I NEVER KNEW
Finding Healing and Renewal After Trauma
In 2020, Phyllis Thomas discovered that Phil Robertson was her biological father, leading to a beautiful reunification that forever changed her life. That season became the catalyst for confronting lifelong trauma, renewing her mind through faith and counseling, and stepping into a new way of living—one she now helps others pursue.
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What People Are Saying
Family stories shape who we are, and understanding where we come from can change everything. We are so grateful that Phyllis found us and built a meaningful relationship with our father, Phil, discovering pieces of herself through that connection and through all of us. We wholeheartedly encourage you to buy this book and experience what it’s like to find yourself so you can embrace your true self.
— Al & Lisa Robertson
Authors, Speakers, Podcaster Unashamed
To know Phyllis is to love her. In getting to read this book, I learned that the best things about her were hard fought for - from early childhood throughout her life. The best part of this book is the honesty with which Phyllis shares, but also challenges her readers with - that we all have hard pieces of our story that can be used for our good when submitted to that same good Father that Phyllis speaks of. I'm thankful for her honest look at trauma, its impact, and the truth that it doesn't have to have the final word on who we become.
— Dr. Emily Jones, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S
Clinical Director, The Center for Children and Families
A Visit to Her Past, to Reclaim Her Future
In I Never Knew, Phyllis Robertson Thomas invites readers into a journey that is as soul-stirring as it is sacred—a journey of opening toward healing, truth, and renewal. With spiritual depth and hard-won clarity, she explores how trauma and deeply ingrained belief systems shape identity, faith, and relationships—often without our awareness.
With raw honesty and spiritual insight, she revisits her past: the wounds of childhood abuse and neglect, moments when her marriage teetered on the edge of collapse, and the redemptive victories of faith and family.
This book is both an invitation and a reckoning. A call to see clearly what has shaped us, to release what no longer serves us, and to discover that even the most painful truths can lead us home. I Never Knew is a testimony to the way God orchestrates beauty from brokenness and purpose from pain. It speaks to those who sense there is more to healing, more to faith, and more to wholeness than they have been taught—and who are ready to step into that discovery with courage and hope.
Phyllis Robertson Thomas is a graduate of Liberty University Online’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program, and is a licensed professional counselor with credentials including:
psychiatric RN, BSN, PLPC
Trained in EMDR
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