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When Helping Hurts

How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself

by Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert, David Platt, John Perkins ...

Narrated by Brendan Hunter ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

With more than 450,000 copies in print, When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation.Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it. When Helping Hurts shows how some alleviation efforts, failing to consider the complexities of poverty, have actually (and ... Read more

$15.99 USD

With more than 450,000 copies in print, When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation.Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it. When Helping Hurts shows how some alleviation efforts, failing to consider the complexities of poverty, have actually (and
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Too Scared To Cry

A collection of heart-warming and inspiring stories showing the power of a foster mother's love

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 3 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

Maggie Hartley is one of the UK's most prolific foster mothers. This inspiring collection includes three heartbreaking, true short stories about the children who have passed through Maggie's care.TOO SCARED TO CRYWhen Ben and Damien arrive on Maggie's doorstep, the two toddlers are too scared to speak. More disturbingly still, their baby half-brother Noah is completely unresponsive - he doesn't ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Maggie Hartley is one of the UK's most prolific foster mothers. This inspiring collection includes three heartbreaking, true short stories about the children who have passed through Maggie's care.TOO SCARED TO CRYWhen Ben and Damien arrive on Maggie's doorstep, the two toddlers are too scared to speak. More disturbingly still, their baby half-brother Noah is completely unresponsive - he doesn't
... Read more
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Denied a Mummy

The heartbreaking story of three little children searching for someone to love them

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 12 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, the three young siblings have clearly been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent, malnourished and showing signs of sexualised behaviour, the two brothers and their big sister have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help ... Read more

$24.99 USD

When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, the three young siblings have clearly been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent, malnourished and showing signs of sexualised behaviour, the two brothers and their big sister have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help
... Read more
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Tiny Prisoners

Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 4 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take
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Sold To Be A Wife

Only a determined foster carer can stop a terrified girl from becoming a child bride

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 11 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.To her family's fury, Shazia is sent to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley whilst social services investigate. But with Shazia denying everything and social services unable to find any evidence to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Fourteen-year-old Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.To her family's fury, Shazia is sent to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley whilst social services investigate. But with Shazia denying everything and social services unable to find any evidence to
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Motivational Interviewing

Helping People Change and Grow

by William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick ...

Narrated by Michael Quinlan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

Now in a fully rewritten fourth edition, this is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change. It has been updated and streamlined to be even more user-friendly as a practitioner guide and course text. MI originators William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick elucidate the four tasks of MI—engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning—and ... Read more

$49.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Now in a fully rewritten fourth edition, this is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change. It has been updated and streamlined to be even more user-friendly as a practitioner guide and course text. MI originators William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick elucidate the four tasks of MI—engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning—and
... Read more
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Effective Psychotherapists

Clinical Skills That Improve Client Outcomes

by William Miller, Theresa B. Moyers ...

Narrated by Michael Quinlan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

What is it that makes some therapists so much more effective than others, even when they are delivering the same evidence-based treatment? This instructive book identifies specific interpersonal skills and attitudes—often overlooked in clinical training—that facilitate better client outcomes across a broad range of treatment methods and contexts. Reviewing 70 years of psychotherapy research, the ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What is it that makes some therapists so much more effective than others, even when they are delivering the same evidence-based treatment? This instructive book identifies specific interpersonal skills and attitudes—often overlooked in clinical training—that facilitate better client outcomes across a broad range of treatment methods and contexts. Reviewing 70 years of psychotherapy research, the
... Read more
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Attachment Theory in Practice

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families

by Susan M. Johnson ...

Narrated by Mary Conway ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment—and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice—Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the healing power of emotional connection.The primary developer of emotionally focused therapy (EFT) for couples, Johnson now extends her attachment-based approach to individuals and families. She shows how ... Read more

$33.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment—and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice—Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the healing power of emotional connection.The primary developer of emotionally focused therapy (EFT) for couples, Johnson now extends her attachment-based approach to individuals and families. She shows how
... Read more
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures

by Francine Shapiro ...

Narrated by Jessica Geffen, Erika Calvert, Caleb Thompson ...

Unabridged

23 hours 13 min

From Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) originator Francine Shapiro, this groundbreaking, evidence-based work has been translated into multiple languages. Originally developed for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), EMDR therapy is now also used to treat adults and children with complex trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, addictive behavior problems, and other ... Read more

$59.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) originator Francine Shapiro, this groundbreaking, evidence-based work has been translated into multiple languages. Originally developed for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), EMDR therapy is now also used to treat adults and children with complex trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, addictive behavior problems, and other
... Read more
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Who Will Love Me Now?

Neglected, unloved and rejected, can Maggie help a little girl desperate for a home to call her own?

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 1 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAt just ten years old, Kirsty has already suffered a lifetime of heartache and suffering. Neglected by her teenage mother and taken into care, Kirsty thought she had found her forever family when she is fostered by Pat and Mike, who she comes to see as her real mum and dad.But when Pat has a heart attack and collapses in front of her, Kirsty's foster family say it's all ... Read more

$22.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAt just ten years old, Kirsty has already suffered a lifetime of heartache and suffering. Neglected by her teenage mother and taken into care, Kirsty thought she had found her forever family when she is fostered by Pat and Mike, who she comes to see as her real mum and dad.But when Pat has a heart attack and collapses in front of her, Kirsty's foster family say it's all
... Read more
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The Little Ghost Girl

Abused, starved and neglected, little Ruth is desperate for someone to love her

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 5 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to, that she's been conditioned to 'see no evil, speak no evil'. Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries?Through love ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to, that she's been conditioned to 'see no evil, speak no evil'. Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries?Through love
... Read more
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Un sicario en cada hijo te dio

Niñas, niños y adolescentes en la delincuencia organizada

by Varios autores ...

Narrated by Kyria Montoya ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

¿Qué decir si la infancia de una niña violada a los 6 años o la de un niño regalado por su madre a los 8 años derivan en asesinatos, secuestros o robos? ¿Entendemos por qué un joven menor de edad comanda una red de prostitución o por qué un muchacho tiene que decapitar a un hombre o incluso a otro niño?A través de testimonios escalofriantes y conmovedores, las autoras de este libro ofrecen ... Read more

$21.99 USD

¿Qué decir si la infancia de una niña violada a los 6 años o la de un niño regalado por su madre a los 8 años derivan en asesinatos, secuestros o robos? ¿Entendemos por qué un joven menor de edad comanda una red de prostitución o por qué un muchacho tiene que decapitar a un hombre o incluso a otro niño?A través de testimonios escalofriantes y conmovedores, las autoras de este libro ofrecen
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Sensory Pathways to Healing from Trauma

Harnessing the Brain's Capacity for Change

by Ruth A. Lanius, Sherain Harricharan, Breanne E. Kearney, Benjamin Pandev-Girard, Daniel J. Siegel MD - foreword ...

Narrated by Bethany Lanza, Annie Falcone, Booth Daniels, Kenita Hill, Maceo Oliver, Sean Rickard, Diana Woods ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

This forward-thinking book explores the impact of psychological trauma on the brain's sensory pathways and demonstrates the crucial role sensory-based interventions can play in recovery. Noted clinical researcher Ruth A. Lanius and associates interweave neurobiological insights with evocative case examples and reflections from survivors, brought to life by multiple narrators. The book shines a ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This forward-thinking book explores the impact of psychological trauma on the brain's sensory pathways and demonstrates the crucial role sensory-based interventions can play in recovery. Noted clinical researcher Ruth A. Lanius and associates interweave neurobiological insights with evocative case examples and reflections from survivors, brought to life by multiple narrators. The book shines a
... Read more
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Hombre Alfa: Un Romance Paranormal De Hombres Lobo De Amor Prohibido Lealtades De Manada Y Luna Llena Para Ser Un Hombre Pleno (Un Romance Entre Un Hombre Lobo Y Un Cambiaformas Y Una Pareja Rechazada)

by Jeremiah Lemke ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Sebastián G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Este libro es un trabajo de años de recopilación de estudios científicos, notas de prensa, que pretende abrirte los ojos para que veas el mundo como realmente es: crudo, duro, cínico y al servicio del la mujer, pero lleno de oportunidades para alcanzar la gloria por todos aquellos hombres que alcanzan la masculinidad.Todas tus frustraciones con las ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Este libro es un trabajo de años de recopilación de estudios científicos, notas de prensa, que pretende abrirte los ojos para que veas el mundo como realmente es: crudo, duro, cínico y al servicio del la mujer, pero lleno de oportunidades para alcanzar la gloria por todos aquellos hombres que alcanzan la masculinidad.Todas tus frustraciones con las
... Read more
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Alpha Male: Become Confident and Successful With Daily Habits (The Ultimate Guide to Unlock Your Full Potential and Win Over Women)

by Robert Carrell ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

58 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In all, this book is a wonderful exploration of the alpha male psyche. It's a great reading resource for anyone wishing to take a look at how alpha males push their way to the top and for those aspiring to be alpha males themselves.From a zoological perspective, the alpha male is the leader of a group of animals of the same species. His tasks include ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In all, this book is a wonderful exploration of the alpha male psyche. It's a great reading resource for anyone wishing to take a look at how alpha males push their way to the top and for those aspiring to be alpha males themselves.From a zoological perspective, the alpha male is the leader of a group of animals of the same species. His tasks include
... Read more
Audiobook

Kvinna till salu 5

by Lotte Dalgaard, Lotte Dalgaard ...

Narrated by Hanna K Schmitz ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Kvinna till salu
Unabridged

48 min

Efter en lång karriär var det helt plötsligt slut. Louise är 45, och kroppen och själen gör ont. Det var inte ett beslut som togs, att hon skulle lämna prostitutionen bakom sig, det fanns helt enkelt ingen möjlighet att fortsätta. Hon hade uppskattat sin tid utanför normen, som en expert på manlig njutning, men nu var hon färdig.Detta är den sista delen av fem i berättelsen om Louise, som efter en ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Efter en lång karriär var det helt plötsligt slut. Louise är 45, och kroppen och själen gör ont. Det var inte ett beslut som togs, att hon skulle lämna prostitutionen bakom sig, det fanns helt enkelt ingen möjlighet att fortsätta. Hon hade uppskattat sin tid utanför normen, som en expert på manlig njutning, men nu var hon färdig.Detta är den sista delen av fem i berättelsen om Louise, som efter en
... Read more
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Oma, ich fahr schon mal den Rollstuhl vor! - Als ich vom Enkel zum Pfleger wurde (Ungekürzte Autorenlesung)

by Martin Frank ...

Narrated by Martin Frank ...

Unabridged

5 hours 59 min

"Die Oma hat a Schlagerl ghobt!" Der Kabarettist Martin Frank ist auf einem niederbayrischen Bauernhof aufgewachsen, und seine Großmutter ist seine wichtigste Bezugsperson. Als er gerade 19 ist, erleidet sie einen Schlaganfall und ist von heute auf morgen auf Pflege angewiesen - und Martin beschließt: Er wird sich um seine Oma kümmern. Fünf Jahre pflegt er sie, bis zu ihrem Tod, und berichtet nun ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Die Oma hat a Schlagerl ghobt!" Der Kabarettist Martin Frank ist auf einem niederbayrischen Bauernhof aufgewachsen, und seine Großmutter ist seine wichtigste Bezugsperson. Als er gerade 19 ist, erleidet sie einen Schlaganfall und ist von heute auf morgen auf Pflege angewiesen - und Martin beschließt: Er wird sich um seine Oma kümmern. Fünf Jahre pflegt er sie, bis zu ihrem Tod, und berichtet nun
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ASWB LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker Study Guide, The: Comprehensive Edition

Proven Methods for Passing the ASWB LCSW Exam with Confidence - Complete Practice Tests with Answers

by SMG, Tiffany Boleyn ...

Narrated by Lynnda Nelson ...

Series Audiobook box set - Scientia Media Group (SMG) Study Guides
Unabridged

14 hours 3 min

Obtain a stellar score on the ASWB LCSW Exam and make a big difference in others’ lives as a licensed clinical social worker!If you are passionate about exercising skills like empathy, communication, dependability, critical thinking, and cultural awareness, then this is undoubtedly the profession for you.The overall employment rate of clinical social workers is projected to grow 9% from 2021 to ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Obtain a stellar score on the ASWB LCSW Exam and make a big difference in others’ lives as a licensed clinical social worker!If you are passionate about exercising skills like empathy, communication, dependability, critical thinking, and cultural awareness, then this is undoubtedly the profession for you.The overall employment rate of clinical social workers is projected to grow 9% from 2021 to
... Read more
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Mummy Told Me Not to Tell

The true story of a troubled boy with a dark secret

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN.OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING.THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET.The true story of a troubled boy with a dark secret…Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. He can't cope with school and is often excluded for his violent and aggressive outbursts. But behind that anger is a kind little boy with secrets – he's just too scared ... ... Read more

$27.99 USD

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN.OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING.THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET.The true story of a troubled boy with a dark secret…Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. He can't cope with school and is often excluded for his violent and aggressive outbursts. But behind that anger is a kind little boy with secrets – he's just too scared ...
... Read more
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A Terrible Secret

Scared for her safety, Tilly places herself into care. A shocking true story.

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

Tilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him.Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy. Tilly arrives with a graze on her cheek and Cathy becomes increasingly concerned by Dave’s behaviour, especially when she learns he has been showering Tilly with gifts. While she’s busy looking after Tilly and trying to keep ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Tilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him.Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy. Tilly arrives with a graze on her cheek and Cathy becomes increasingly concerned by Dave’s behaviour, especially when she learns he has been showering Tilly with gifts. While she’s busy looking after Tilly and trying to keep
... Read more
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Groomed

Danger lies closer than you think

by Casey Watson ...

Narrated by Kate Lock ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

It’s late on Friday night when Casey’s mobile starts to ring. She is expecting it to be her daughter Riley. But it isn’t Riley. It’s a woman from the Emergency Duty Team. So begins Casey and Mike’s latest fostering challenge – a fifteen-year-old girl called Keeley who’s run away from her long-term foster home 25 miles away.The Jonathan Ross Show has just started when Casey gets the call. She ... Read more

$27.99 USD

It’s late on Friday night when Casey’s mobile starts to ring. She is expecting it to be her daughter Riley. But it isn’t Riley. It’s a woman from the Emergency Duty Team. So begins Casey and Mike’s latest fostering challenge – a fifteen-year-old girl called Keeley who’s run away from her long-term foster home 25 miles away.The Jonathan Ross Show has just started when Casey gets the call. She
... Read more
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Decolonizing Trauma Work

Indigenous Stories and Strategies

by Renee Linklater ...

Narrated by Tanis Parenteau ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

In Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies, indigenous author Renee Linklater explores healing and wellness in the Indigenous communities on Turtle Island. Drawing on a decolonizing approach, which puts the “soul wound” of colonialism at the center, Linklater engages ten Indigenous health care practitioners in a dialogue regarding Indigenous notions of wellness and wholistic ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies, indigenous author Renee Linklater explores healing and wellness in the Indigenous communities on Turtle Island. Drawing on a decolonizing approach, which puts the “soul wound” of colonialism at the center, Linklater engages ten Indigenous health care practitioners in a dialogue regarding Indigenous notions of wellness and wholistic
... Read more
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Changemakers

Embracing Hope, Taking Action, and Transforming the World

by Fay Weller, Mary Wilson ...

Narrated by Cherlandra Estrada ...

Unabridged

5 hours 26 min

The guidebook for ordinary people who want to create a new society now rather than wait for a pie-in-the-sky future.With every news report, the world seems to be careening off the rails. It's all too easy to slip into despair waiting for co-opted, self-serving governments to act.Hope and action is the antidote. We each hold the power to make personal changes that can drive local changes and ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The guidebook for ordinary people who want to create a new society now rather than wait for a pie-in-the-sky future.With every news report, the world seems to be careening off the rails. It's all too easy to slip into despair waiting for co-opted, self-serving governments to act.Hope and action is the antidote. We each hold the power to make personal changes that can drive local changes and
... Read more
Audiobook

Kvinna till salu

by Lotte Dalgaard, Lotte Dalgaard ...

Narrated by Hanna K. Schmitz ...

Series series Kvinna till salu
Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

I "Kvinna till salu" möter vi Louise, som har påbörjat den långa processen av att lämna ett liv som prostituerad bakom sig. Genom terapisamtal får vi ta del av Louises historia, som börjar vid de sexuella övergrepp hon fick genomlida som barn, groomingen som får in henne i prostitutionen som tonåring, och hennes komplicerade familjeförhållanden. Som 45-åring for hon nog. Kroppen gör ont, själen ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

I "Kvinna till salu" möter vi Louise, som har påbörjat den långa processen av att lämna ett liv som prostituerad bakom sig. Genom terapisamtal får vi ta del av Louises historia, som börjar vid de sexuella övergrepp hon fick genomlida som barn, groomingen som får in henne i prostitutionen som tonåring, och hennes komplicerade familjeförhållanden. Som 45-åring for hon nog. Kroppen gör ont, själen
... Read more

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