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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...

In this darkly funny and irreverent memoir, the daughter of a mail-order bride unpacks her undocumented childhood in America. The perfect listen for fans of the jaw-dropping twists of 90 Day Fiancé and the emotional gut punch of I’m Glad My Mom Died. Growing up undocumented in Houston, Texas...

A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life. Every cell in my body is filled with the code of generations of trauma, of death, of birth, of migration, of history...

Przełam milczenie wokół emocjonalnego zaniedbania i ulecz rany z dzieciństwa, by wreszcie odzyskać swoje prawdziwe ja. Ta intymna, terapeutyczna podróż to bezpieczna przestrzeń dla osób w kryzysie tożsamości, które szukają głębokiego ukojenia. Zanurz się w refleksyjnych...

حماية طفلك تبدأ بتعليمه وضع الحدود والموافقة عبر حوارات التربية اليومية، لا من خلال المحاضرات المعقدة والمخيفة. وسط زحام المهام العائلية وتحديات التعامل مع...

童年遭遇的父母遗弃与情感忽视，正以取悦他人和压抑渴求的方式，在成年后的亲密关系中隐秘回响。那些门外不再响起的脚步声和空荡的碗筷，最终都变成了将真实自我深锁的沉重枷锁。这部真诚且克制的回忆录，将带你重...

Overwin emotionele verwaarlozing en heel je jeugdtrauma via deze rauwe, diepgaande autobiografie over zelfacceptatie. Voor iedereen die vastloopt in destructieve relaties of dagelijks worstelt met een onzichtbaar gevoel van eenzaamheid, biedt dit eerlijke verhaal een spiegel. Ontdek hoe het...

Esta memória íntima guia sua jornada de cura emocional para resgatar a identidade apagada pelo abandono na infância. Perfeito para momentos de introspecção ou durante um trajeto silencioso, este relato vulnerável explora o peso de ser uma criança forçada a consertar adultos. É um...

واجه صدمة الإهمال العاطفي وابدأ رحلة التعافي النفسي عبر مذكرات شخصية تستكشف أعمق جراح الطفولة وتأثيرها الممتد. في خضم تنقلاتك اليومية أو خلال لحظات التأمل...

PARIS: A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAME Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Selfie taker. Model. Reality star. Self-created. The labels attached to Paris Hilton. Founder. Entrepreneur. Pop Culture Maker. Innovator. Survivor. Activist. Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother. The roles Paris embraces...

The spellbinding story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just New York Times bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became...

“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...

The heartbreaking, iconic true story of an abandoned little boy’s horrific journey through the American foster care system. On a misty evening in Brooklyn, Jennings Michael Burch’s mother, too sick to care for him, left her eight-year-old son at an orphanage with the words, “I’ll be...

Winner of the Betty Trask Award, Never Mind is the first in Edward St Aubyn's highly acclaimed Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch. This audiobook is read aloud by stage and screen actor Alex Jennings. At his mother’s family house in the...

This is the second volume of true, heinous child-abuse stories.

Growing up in a quiet, middle-class suburb outside of Amsterdam, childhood best friends Anna and Olivia had their whole lives ahead of them. But every parent's worst nightmare came true when the teenagers fell in with the wrong crowd. Eleven years their senior, Ryan was charming and good-looking...

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.

As a young adult, years after her physical abuse has ended, Maggie Walters struggles with an unpredictable temper and socially difficult behaviour. After several false starts she finds a therapist who she trusts, just enough, to start talking about the childhood locked away behind the anger and isolation she has learnt to live with. Eventually she is diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder, MPD (now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder or DID). Gradually, she understands.

With Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters, Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of the smash #1 bestseller Toxic Parents, offers a powerful look at the devastating impact unloving mothers have on their daughters—and provides clear, effective techniques for overcoming that painful...

Bestselling recovery author Karen Casey looks at stories of people who grew up in dysfunctional families and "the good stuff" that can, ironically, come from the experience. She interviews survivors who emerged from the fires of turbulent households affected by abuse, addiction, or other problems, and reveals how they came to process their often-harrowing personal trials and, against the odds, triumph over their difficulties—using skills they honed in response to their childhoods.