Katrina Spagnoletti is a sixty year old wife and mother of three. She is a motivational speaker and the founder of JeSuisBeauty.com. What My Mother Never Knew is a self-help book designed to help people who have suffered from childhood trauma; albeit sexual, mental, or physical abuse. Katrina is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Through this book, she details the experiences suffered as a child, and connects the lingering effects throughout her adult life. The author connects the fundamental links between childhood sexual abuse and failed relationships, trust and abandonment issues. More importantly, the author details her journey through the healing process, via her faith, physical fitness and pageantry. The author subsequently discusses her healing through physical fitness and nutrition.