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Going, Going, Gone

by Nasheema Lennon ...

Once the hammer comes down, there’s no getting out…20 years ago, Imani’s best friend Kaitlin vanished.Now, Kaitlin’s crumbling childhood home is up for auction.Buying this house is Imani’s chance to finally resolve her grief. It might even ease her guilty conscience surrounding Kaitlin’s disappearance.But fixer-uppers always come with nasty surprises.And as Imani throws herself into the ... Read more

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Once the hammer comes down, there’s no getting out…20 years ago, Imani’s best friend Kaitlin vanished.Now, Kaitlin’s crumbling childhood home is up for auction.Buying this house is Imani’s chance to finally resolve her grief. It might even ease her guilty conscience surrounding Kaitlin’s disappearance.But fixer-uppers always come with nasty surprises.And as Imani throws herself into the
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Trauma and Recovery

The Aftermath of Violence-—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

by Judith Lewis Herman, MD ...

**In this landmark work, a preeminent scholar establishes a revolutionary model for understanding and treating trauma survivors“One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud.” ―New York Times**Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that ... Read more

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**In this landmark work, a preeminent scholar establishes a revolutionary model for understanding and treating trauma survivors“One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud.” ―New York Times**Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that
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Escaping Daddy

by Maria Landon ...

The sequel to Daddy’s Little Earner tells Maria’s story as she tries to rebuild her life.Determined to escape from her past and be the best wife and mother she could possibly be, Maria throws herself into her marriage. But it is never that easy to escape from such a traumatic start in life.Maria tells the story of her marriage into the gypsy community and the emotional demons that rise up from her ... Read more

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The sequel to Daddy’s Little Earner tells Maria’s story as she tries to rebuild her life.Determined to escape from her past and be the best wife and mother she could possibly be, Maria throws herself into her marriage. But it is never that easy to escape from such a traumatic start in life.Maria tells the story of her marriage into the gypsy community and the emotional demons that rise up from her
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North of Normal

A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both

by Cea Sunrise Person ...

Sex, drugs, and . . . bug stew? In the vein of The Glass Castle and Wild, Cea Sunrise Person’s compelling memoir of a childhood spent with her dysfunctional counter-culture family in the Canadian wilderness—a searing story of physical, emotional, and psychological survival.In the late 1960s, riding the crest of the counterculture movement, Cea’s family left a comfortable existence in California to ... Read more

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Sex, drugs, and . . . bug stew? In the vein of The Glass Castle and Wild, Cea Sunrise Person’s compelling memoir of a childhood spent with her dysfunctional counter-culture family in the Canadian wilderness—a searing story of physical, emotional, and psychological survival.In the late 1960s, riding the crest of the counterculture movement, Cea’s family left a comfortable existence in California to
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Heartbundance

by Diane Cole ...

Licensed psychotherapist Diane Cole has dedicated her career to trauma recovery. In Heartbundance, she shares the process she's used over the years to successfully help countless people heal from emotionally abusive and toxic relationships. She knows there's a direct, undeniable connection between how we were loved and how we feel about our worthiness, our capacity to receive, and ultimately, our ... Read more

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Licensed psychotherapist Diane Cole has dedicated her career to trauma recovery. In Heartbundance, she shares the process she's used over the years to successfully help countless people heal from emotionally abusive and toxic relationships. She knows there's a direct, undeniable connection between how we were loved and how we feel about our worthiness, our capacity to receive, and ultimately, our
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Why Does He Do That?

Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

by Lundy Bancroft ...

In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship.He says he loves you. So...why does he do that?You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to ... Read more

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In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship.He says he loves you. So...why does he do that?You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to
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Truth and Repair

How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice

by Judith Lewis Herman, MD ...

**From one of America’s most influential psychiatrists, an essential manifesto for reimagining justice for survivors of sexual trauma.“An extraordinary book ...Beautiful, profound, and important.” —New York Times**The #MeToo movement brought worldwide attention to sexual violence, but while the media focused on the fates of a few notorious predators who were put on trial, we heard far less about ... Read more

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**From one of America’s most influential psychiatrists, an essential manifesto for reimagining justice for survivors of sexual trauma.“An extraordinary book ...Beautiful, profound, and important.” —New York Times**The #MeToo movement brought worldwide attention to sexual violence, but while the media focused on the fates of a few notorious predators who were put on trial, we heard far less about
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Start Here

A Crash Course in Understanding, Navigating, and Healing From Narcissistic Abuse

by Dana Morningstar ...

Confusing.Crazy making.Draining.Does this describe your relationship?Do you wonder if they will ever change?Do you want to know why they lie so much...even when the truth would work better?Have you wondered why they never seem to change—no matter how much you are willing to do for them, or how much love, understanding, rehab, religion, therapy, second (or twenty second) chances you’ve given them ... Read more

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Confusing.Crazy making.Draining.Does this describe your relationship?Do you wonder if they will ever change?Do you want to know why they lie so much...even when the truth would work better?Have you wondered why they never seem to change—no matter how much you are willing to do for them, or how much love, understanding, rehab, religion, therapy, second (or twenty second) chances you’ve given them
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If He's So Great, Why Do I Feel So Bad?

Recognizing and Overcoming Subtle Abuse

by Avery Neal ...

Free yourself from toxic relationships with “the new gold standard in abuse recovery” from the founder of the Women’s Therapy Clinic (Jackson MacKenzie, author of Whole Again).Foreword by Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner OfficeARE YOU A VICTIM OF SUBTLE ABUSE?Are you always the one apologizing?Constantly questioning and blaming... ... Read more

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Free yourself from toxic relationships with “the new gold standard in abuse recovery” from the founder of the Women’s Therapy Clinic (Jackson MacKenzie, author of Whole Again).Foreword by Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner OfficeARE YOU A VICTIM OF SUBTLE ABUSE?Are you always the one apologizing?Constantly questioning and blaming...
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Give Me a Memory: A Complex Trauma Memoir

by Robyn L Parkinson ...

What do you do, when your grief has no memory and you are haunted by love that was never there?From the tropics of Jamaica to the affluent North Shore of New Zealand's largest city, Robyn's childhood looks like paradise.Her adult life seems successful, too – until she stands for election to a city council. After years of local leadership, the unexpected loss spirals her into a life-threatening ... Read more

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What do you do, when your grief has no memory and you are haunted by love that was never there?From the tropics of Jamaica to the affluent North Shore of New Zealand's largest city, Robyn's childhood looks like paradise.Her adult life seems successful, too – until she stands for election to a city council. After years of local leadership, the unexpected loss spirals her into a life-threatening
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Toxic Parents

Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life

by Susan Forward ...

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dr. Susan Forward's Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them.When you were a child...Did your parents tell you were bad or worthless?Did your parents use physical pain to discipline you?Did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems?Were you frightened of your parents?Did your parents do anything to you that had to be kept ... Read more

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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dr. Susan Forward's Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them.When you were a child...Did your parents tell you were bad or worthless?Did your parents use physical pain to discipline you?Did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems?Were you frightened of your parents?Did your parents do anything to you that had to be kept
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The Deepest Well

Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity

by Nadine Burke Harris ...

“An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —PeopleNational Health Information Awards winner“A rousing wake-up call. . . . This highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowDr. Nadine Burke Harris was ... Read more

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“An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —PeopleNational Health Information Awards winner“A rousing wake-up call. . . . This highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowDr. Nadine Burke Harris was
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Not Going to Stand For It: Stop the Narcissistic Abuse and Start to Heal

by Lyvia Underwood ...

Have you suffered in your life for far too long? Do you feel like your own wants and needs are always secondary in your relationships?No matter how important your own needs may be, do you feel like you have no choice but to sacrifice them to cater to your partner? If so, you may be in an unhealthy relationship.A relationship with a narcissist is serious. When you are in a relationship with a ... Read more

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Have you suffered in your life for far too long? Do you feel like your own wants and needs are always secondary in your relationships?No matter how important your own needs may be, do you feel like you have no choice but to sacrifice them to cater to your partner? If so, you may be in an unhealthy relationship.A relationship with a narcissist is serious. When you are in a relationship with a
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Dancing with the Octopus

A Memoir of a Crime

by Debora Harding ...

For readers of Educated and The Glass Castle, a harrowing, redemptive and profoundly inspiring memoir of childhood trauma and its long reach into adulthood, named one of the Best True Crime Books by Marie Claire.One Omaha winter day in November 1978, when Debora Harding was just fourteen, she was abducted at knifepoint from a church parking lot. She was thrown into a van, assaulted, held for ... Read more

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For readers of Educated and The Glass Castle, a harrowing, redemptive and profoundly inspiring memoir of childhood trauma and its long reach into adulthood, named one of the Best True Crime Books by Marie Claire.One Omaha winter day in November 1978, when Debora Harding was just fourteen, she was abducted at knifepoint from a church parking lot. She was thrown into a van, assaulted, held for
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Mazan, la traversée du Styx

by Marion Dubreuil ...

"Après Mazan, on ne peut plus faire de chroniques judiciaires simplement pour raconter des histoires. En étant extérieur, sans s’impliquer, sans s’engager. […] Plus que jamais j’ai envie de multiplier les supports, d’épuiser les formes, le compte-rendu en temps réel sur les réseaux sociaux, le croquis d’audience, la chronique radio, l’article rétrospectif. Une chronique à trois cent soixante ... Read more

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"Après Mazan, on ne peut plus faire de chroniques judiciaires simplement pour raconter des histoires. En étant extérieur, sans s’impliquer, sans s’engager. […] Plus que jamais j’ai envie de multiplier les supports, d’épuiser les formes, le compte-rendu en temps réel sur les réseaux sociaux, le croquis d’audience, la chronique radio, l’article rétrospectif. Une chronique à trois cent soixante
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Escaping Abuse

Get to understand Abusive relationships., #2

by Anne Griffin ...

Series Book 2 - Get to understand Abusive relationships.
Welcome, dear reader, to a journey of transformation and triumph. This book is a vessel that carries the true account of a soul's passage through the tempest of domestic abuse to the serene shores of self-discovery and liberation. It is not just a narrative; it is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of hope.Within these pages lies a story that may resonate with many, ... Read more

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Welcome, dear reader, to a journey of transformation and triumph. This book is a vessel that carries the true account of a soul's passage through the tempest of domestic abuse to the serene shores of self-discovery and liberation. It is not just a narrative; it is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of hope.Within these pages lies a story that may resonate with many,
... Read more
The Courage to Heal

A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

by Ellen Bass, Laura Davis ...

First published in 1988, the groundbreaking The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse has been completely revised, updated, and expanded for its 20th Anniversary edition. Considered "a classic" and "the bible of healing from child sexual abuse," this inspiring, comprehensive and compassionate guide provides a map of support of the healing journey and a lifeline for ... Read more

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First published in 1988, the groundbreaking The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse has been completely revised, updated, and expanded for its 20th Anniversary edition. Considered "a classic" and "the bible of healing from child sexual abuse," this inspiring, comprehensive and compassionate guide provides a map of support of the healing journey and a lifeline for
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Surviving

Why We Stay and How We Leave Abusive Relationships

by Beverly Gooden ...

Library Journal Self-Help BestsellerWinner of the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award in African American NonfictionSilver Winner of the 2023 Nautilus Book AwardA revealing look at why domestic violence victims stay with their abusers…and how they can ultimately leave. And survive.One Saturday morning, Gooden is woken up by her husband shoving her off the bed for no discernible reason.... ... Read more

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Library Journal Self-Help BestsellerWinner of the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award in African American NonfictionSilver Winner of the 2023 Nautilus Book AwardA revealing look at why domestic violence victims stay with their abusers…and how they can ultimately leave. And survive.One Saturday morning, Gooden is woken up by her husband shoving her off the bed for no discernible reason....
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Amores Que Matan: El Flagelo De La Violencia Contra La Mujer

by Miguel Ángel Núñez ...

No hay que equivocarse, ¡la violencia doméstica mata! No sólo asesina sueños, también envía a la tumba a personas que quisieran que sus vidas fueran diferentes, que son engañadas por falsos amores y ven que sus vidas son destruidas precisamente por aquellos que dicen amarlas. Las estadísticas arrojan resultados de horror: Cada 15 segundos una mujer es golpeada. Cada 12 minutos una mujer es violada ... Read more

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No hay que equivocarse, ¡la violencia doméstica mata! No sólo asesina sueños, también envía a la tumba a personas que quisieran que sus vidas fueran diferentes, que son engañadas por falsos amores y ven que sus vidas son destruidas precisamente por aquellos que dicen amarlas. Las estadísticas arrojan resultados de horror: Cada 15 segundos una mujer es golpeada. Cada 12 minutos una mujer es violada
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Victims No Longer

The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse

by Mike Lew ...

VICTIMS NO LONGER was the first book written specifically for non-offending adult male survivors of incest and other sexual child abuse, rape, physical violence, emotional abuse, abandonment and neglect. It offers hope and encouragement to these courageous men and those who love them - partners, family, and friends - as they heal from their traumas of boyhood, adolescence, and manhood. This book ... Read more

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VICTIMS NO LONGER was the first book written specifically for non-offending adult male survivors of incest and other sexual child abuse, rape, physical violence, emotional abuse, abandonment and neglect. It offers hope and encouragement to these courageous men and those who love them - partners, family, and friends - as they heal from their traumas of boyhood, adolescence, and manhood. This book
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Silently Seduced

When Parents Make Their Children Partners

by Kenneth M. Adams, PhD ...

When a parent singles out a child for special privileges and attention, that child is often unaware that the relationship is unhealthy—even incestuous. As adults, these children struggle to feel validated, because while they have not been directly abused, they feel a sense of violation and crossed boundaries—usually done in the name of 'love' and 'caring.' The parent's love feels more confining ... Read more

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When a parent singles out a child for special privileges and attention, that child is often unaware that the relationship is unhealthy—even incestuous. As adults, these children struggle to feel validated, because while they have not been directly abused, they feel a sense of violation and crossed boundaries—usually done in the name of 'love' and 'caring.' The parent's love feels more confining
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Child Sexual Abuse: From Harsh Realities to Hope

by Jane Gilgun ...

Through case studies, this book shows what child sexual abuse means to children who have been sexually abused, perpetrators, mothers, and other family members. In their own words, persons directly affected tell their own stories. Other topics include services for child and adult survivors, perpetrators, and other family member, talking to children who have been sexually abused, forensic ... Read more

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Through case studies, this book shows what child sexual abuse means to children who have been sexually abused, perpetrators, mothers, and other family members. In their own words, persons directly affected tell their own stories. Other topics include services for child and adult survivors, perpetrators, and other family member, talking to children who have been sexually abused, forensic
... Read more
The Mother Next Door

Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy

by Andrea Dunlop, Mike Weber ...

"Harrowing." —Wall Street Journal • "Riveting." —Seattle TimesA groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that investigates Munchausen by Proxy from the host and creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.No bond is more sacred than that between a mother and child. And no one is more sympathetic than a mother whose child faces a life-threatening illness. But what if ... Read more

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"Harrowing." —Wall Street Journal • "Riveting." —Seattle TimesA groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that investigates Munchausen by Proxy from the host and creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.No bond is more sacred than that between a mother and child. And no one is more sympathetic than a mother whose child faces a life-threatening illness. But what if
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Remembering Satan

by Lawrence Wright ...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes "the most powerful and disturbing true crime narrative to appear since Truman Capote's In Cold Blood" (TIME)—a case that destroyed a family, engulfed a small town, and captivated an America obsessed by rumors of a satanic underground.In 1988 Ericka and Julie Ingram began making a series of accusations of sexual abuse against their ... Read more

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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes "the most powerful and disturbing true crime narrative to appear since Truman Capote's In Cold Blood" (TIME)—a case that destroyed a family, engulfed a small town, and captivated an America obsessed by rumors of a satanic underground.In 1988 Ericka and Julie Ingram began making a series of accusations of sexual abuse against their
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