Showing results for "The Mark" in Dysfunctional Families

Manche Menschen sind grundlos traurig, ängstlich oder leiden an Schmerzen, für die es keine Erklärung gibt. Manche wollen ihr Potenzial leben und stoßen immer wieder an eine Grenze, die unüberwindbar scheint. Die Ursache kann in der Familiengeschichte liegen, wenn erlittenes Leid durch Kriegserlebnisse, Unfälle oder eine frühe Trennung von den Eltern an die nächste Generation weitervererbt wurde.

A family rift is one of the most traumatic experiences a person can face. It can have a profound effect on virtually every aspect of life, causing depression, relationship problems, and even physical illness. Healing From Family Rifts offers hope to those coping with a split in their families. Family therapist Mark Sichel addresses the pain and shame connected with family rifts and offers a way through the crisis and on toward healing. Uniquely, Sichel does not assume that every rift will or even should be mended. Instead, he offers ways to recover from any outcome.

Mark Bouman recounts the events of his childhood at the hands of his larger-than-life, neo-Nazi father in brilliant, startling detail. From adventure-filled days complete with real-life war games, artillery fire, and tank races to terror-filled nights marked by vicious tirades, brutal beatings, and psychological torture, Mark paints a chilling portrait of family life that is at once whimsical and horrific - all building to a shocking climax that challenges even the broadest boundaries of love and forgiveness.

Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side. It’s a freezing winter’s night in 1954. A baby boy, a few hours old, is left by his mother, wrapped in nothing...