Divorce Depression

It’s not always easy to tell when you’re dealing with a narcissist. One day they draw you in with their confidence and charisma, the next they gaslight you, wreck your self-confidence, and leave you wondering, What could I have done differently? As Dr. Ramani Durvasula reveals in It's Not You, the answer is: absolutely nothing. Just as a tiger can’t change its stripes, a narcissist won’t stop manipulating and invalidating you. To heal in the aftermath of their abuse and protect yourself from future harm, you first have to accept that you are not to blame.

When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she'll never recover. Between her parents' arguing and the battle she's fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn't sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she's willing to give it a try.

Find humor and hope in this compelling and heartwarming journey through depression, divorce recovery, and breast cancer. After two broken engagements, Tiffany Allen thought her fairy tale had finally come true when her childhood crush re-entered her life in her 30s. But after a few years, the marriage fell apart and she was left trying to make sense of why the "all-American" couple had imploded and what part she had played in its demise.

Once happily married with a young son, Jess takes to the road to escape her failed relationship and the disappointment of losing touch with her son. Four years into a nomadic existence, she has learned the hacks of van life and promotes a fantasy version of it on Instagram that bears little resemblance to her eclectic community of fellow travelers. But it’s that camaraderie, and the vastness of the great outdoors, that gives Jess the space she needs to find out what really matters to her. And act on it.

Your world falling apart may be the best thing to ever happen! Everyone wants abundant happiness, love, and wealth. To achieve it, we are bombarded with advice to simply use positive affirmations and believe. Perhaps it is not this simple.

This book sheds light on two seemingly opposing ideas: Divorce or breakups, and marriage or intact relationships. Most of it helps you cope with the heartbreak of being dumped, breaking up, going through moving out, or even signing the divorce papers. It is meant to help those who have experienced this see things in a different light, and at the same time, accept what cannot be changed. 

The whole world could not have broken the spirit and strength of the Eberhardt family of 1948. Lainey is a wonderful if slightly eccentric mother. David is a good father, sometimes sarcastic, always cool-tempered. Two wonderful children round out the perfect picture. Then the third child arrives - and life is never the same again. Over the next 40 years, the Eberhardt family struggles to live with a flood tide of upheaval and heartbreak, love and betrayal, passion and pain...hoping they can someday heal their hearts.

Come with me as we open this bottle of memories together and partake one glass at a time. We will visit some romantic, exciting, tragic and dangerous places. Life is simply dancing in one's own personal ballroom. Our entire life should be a continual learning process in which we dance with many different partners to many different melodies while trying to enjoy the moment. Try to learn, be productive, and enjoy today. Elanor Rosevelt said, “When you cease to contribute, you begin to die.”There was a day when the pain was loud, and hope was quiet, but I do remember when once again, I ...

For Sasha, summer means time at her family's sprawling old house out on Long Island. For Ray, it's the same. Sasha and Ray aren't related - and they've never met - but long ago, before they were born, Sasha's dad and Ray's mom were married. Then came a bitter divorce, remarriages, and a new generation of children. Now, the two families have an arrangement: use the summerhouse at your designated time and never cross paths. Sasha and Ray do connect, though, by email - joking around, confiding in one another, forming a friendship.

For most of their marriage, Althea has fluctuated between extreme depressive and manic states, and Oliver has been the steady hand that guided her to safety. This summer Althea decides that she will be different from here on. She will be the loving, sexy wife Oliver wants and the reliable, affectionate mother their nine-year-old daughter, Clem, deserves. Her plan: to bring Clem to their Easthampton home once school is out - with no "summer girl" to care for her this time - and become "normal".

Eleven-turning-12-year-old Cassie is an expert Peacock Detective. Her sharp eye for details is why the Hudsons from across the street call her every time their pet peacocks wander away. But there are some things even the greatest Peacock Detective can’t figure out, like why her best friend is so angry lately; why her older sister is cutting her hair off; or why her parents are acting like they don’t know each other anymore. Cassie is an expert at solving things. But what’s a master detective to do when her whole world is changing, and all the answers are out of reach?

"Chacun de nous abrite-t-il quelque chose d'innommable susceptible de se révéler un jour, comme une encre sale, antipathique, se révélerait sous la chaleur de la flamme ? Chacun de nous dissimule-t-il en lui-même ce démon silencieux capable de mener, pendant des années, une existence de dupe ?"

The story of a troubled child's journey to happiness and the brilliant teacher who leads the way. The Guru Next Door: A Teacher's Legacy brings the spirit of personal development expert Bruce Di Marsico's revolutionary concept, the Option Method, to the masses. This remarkable book shares both the author's experience with the essence of the man and the thinking behind his transformational teachings. Many of Di Marsico's own unique writings and teachings are interwoven through this fictional tale. The result is an entertaining and spellbinding illustration of how nonjudgmental questions can ...

The lines have been drawn. Sarah made her choice between her family and Bruce again in a dramatic way on the witness stand where she lied to protect her husband. Will her decision finally prove to him just how much she loves him, or will her forgiveness be something she comes to regret? When circumstances spin out of control, Sarah’s sins only become compounded, and she’ll find herself making impossible choices that will forever alter her life. Love...deception...violence...abuse...crime...sin...addiction...betrayal...Explore the complex dynamics of online dating, family relationships, ...

When Mariah White catches her husband with another woman, her life starts to fall apart. And when her daughter, Faith, begins to confide in an imaginary friend, Mariah's own brush with insanity starts to take on a darker meaning.

Then Faith appears to start performing miracles, and all at once the situation is spiralling beyond Mariah's control. Is Faith truly seeing God? Or is she just a troubled young girl seeking refuge from her parents' divorce?

This Coretta Scott King Honor book for young adults from best-selling and award-winning author Nikki Grimes uses free-verse poetry to tell the dual stories of Sam, a teen whose dad leaves him and his mother for another woman, and Ishmael, the son of Abraham, who must deal with a different type of rejection when Isaac arrives.

In September 2002, Ken left his home and drove to the Grand Canyon to kill himself. The only life he'd ever known was little more than a shambles. He'd lost his wife and now he realized that he really couldn't live without her. His choices were to either continue facing it with self-destruction, drugs, and booze, or...a running start and a jump over the edge to end it all. Ken's story is filled with dysfunctional families, love found and lost, breakups, breakdowns, and remarkable hope. It's the true story of a man without love and too destroyed to think he deserves love.

You probably wonder if this book contains those secrets necessary to eliminate all your anxieties, all your fears, in short, all those monsters that make it impossible to live peacefully. Here's a secret right now. There is no secret. There is no magic formula that, when applied to the letter, solves all your insecurities. So stop looking for what doesn't exist and start focusing your attention on what will really make the difference: yourself. Are you willing to make a commitment to yourself? Are you willing to pay the price of the change?

How can I hold myself together, when everything around me is falling apart? Neena's always been a good girl - great grades, parent-approved friends and absolutely no boyfriends. But ever since her brother Akash left her, she's been slowly falling apart - and uncovering a new version of herself who is altogether more dangerous. As her wild behaviour spirals more and more out of control, Neena's grip on her sanity begins to weaken too.

Sarah MacKenzie is ready to begin her exciting new life in Florida with Bruce Stone, the man she met online, but will it be all she expects it to be? What will their new life together far from her family really be like? Far from home, will Bruce start to show more of his true colors, or will they indeed live happily ever after? Love...deception...violence...abuse...crime...sin...addiction...betrayal...Explore the complex dynamics of online dating, family relationships, and self-perception in the Tainted Love saga, a powerful coming of age story of one woman's journey through abuse and much ...