Little Boy, I Know Your Name

He survived the abuse. What it turned him into nearly destroyed him.

Mitchell Raff grew up in the shadow of inherited trauma. Raised by a Holocaust-survivor mother whose own suffering ran deep, his childhood was marked by violence, fear, and instability.

The damage didn't end when he left.

As an adult, Mitchell spiraled into addiction, destructive relationships, and choices that hurt both himself and the people he loved most. For years, he blamed his past-until he was forced to confront a truth most people spend their lives avoiding:

At some point, you have to take responsibility for who you become.

In this raw and unfiltered memoir, Mitchell reveals:

• what it's really like to grow up in an abusive home
• how trauma quietly shapes addiction and self-sabotage
• the brutal, necessary shift from blame to ownership

This is not a story of quick healing or easy answers.

It's a story of consequences, accountability, and the long road to becoming someone different.

For readers of deeply honest memoirs about abuse, addiction, and transformation, this is proof that even the most destructive patterns can be broken-but only if you're willing to face them.