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"This irreverent debut delivers a headlong human comedy of trauma and triumph, narrated by the concealed inner selves of a woman on the brink. Katherine, a lost creative soul and the mother of two lovely teenagers with her strapping provider of a husband, has struggled into her forties with compulsive self-harm and intermittent fears of sexual intercourse. This brisk, mesmerizing version of her life is told in alternating short chapters by Truitt,...
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Garnering media attention when she tries to incinerate her dead father, reclusive Sally Diamond, beginning to discover the horrors of her early childhood, steps into the world for the first time and soon finds her trust issues severely challenged by a sinister voice from her past she does not remember.
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"Penny Censhaw's swift divorce and her husband's new marriage to a much younger woman have been hot topics around Atlanta's social circles. After a year of enduring the cruel gossip, Penny leaps from the frying pan into the fire by heading back to Kentucky to settle her grandmother's estate. Reluctantly, Penny travels to her hometown of Camden, knowing she will be stirring up all the ghosts from her turbulent chidhood. But not all her problems stem...
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Discover how to have the upper hand over a narcissist and recover your worth and confidence - you deserve to be happy and whole once again!
Do you have someone in your life who constantly denies their offenses and shifts the blame on you?
Don't let their toxic behavior shatter your sense of self. Remember that you deserve to be in a relationship where you will feel genuinely loved and respected.
In order to break free from your abuser, you first need...
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Do you feel overwhelmed and unsure about how to talk to your kids about topics such as body safety, consent, sex, grooming, sexting and online safety? Are you fearful and scared of the idea of a child predator grooming and preying on your child? Do you need help in knowing what signs and red flags to watch out for and how to minimise potential harm to your family?
In Operation KidSafe, former Detective and Specialist Child Interviewer Kristi McVee...
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"When a child is abused, neglected, kidnap or murdered, it destroys the soul of a nation. As a parent, it is the most heartbreaking and devastating thing that could happen to you, and we all lift their hearts up. This book chronicle the lives of lost children as they speak to us from the grave. I understand nothing can take the place of a lost child, however, just to hear or visualize them playing In heaven, warm every heart reading this book."
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Are you tired of feeling used by friends and family? Do you struggle to find peace and comfort in your relationships?
People across the globe fall victim to challenging relationships but that doesn't mean you have to stay a victim. You are more powerful than you realize - you just need to know where to direct your energy.
In Healing from Damaged Emotions and Hidden Abuse, here is just a fraction of what you will discover:
6 simple steps to developing...
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Growing up is challenging under the best of circumstances.
But when your own parents invalidate and undermine you at every turn, beat you, and berate you it can become unbearable. Imagine having no support system, only a toxic household of demands and harsh words.
This is the story of Denise Brown and her five sisters navigating the terrible abuse their parents committed against them. It is the unforgettable account of how she pled for reprieve when...
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Light in Bandaged Places shows us the harm done when an older man in a position of power convinces a child that sex with him is alright because he loves her. This poignant story takes us through the long-term wounding of such abuse―and the multifaceted path of healing.
As a lonely girl coming of age in the 1970s, Liz has every reason to believe her 8th-grade teacher is in love with her. Because the sex isn't physically violent and is wrapped in...
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When she becomes physically and emotionally abusive to her own children, Irma Miller, struggling with her own childhood trauma, reaches out to her friend Doretta for prayer and wisdom, learning that to save her family, she must admit she needs professional help.
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"Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. 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. And you may even feel like it was...
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"I can't write a story about myself as the sad, quiet child of two drug addicts. That's not how it was, even when it was. To me, sleeping in the car was normal. Better, it was comfy and fun. I loved my bed made of clothes inside a trash bag that I sank into slowly like Uncle Fester from the Addams Family movie... I loved the motels and their swimming pools and trashy daytime TV channels... Nobody could tell us what to do." Brittany Means's childhood...
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Unprotected: A Memoir is Rae Lewis Thornton's captivating story of what happened to her as a child and how it shaped the trajectory of her life. This story begins on the South Side of Chicago at the age of six with the death of her paternal grandfather-her caregiver and protector - after which, darkness descends over her life like the sky before a storm. Born to drug-addicted, interracial parents in the sixties, Rae's father is dead from a gunshot...