About the Book

Secret Pains gives hope for persons who were left behind by migrating parents or just simply abandoned by a parent. This book focuses on how the unresolved hurts and emotional pains resulting from abandonment affect your personality, your relationships, and your adult life. It offers tools, strategies, and insights for letting go of past anger and emotional pains and recommendations for embracing a happier and more fulfilled life.


About the author:

Dr. Judith Arndell, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist on the island of St. Martin, Netherlands Antilles, in the Caribbean. Dr. Arndell has 20 years’ experience in the field of psychology and has a fulltime private practice where she provides psychological testing and therapy to adults and children with emotional/psychological difficulties. Dr. Arndell conducts workshops on topics such as stress management, anxiety management, and letting go of past pains. She is co-founder and president of the Ujima Foundation, which operates a residential therapeutic facility for “at-risk” boys. In addition, she works as part-time faculty with the University of St. Martin. In April 2008, Dr. Arndell was given a Royal Decoration by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands for her service to the community.