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The Gift of Fear
  • The Gift of Fear

  • Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
  • Written by: Gavin de Becker
  • Narrated by: Gavin de Becker
  • Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    9
  • Performance
    8
  • Story
    8

In this extraordinary, groundbreaking book, the nation's leading expert on predicting violent behavior unlocks the puzzle of human violence and shows that, like every creature on earth, we have within us the ability to predict the harm others might do us and get out of its way....

  • Paranoia fuel

  • By Jfj on 03-03-25

Written by: Gavin de Becker

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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
  • The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

  • And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
  • Written by: Bruce D Perry, Maia Szalavitz
  • Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
  • Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    13
  • Performance
    9
  • Story
    9

In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? Child...

  • An eye opener into the world of trauma.

  • By SASIKUMAR on 26-06-20

Written by: Bruce D Perry,

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The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist
  • The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist

  • Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse (The Narcissism Series, Book 1)
  • Written by: Debbie Mirza
  • Narrated by: Debbie Mirza
  • Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    8
  • Performance
    7
  • Story
    7

The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist is the most comprehensive and helpful audiobook on the topic of covert narcissism. This type of narcissism is one of the most damaging forms because the abuse is so hidden and so insidious....

  • Excellent

  • By odelia on 15-02-21

Written by: Debbie Mirza

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Trauma and Recovery
  • Trauma and Recovery

  • The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
  • Written by: Judith Lewis Herman MD MD
  • Narrated by: Alison Mathews, Xe Sands
  • Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

The groundbreaking work on trauma that remains a “classic for our generation” (Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score) Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist...

Written by: Judith Lewis Herman MD MD

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Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
  • Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away

  • Written by: Gary Chapman
  • Narrated by: Chris Fabry
  • Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    6
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

When you said, “I do”, you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy. You never intended for it to be miserable....

  • Good book on reality living

  • By Abhisek on 05-02-23

Written by: Gary Chapman

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30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control in Personal Relationships
  • 30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control in Personal Relationships

  • Written by: Adelyn Birch
  • Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix
  • Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

You will learn 30 tactics manipulators use to get what they want. You will also learn to spot the warning signs within yourself that expose covert manipulation is taking place....

  • Unable to buy

  • By Nidhi gupta on 06-05-24

Written by: Adelyn Birch

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The Gift of Fear
  • The Gift of Fear

  • Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
  • Written by: Gavin de Becker
  • Narrated by: Gavin de Becker
  • Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    9
  • Performance
    8
  • Story
    8

In this extraordinary, groundbreaking book, the nation's leading expert on predicting violent behavior unlocks the puzzle of human violence and shows that, like every creature on earth, we have within us the ability to predict the harm others might do us and get out of its way....

  • Paranoia fuel

  • By Jfj on 03-03-25

Written by: Gavin de Becker

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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
  • The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

  • And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
  • Written by: Bruce D Perry, Maia Szalavitz
  • Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
  • Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    13
  • Performance
    9
  • Story
    9

In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? Child...

  • An eye opener into the world of trauma.

  • By SASIKUMAR on 26-06-20

Written by: Bruce D Perry,

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The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist
  • The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist

  • Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse (The Narcissism Series, Book 1)
  • Written by: Debbie Mirza
  • Narrated by: Debbie Mirza
  • Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    8
  • Performance
    7
  • Story
    7

The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist is the most comprehensive and helpful audiobook on the topic of covert narcissism. This type of narcissism is one of the most damaging forms because the abuse is so hidden and so insidious....

  • Excellent

  • By odelia on 15-02-21

Written by: Debbie Mirza

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Trauma and Recovery
  • Trauma and Recovery

  • The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
  • Written by: Judith Lewis Herman MD MD
  • Narrated by: Alison Mathews, Xe Sands
  • Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

The groundbreaking work on trauma that remains a “classic for our generation” (Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score) Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist...

Written by: Judith Lewis Herman MD MD

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Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
  • Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away

  • Written by: Gary Chapman
  • Narrated by: Chris Fabry
  • Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    6
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

When you said, “I do”, you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy. You never intended for it to be miserable....

  • Good book on reality living

  • By Abhisek on 05-02-23

Written by: Gary Chapman

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30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control in Personal Relationships
  • 30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control in Personal Relationships

  • Written by: Adelyn Birch
  • Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix
  • Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

You will learn 30 tactics manipulators use to get what they want. You will also learn to spot the warning signs within yourself that expose covert manipulation is taking place....

  • Unable to buy

  • By Nidhi gupta on 06-05-24

Written by: Adelyn Birch

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The Gaslight Effect
  • The Gaslight Effect

  • How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life
  • Written by: Robin Stern
  • Narrated by: Nan McNamara
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    3

Are You Being Gaslighted? Check for these telltale signs: 1. You constantly second-guess yourself. 2. You wonder, “Am I being too sensitive?” a dozen times a day. 3. You wonder frequently if you are a “good enough” girlfriend/wife/employee/friend/daughter. 4. You have trouble making...

Written by: Robin Stern

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Sexual Healing
  • Sexual Healing

  • Transforming the Sacred Wound
  • Written by: Peter Levine PhD
  • Narrated by: Peter Levine PhD
  • Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    2
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

On Sexual Healing, Dr. Levine, a pioneer in the field of healing trauma, teaches you his innovative series of body-based practices to release the sexual trauma of your past....

Written by: Peter Levine PhD

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Becoming the Narcissist's Nightmare
  • Becoming the Narcissist's Nightmare

  • How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself
  • Written by: Shahida Arabi
  • Narrated by: Julie McKay
  • Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

Although clinical research has been conducted on narcissism as a disorder, less is known about its effects on victims who are in toxic relationships with partners....

  • Bible for Empaths

  • By Gowshikk on 21-03-19

Written by: Shahida Arabi

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I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
  • I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

  • Written by: Nujood Ali
  • Narrated by: Meera Simhan
  • Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man...

Written by: Nujood Ali

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Trauma Bonding: Understanding and Overcoming the Trauma Bond in a Narcissistic Relationship
  • Trauma Bonding: Understanding and Overcoming the Trauma Bond in a Narcissistic Relationship

  • Narcissistic Relationship Recovery, Book 1
  • Written by: Lauren Kozlowski
  • Narrated by: Stephanie Murphy
  • Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

If you're constantly feeling on edge, forever working to appease your spouse to little avail and feel like you're constantly being chipped away at with their abusive behavior, then I can understand how emotionally shattering it feels to live this way....

Written by: Lauren Kozlowski

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Dread
  • Dread

  • Praxeology, Volume 2
  • Written by: Rian Stone
  • Narrated by: Rian Stone
  • Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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Everything that thousands of men who started in dead bedrooms and lackluster relationships have learned and refined over the years, distilled into a single series of pro-man concepts. Dread is more than taking back your masculinity, but thriving in a society increasingly hostile towards men....

Written by: Rian Stone

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The Body Never Lies
  • The Body Never Lies

  • The Lingering Effects of Hurtful Parenting
  • Written by: Alice Miller
  • Narrated by: Sara Clinton
  • Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

An examination of childhood trauma and its surreptitious, debilitating effects by one of the world's leading psychoanalysts....

  • Must Read for all adult children of parental abuse

  • By Sasha on 04-07-21

Written by: Alice Miller

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Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents
  • Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents

  • How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and Love You Deserve
  • Written by: Sherrie Campbell PhD
  • Narrated by: Sherrie Campbell
  • Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
  • Unabridged
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When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood.

Written by: Sherrie Campbell PhD

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Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD (4 Books in 1)
  • Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD (4 Books in 1)

  • Workbook and Guide to Overcome Trauma, Toxic Relationships, ... and Recover from Unhealthy Relationships)
  • Written by: Linda Hill
  • Narrated by: S. L. Albert, Vicky David, Alene Sorensen
  • Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
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This groundbreaking book includes four books that will teach you from start to finish, everything you need to know about Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD, as well as how to recover from each one of them....

Written by: Linda Hill

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Running on Empty
  • Running on Empty

  • Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
  • Written by: Jonice Webb PhD, Christine Musello PsyD
  • Narrated by: Karen White
  • Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    17
  • Performance
    14
  • Story
    14

Do you feel as if you're just going through the motions in life? Are you good at looking and acting as if you're fine, but secretly feel lonely and disconnected? If so, you are not alone....

  • Great narration. Clear and crisp.

  • By Anonymous User on 21-11-21

Written by: Jonice Webb PhD,

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Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
  • Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

  • The Complete Narcissism Guide for Identifying, Disarming, and Dealing with Narcissists, Codependency, Abusive Parents and Relationships, Manipulation, Gaslighting and More!
  • Written by: Eva Spencer
  • Narrated by: Eva Spencer
  • Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

Narcissistic abuse recovery is hard, but it doesn’t have to feel impossible anymore. This guide will help you identify the signs of narcissism, disarm them, and deal with them head-on. This guide was written by someone who's been there, done that, and knows how hard it is....

  • Awesome book

  • By Ujwala on 24-04-24

Written by: Eva Spencer

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Silently Seduced, Revised & Updated
  • Silently Seduced, Revised & Updated

  • When Parents Make Their Children Partners
  • Written by: Kenneth Adams
  • Narrated by: Craig Jessen
  • Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
  • Unabridged
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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....

Written by: Kenneth Adams

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The Narcissist's Playbook
  • The Narcissist's Playbook

  • How to Identify, Disarm, and Protect Yourself from Narcissists, Sociopaths, Psychopaths, and Other Types of Manipulative and Abusive People
  • Written by: Dana Morningstar
  • Narrated by: Dana Morningstar
  • Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Do you have a narcissist, sociopath, or psychopath in your life, or think that you might? Do you continually feel anxious around someone in your life, but can’t pinpoint why? Listen to find out more....

  • Too Cut and Dry

  • By Audible-US on 07-08-23

Written by: Dana Morningstar

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Hunger
  • Hunger

  • A Memoir of (My) Body
  • Written by: Roxane Gay
  • Narrated by: Roxane Gay
  • Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
  • Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself. “I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was...

Written by: Roxane Gay

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How to Heal After Narcissistic Abuse
  • How to Heal After Narcissistic Abuse

  • A Practical Guide to Dismantling Shame, Healing Trauma, and Thriving After Toxic Relationships
  • Written by: Caroline Strawson
  • Narrated by: Caroline Strawson
  • Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
  • Unabridged
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I believe you. I hear you. I see you. And I'm here to help you find your power to heal and thrive, not just survive. Somatic trauma therapist and positive psychology coach Caroline Strawson wants to show you that your past is not your life sentence. No matter what’s happened in your life, you...

Written by: Caroline Strawson

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: The Complete Guide to Recover from Emotional Abuse, Identify Narcissists, and Overcome Abusive R
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: The Complete Guide to Recover from Emotional Abuse, Identify Narcissists, and Overcome Abusive Relationships
  • Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: The Complete Guide to Recover from Emotional Abuse, Identify Narcissists, and Overcome Abusive Relationships

  • Break Free and Recover from Unhealthy Relationships
  • Written by: Linda Hill
  • Narrated by: S. L. Albert
  • Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
  • Unabridged
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Narcissistic abuse is hard to make sense of. One day, things are going great, the next, you’re left emotionally torn to pieces. The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery guide will help you set healthy boundaries and make sense of the complex....

Written by: Linda Hill

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Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
  • Will I Ever Be Good Enough?

  • Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
  • Written by: Karyl McBride
  • Narrated by: Karyl McBride
  • Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    9
  • Story
    9

The first book specifically for daughters suffering from the emotional abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers....

  • Great book for healing from Narcissistic Mothers.

  • By Aakanksha Roychowdhury on 22-06-21

Written by: Karyl McBride

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Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship
  • Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship

  • Written by: Adelyn Birch
  • Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix
  • Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    3

If you were involved in a pathological relationship - or you want to prevent it from happening in the first place - this book is for you. It gets to the heart of the matter of personal boundaries. Identifying and setting clear boundaries is vital for survivors and for anyone....

Written by: Adelyn Birch

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Gaslighting
  • Gaslighting

  • What You Need to Know About This Type of Manipulation and How Narcissists Can Use It Against You in an Abusive Relationship
  • Written by: Tyron Braden
  • Narrated by: Stephen Low
  • Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
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    1

Are you sick and tired of a gaslighter making your life miserable? Have you tried countless solutions, but everything blows up in your face? Do you want to finally end your frustration and pain, and discover a life free of lies and uncertainty? Listen to find out more....

Written by: Tyron Braden

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For the Love of a Son
  • For the Love of a Son

  • One Afghan Woman's Quest for Her Stolen Child
  • Written by: Jean Sasson
  • Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
  • Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

From the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman....

  • Heart Touching

  • By Akshay Gupta on 06-01-26

Written by: Jean Sasson

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Enough Is Enough
  • Enough Is Enough

  • A Step-By-Step Plan to Leave an Abusive Relationship with God's Help
  • Written by: David E Clarke PhD
  • Narrated by: Ann Kimberly
  • Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
  • Unabridged
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Dr. David Clarke, a licensed psychologist specializing in marital therapy for more than 30 years, wants to help you make the break from your abusive relationship. Whether or not divorce is on the horizon is beside the point. You need to get out, so you can sort it out....

Written by: David E Clarke PhD

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Divorcing a Narcissist
  • Divorcing a Narcissist

  • The Lure, the Loss, and the Law
  • Written by: Supriya McKenna, Karin Walker
  • Narrated by: Supriya McKenna
  • Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
  • Unabridged
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Separating or divorcing a narcissist can be a difficult, draining experience. This book is written for the spouse of such a personality to support them step by step through the legal process, as well as through the difficult emotional journey that they'll be undertaking....

Written by: Supriya McKenna,

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Healing the Adult Children of Narcissists
  • Healing the Adult Children of Narcissists

  • Essays on the Invisible War Zone and Exercises for Recovery and Reflection
  • Written by: Shahida Arabi
  • Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
  • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
  • Unabridged
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In this new essay collection, Shahida ArabiIn explores how narcissistic abuse in childhood can set us up for trauma repetition in adulthood, affecting how we navigate relationships, the self, and the world....

Written by: Shahida Arabi

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Cyber Sexy: Rethinking Pornography
  • Cyber Sexy: Rethinking Pornography

  • Written by: Richa Kaul Padte
  • Narrated by: Leeza Mangaldas
  • Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    9
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    8

In 1964, American judge Potter Stewart famously said, ‘I can’t define pornography, but I know it when I see it.’ Over fifty years later, the reverberations of these words are still being felt across the world. Be it proposed porn bans, religious morality or women’s rights, the assumption...

Written by: Richa Kaul Padte

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