Child Abuse

What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand.

How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....

A shocking true story about familial betrayal, horrifying secrets and when justice prevails....

A pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress can lead to lifelong health problems and shows us what we can do to break the cycle....

What you are about to hear are my first three books. The stories in this collection will make you realize just how fragile the human mind can be....

Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher tells a lacerating story of finding her voice after two decades of silence and an unforgettable story of risk and faith....

After years of physical and mental abuse, Jade thought her kindly foster mother would be the answer to her prayers. She was wrong...this is her staggering true story....

Throughout her childhood and adolescence, the anonymous author of The Incest Diary was raped by her father....

With Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters, Susan Forward, Ph.D. offers a powerful look at the devastating impact of unloving mothers....

In this powerful true crime memoir, an award-winning identity theft expert tells the shocking story of the duplicity and betrayal that inspired her career and nearly destroyed her family....

This is the second volume of true, heinous child-abuse stories....

When a parent singles out a child for special privileges and attention, that child is often unaware that the relationship is unhealthy - even incestuous....

In this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets and how she and her savvy crew of homeless siblings managed to survive....

A powerful and deeply personal story, The Wild Truth is both a revelatory glimpse into the life of Chris McCandless and the inspirational tale of one woman's resilience....

A searing indictment of the American foster care system, We Were Once a Family is the shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children....

Stephen Smith is the boy who did not exist....

Little Jamey, two and a half years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency....

From Sunday Times best-selling author Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer, comes a heartbreaking, powerful true story....

If you have a difficult relationship with your mother, this audiobook might well hold the key as to why. If you feel torn, upset, or confused after contact with your mother....

Under the cover of anonymity, Paul Saunders courageously tells his shockingly true story of how he and his stepsiblings were repeatedly abused by their mother and stepfather. It doesn’t make “easy” listening, but living through it wasn’t fun, either....

Regina Calcaterra pairs with her youngest sister, Rosie, to tell Rosie's harrowing yet ultimately triumphant story of childhood abuse and survival....

The shocking first true account from one of the young girls who lived through and survived the Rotherham sex abuse scandal....

My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me is a heartbreaking, honest, and brave account of a daughter unravelling the truth about her mother and herself. It’s a story of a stolen childhood, mental illness, and the redemptive power of breaking a complex and toxic bond....

Post-traumatic stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, substance abuse, depression, a lack of confidence, and many other mental and physical ailments may be a result of childhood trauma you have endured. Uncovering, accepting, and healing childhood trauma will allow you to let go of the pain....

Struggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy soon uncovers how dangerous their situation has truly become....

Valiant Heart is the story of a young girl name Cece who must overcome sexual molestation and physical abuse at a young age from family members she trusts. As Cece navigates through her childhood, she’s impacted by bullying, poverty, abuse, and alienation from her parents. This cycle of abuse forces Cece to make adult decisions before she has the mental capacity to do so.

Please Beware! Please be cautious as you read one of the most dangerous, deadliest personal testimonies you may ever READ! A testimony BEYOND THE NORM for the Glorification of Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ ALONE! Taken by satanists, Raped on the satanic altar at age 5 by Anton Szandor LaVey, the known Black Pope of satanism, Iron Branded to satan the devil, human blood forced down my throat, and so much more evil! Taken HOME to the THIRD HEAVEN to save my life. A Miraculous ESCAPE. Found by my blood mother, taken to the hospital and the doctors telling my mother, “Your Daughter Is NOT ...

“Dear Mom,”It began with a letter.In simple words, Amelia tried to tell her mother exactly what her father had done.But Dawn, unprepared to face the truth about her husband, figured she could handle it on her own. Enter the match.The flames.The consequence.Based on actual events, Dear Dawn is the story of one mother’s desperate act and the lives burnt by it.

Mother was an emotionally damaged woman shrouded in depression and dark secrets. Father was a man plagued by alcoholism who lived in a state of drunken evasion for many years before jumping ship. Kathleen Rose Morgan was born into this troubled family and merged with a community plagued by toxic male aggression, submissive women, wannabe Mafia brutes, charlatan holy men and women, and lurid and criminal goings-on—all made possible by cheek-turners, complicit and fearful enablers, and an ever-present, overarching code of silence.

Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going, and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days.

Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care. When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?

This is a personal story of a young woman who was the victim of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse from her mother; it also includes stories from several other survivors. This listen is also a source book for teachers and professionals who deal daily with abuse victims. Child Abuse: A Guide for Teachers and Professionals is from a book with the same title, printed in1983. The stories and lesson plans written then are still pertinent to today's trauma with battered children.

This book is about a young girl who was a daddy’s girl but never knew how it could go from a true bond to a strong hate. Trust is something you're supposed to have when it comes to family, the closest family at that. When you lose it, it’s hard to gain it with anyone else. This book pinpoints the relationship between a daddy and a daughter. It opens up your eyes to life’s challenges and barriers but also builds character. Never to be expected is what the book represents, a true plot twist.

Journey to the Center of the Heart is the story of a journey from hell to paradise-and an example of how God is in the business of giving people second chances.From the Tomb of the Sleeper through Daring Dive Rock and finally to Keeping Heart Cove, you'll find encouragement and hope as you travel with John. The road to this island paradise was far from smooth. After a childhood involving domestic violence abuse and alcoholism, John quickly broke both of his early vows: never drink alcohol and never get divorced. Two DUI's and two divorces later, he allowed God to change his life's course ...

Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of children and illustrates its dynamics and consequences with dramatic cases drawn from the headlines and Dr. Stark's forensic practice.