Buried beneath layers of survival strategies, these frozen feelings are unresolved emotional imprints from childhood that can re-emerge as if they're happening in the present. They often surface as anxiety, depression, addiction, or dysfunctional relationship patterns. But healing is possible—and it begins by thawing what's been locked inside.
Thaw – Freedom from Frozen Feelings is the opening volume in Don Carter's acclaimed Thawing the Iceberg Series—a compassionate, trauma-informed guide to emotional recovery through Inner Child work, ego-state therapy, and practical self-discovery. Written by Don Carter, MSW, LCSW—author, therapist, and creator of the Life Scripts & Parts Matrix Model—this book explores how childhood attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and family dynamics shape the survival roles we carry into adulthood—and how to reclaim the healthy emotions buried beneath.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
Through clear explanations, reflection exercises, and gentle guidance, Thaw helps readers reconnect with authenticity, compassion, and spiritual grounding. Drawing from decades of clinical experience, Don Carter integrates insights from IFS/parts work, Schema Therapy, and Attachment-based recovery to illuminate a path toward wholeness.
Whether you feel stuck in survival mode, trapped in codependent patterns, or emotionally numb, Thaw – Freedom from Frozen Feelings meets you where you are and shows how to unfreeze your heart, reclaim your voice, and rediscover joy.
Includes private access to companion resources with worksheets, journal prompts, and guided exercises—details and QR code provided inside the book.
Part of the Thawing the Iceberg Series – Over 8,500 copies sold worldwide.
Keywords: emotional healing, inner child, codependency recovery, trauma-informed, self-compassion, Don Carter, thawing the iceberg, childhood trauma, emotional numbness, reparenting, integration