Gerda C. Robinson narrates her story as a German survivor of World War II. She tells how her life's journey has included hunger, fear, neglect, and physical and emotional abuse, and how she carried these injustices in her mind and body for many years, leading to debilitating back pain, headaches, panic attacks, depression, and feelings of inadequacy. She shares lessons she learned at a chronic pain rehabilitation center that allowed her to start on a path to peace and love.