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Are you looking for solace in the practice of self-disclosure? "Overcoming Shame and Healing Your Inner Child" is your dedicated guide to rewriting your story. Through a holistic approach that blends psychology, introspection, and empowerment, Clark equips you with the tools to liberate yourself from the shackles of shame and transform into a person of resolute peace and unshakable freedom.

Over a three-decade span, more than 20 women - many teenagers - died mysteriously in the small towns bordering Interstate 45, a 50-mile stretch of highway running from Houston to Galveston. The victims were strangled, shot, or savagely beaten.

This best-selling book examines childhood trauma and the enduring effects it has on an individual's management of repressed anger and pain. Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound audiobook has provided millions of people with an answer—and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.

Dave Pelzer was brutally abused as a child by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother. She considered him a slave - no longer a boy, but an "it". He was physically and mentally tortured and starved. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare he experienced behind closed doors, and his father was aware of the abuse but turned to denial and alcohol. The abuse only fueled a determination to survive and become stronger.

A small and effeminate boy bullied for years while growing up in an alcoholic family in suburban Cleveland Gil finds refuge in the equestrian world. A coach instills in him the dream of going to the Olympics and becomes his mentor, his guide and his predator. Gil survives rape, betrayals, setbacks, and the loss of family and friends all while on a quest to fulfill his dream. This book is not only about surviving; it's about the resilience of the human spirit and the pursuit of dreams against all odds.

This is the second book in the series "Orion." The Orion Series is based on more than a decade of intense research, but is at the same time a philosophical work. When we take a spiritual path, we start out with an urge to do so. After that, we need to gain KNOWLEDGE (Gnosis in Greek), and we start researching what is out there. Still, picking up on Spirit around us is every truth-seeker’s goal, whether they are aware of it. It’s the journey toward self-rediscovery, i.e., the search for who we really are, where we came from, what we’re doing here, and where we’re heading. That’s ...

After years of suffering multiple forms of abuse, a vulnerable young girl flees her home only to land straight into the arms of her biological father - a sexual predator. My Daddy the Pedophile tells the harrowing true story of a teenage girl’s affair with her manipulative sociopathic father. After a terrible dark secret comes to light, the real story unfolds and her courageous journey of healing begins.

Sophie Jenkins is living a happy life in the idyllic Dorset countryside when she meets Martin Brett, the man who will go on to abuse her and haunt her dreams for years to come. A momentary act of neglect leads to a horrible series of events that leaves her changed forever. Badly let down by the adults entrusted to care for her, Sophie’s life begins to spiral downward. However, Sophie’s message is ultimately one of hope and empowerment. She is in the process of rebuilding her life when fate leads her to encounter her childhood attacker once again.

What can you do when your world falls apart? Can you blossom after the trauma of abuse and divorce? Are there really new beginnings and better days ahead? Behind the walls of homes and churches, many women suffer in silence. The one who vowed to love them has bullied and battered them into submission. Abuse, jealousy, fear, shame, and confusion have stolen their peace of mind and dreams of a "happily ever after."" Is there hope for a better life? Sharon openly shares her experiences with verbal, emotional, and physical abuse at the hands of her husband, a pastor and former NFL player. Hers ...

“1-on-1” is Dr. Tina's innovative approach to healthy relationships, dating and marriage. Dr. Tina provides some real-life tools and strategies to deal more effectively with your significant other whether you are single, separated, pre/post divorce or widowed. One in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime. Dr. Tina provides personal instruction on how to X-IT toxic relationships, domestic violence, intimate partner violence and dating violence. This timely book addresses the apparent rise in violence against women among male athletes, most recently, the NFL. ...

Identificar a un narcisista no es tarea fácil. Una guía para comprender sus mecanismos de manipulación, protegerte de ellos y sanar, por la psicóloga Elizabeth Clapés.

When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem, addiction, or other mental health conditions as an adult. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood.

You fell in love with him. But over time you've come to realize he's in love with himself - and you feel trapped. His needs, his problems, and his plans always seem to take precedence over yours. Dr. David Hawkins, director of the Marriage Recovery Center, offers a guide to help you identify signs of narcissism, understand how your loved one's issues are affecting you, and prepare a biblical game plan for freeing yourself to live courageously in light of God's love.

“City of Serpents” by Chris Josh is a gripping memoir like no other. From the beginning of his life, Chris was dealt a bad hand: conceived amidst the Lebanese civil war, he was forced to dodge bullets from the womb. Betrayal, bullying, undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders, victimization by narcissists, and severe forms of mental, physical, and emotional abuse—you name it, Chris experienced it all. His future was sealed: imprisonment or death, either by his own hands or someone else’s.

Imagine regaining the power you have lost, outsmarting the Narcissist in your life, healing from narcissistic abuse, and getting your life back. Have you finally had enough of the Narcissist's manipulations? Are you ready to learn how to beat them and render them powerless? Do you want to become immune to the Narcissist in your life? It is possible, and this book will show you how!

When Sandra Leigh was seven years old, she fell into the role of protector of her mother and three younger siblings. One winter night, she ushered her mother out of the house during one of her father’s tirades, and then snuck her back into the dark home through a window. Sandra was used to events like these; what she wasn’t used to were the mountains and nature surrounding her new home in West Virginia.

Ashley is a young single mum raising her daughter, Eden, and working hard to do the very best job she can - until one night she can't find a babysitter and makes the decision to leave Eden home alone for a couple of hours, asleep inside a wardrobe. It is an action that begins a terrible downward spiral for both of them. When Eden arrives at experienced foster carer Louise Allen's home, she has entered the care system because her mother is in prison. Eden is five years old and will not speak to any human.

Just a Girl is the shocking true story of Scarlett Jones, who was abused by her loved ones, groomed and trafficked by a gang, all the while fearing for her life. Scarlett is just 8 years old when the horrific abuse at the hands of her father begins. It creates a world of shocking normality, one that she can only escape in her mind. Little Scarlett dreams of a time when she can be free... and then she meets Ed. Groomed and trafficked by her boyfriend, Scarlett realises she has been primed for abuse ever since she was a child. This is her harrowing story.

¿Te sientes abrumado por las tácticas manipulativas que acechan en las interacciones cotidianas? ¿Luchas por discernir la persuasión genuina de la manipulación encubierta en las relaciones y en el trabajo? "Psicología Oscura y Manipulación" es tu guía completa para comprender y contrarrestar las fuerzas manipulativas sutiles y no tan sutiles en tu vida.

Through his own incredible story of using his past for good by helping others, he shares how any listener who has suffered great trauma can move on and not let the past define him or her. You have the potential to overcome negativity and redefine your own story.