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The first book written specifically for men, Victims No Longer examines the changing cultural attitudes toward male survivors of incest and other sexual trauma. Now, in this second edition, this invaluable resource continues to offer compassionate and practical advice, supported by personal anecdotes and statements of male survivors.

An estimated one in four women and one in six men is abused by age 18, most often by someone they know. Most of these sexual assaults are never disclosed, much less reported to the police. No Secrets, No Lies demystifies the cultural taboos and social dynamics that keep Black families silent and enable abuse to continue for generations. Through compelling personal accounts from everyday people, Robin D. Stone, a sexual abuse survivor herself, illuminates the emotional, psychological and hidden consequences of remaining silent.

Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be...

Detrás de muchos príncipes se esconden lobos feroces. Blancanieves se lanzó en brazos de un amor que creyó perfecto y que la acabó anulando; la Bella Durmiente cayó en un sueño forzado y, cuando despertó, había sufrido una violación; a Ariel le arrancaron una parte de su cuerpo bajo el pretexto de alcanzar la pureza; Caperucita fue a las fiestas de San Fermín y fue violada por cinco lobos, la Manada de Pamplona. Todos ellos son testimonios reales.

Cómo callar el eco de las heridas de tu infancia en la vida adulta. El trauma es como un eco, es revivir constantemente en la vida adulta una herida que no escuchamos cuando éramos niños. ¿Te cuesta trabajo establecer vínculos profundos con quienes te rodean? ¿No puedes ser sincero sobre las emociones que afrontas día con día? ¿Te sientes agotado porque la ansiedad no te deja dormir? Léelo las veces que sean necesarias. No estás solo y, de hecho, deberías dejar de culparte.

Bekhal Mahmod was one of six siblings from a Sunni Muslim family in Iraqi Kurdistan who sought a new life as asylum seekers and arrived in London in 1998. When Bekhal's father tried to force her into an arranged marriage at 15, she ran away. This caused her father to ‘lose respect’ within the Kurdish community and Bekhal became the target of an honour killing and her younger sisters Banaz and Payzee were quickly married off to restore the family's reputation. When Banaz left her husband, Mahmod decided this 'shame' to the family meant Banaz must die. Within weeks, she had vanished.

One woman's story of all she lost and how hard she fought to survive and eventually triumph. A teenager in the 1970s, Gwen Wilson grew up in Western Sydney. It was a tough childhood. Illegitimate, fatherless, her mother in and out of psychiatric hospitals - it would have been easy for anyone to despair and give up. Yet Gwen had hope. Despite it all she was a good student, fighting hard for a scholarship and a brighter future. Then she met Colin.

The American child welfare system is bent toward protecting adults, not children. Kids in danger are treated instrumentally to promote the rehabilitation of their parents, the welfare of their communities, and the social justice of their race and tribe. It is time to stop letting efforts to fix the child welfare system get derailed by activists who are concerned with race-matching, blood ties, and the abstract demands of social justice, and start asking the most important question: Where are the emotionally and financially stable, loving, and permanent homes where kids can thrive?

A bestselling author offers a refreshingly honest, compassionate guide to the sh!tstorm that is divorce: falling apart, staying afloat, and new beginnings (whether you are ready for them or not). After 12 years together, 2 children, 10 pets, and 5 properties, Dawn and her partner...

Cualquier niña o niño es víctima potencial de un abusador. El 80% de los casos de abusos sexuales infantiles se produce dentro de la familia. Si ya es complicado denunciar a un profesor y a veces tienen que pasar años, debe resultar mucho más difícil explicar que quien ha abusado de ti es el padre o el abuelo. Las víctimas de abusos sexuales necesitan hablar porque saben que de este modo pueden ayudar a otros y también ayudarse a sí mismos. Son voces que solo piden una cosa: que les escuchemos.

Les larmes. Les coups. La violence verbale. L’abandon. À eux seuls, ces mots auraient pu décrire l’existence de Nancy Audet. Heureusement, il n’en est rien. Sur son chemin, la fillette maltraitée a croisé certaines personnes qui lui ont tendu la main, lui ont donné une chance d’être aimée, lui ont permis de retirer l’étiquette tenace de victime qui aurait pu lui coller à la peau.