Abuse

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A raw, honest, and unfiltered look at what it really takes to break alcohol’s grip. This audiobook isn’t theory — it’s lived experience. Laughing at My Alcohol Addiction follows one person’s journey from drinking out of habit, culture, and social pressure to finally choosing clarity, confidence, and a sober life.

From a nationally recognized violence-prevention expert, an accessible guide that debunks the most pervasive myths about crime and offers evidence-based strategies that make us safer A specific image of violence and how to avoid it lives in a lot of our imaginations. And what some of us fear...

Old Before Their Time is the deeply personal story of a thirty-five-year scientific investigation of the effects of childhood sexual abuse on child development and adult outcomes. The startling conclusion is that early childhood trauma accelerates biological aging of the body and the mind. The...

You’re not crazy. You’re being manipulated. If you constantly second-guess yourself at work, feel confused after conversations, or wonder why nothing you do ever seems right, you may be dealing with workplace gaslighting. And it can quietly destroy your confidence, your performance, and your mental health. In Gaslighting at Work, the author guides you through how toxic and narcissistic bosses manipulate reality and show you exactly how to protect yourself and fight back with clarity and strategy.

Sobriety Was Supposed to Fix Everything. It Didn’t. In What Now? The Realities of Life After Addiction, Mike Allen delivers an honest addiction memoir about life beyond addiction and the unsettling truth that comes with long-term sobriety. After two decades of alcoholism, relapse, and self-destruction, he finally achieves recovery from alcohol abuse. But instead of instant peace, he faces early sobriety struggles, emotional sobriety, identity after alcoholism, and the quiet weight of responsibility.

One of the world's top experts on betrayal looks at why we often can't see it right in front of our facesIf the cover-up is worse than the crime, blindness to betrayal can be worse than the betrayal itself. Whether the betrayer is an unfaithful spouse, an abusive authority figure, an unfair boss, or a corrupt institution, we often refuse to see the truth order to protect ourselves. This book explores the fascinating phenomenon of how and why we ignore or deny betrayal, and what we can gain by transforming "betrayal blindness" into insight.

On October 7, 1964, Debra Miller's life turns upside down when her mother is arrested for the murder of her father. At only 14 years old, Debra becomes a ward of the court, grappling with the unfathomable trauma of watching her mother's trial and conviction—a devastation that is only amplified when her family's tragedy is splashed across headlines and featured in Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Desperate to escape the notoriety of her family and ill equipped to face the world, Debra spends her young adulthood sinking into mental illness, toxic relationships, and substance abuse.

This book is for anyone who has ever questioned their own reality, struggled to name what happened to them, or wondered if healing was truly possible.

Stop Bullying Without Fighting: The Proven System That Works for Adults, Teens, and Children. Master Moral Authority, Build Unshakeable Confidence, and Turn Fear Into Power At Any Age!

The only daughter of a bipolar woman, Mae’s childhood innocence was bartered for the ease of a “secure” life. At twelve years old and after years of abuse, Mae realizes she must fight for herself. When she is sent away from her family, she’s forced to navigate years of abandonment in a children’s home. Throughout her turbulent adolescence and well into adulthood, the need to be seen as enough and the ache to become a mother shaped her life. It is this heartbreaking journey that leads to her deepest loss.

As a tale of the human spirit to overcome, SOCIOMOM is both a shocking tale of years of horrific child abuse at the hands of a sociopathic mother—and a remarkable triumph of the human spirit. An underdog story that goes behind the scenes in the workings of a sociopathic mother and how their mind works to get what they want at any cost. It is a harrowing tale that is still emotionally and spiritually uplifting. Raw, real, and unfiltered, it is a firsthand account of not only a depraved tale of child abuse—but the courage that can lead a survivor to a life beyond abuse.

From the orchestra pit to the bariatric clinic, from Amsterdam canals to Toronto sidewalks, Finding Wendy is the unforgettable, laugh-out-loud, binge-worthy memoir of Wendy Limbertie—a queer, post-op, horn-playing force of nature who proves it’s never too late to rewrite your story. With her signature blend of grit, grace, and unapologetic humour, Wendy takes us on a wild ride through decades of struggles with obesity, public shame, music, love, and loss. She’s been 450 pounds. She’s been on international stages. She’s been heartbroken, hilarious, hopeful, and utterly human.

During the six months of caring for her husband through cancer treatment the main character Meredith finds herself living in two worlds at once—the uncertainty of the present and the pull of the past. During the long months of caregiving each stage of illness becomes intertwined with memories of her younger self, her immigrant survivor grandparents, her own survivorship, and the unspoken family losses and secrets that shaped her earliest understanding of love, grief and resilience.

For more than three decades, she lived under the crushing weight of manipulation, gaslighting, and control—abuse so invisible that even those closest to her couldn’t see it. Her parents dictated her thoughts, her choices, and her very identity, leaving her trapped in a cycle of fear, confusion, and despair. In this raw and powerful memoir, she shares her journey through the darkest valleys: multiple suicide attempts, countless battles for independence, and the devastating disbelief of those who couldn’t comprehend her pain. Yet her story doesn’t end there.

There are moments when speaking feels harder than staying silent. When your thoughts are clear but your voice hesitates. When you know what you need but struggle to express it safely. Mind+Voice Alignment: Survivor Guide+Workbook for Finding Your Voice by Flora Hart is a gentle, trauma-informed audiobook designed to help you reconnect with your inner guidance and express yourself with clarity, safety, and self-trust—at your own pace.

Pessimism is a mindset characterized by a tendency to focus on the negative aspects of situations, anticipating unfavorable outcomes and often expressing doubt or skepticism about the future. This outlook can manifest in various ways, from subtle commentary on everyday events to overt expressions of despair about life’s direction.

Can You See Me? is a raw, courageous memoir of survival, addiction, faith, and healing. From a childhood marked by abandonment, abuse, and silence, Latoya Pemberton learned early what it meant to be unseen. Passed between caregivers, stripped of safety, and burdened by trauma no child should endure, she grew into adulthood carrying wounds that shaped every choice she made. Addiction became a way to survive what she could not yet name. With unflinching honesty, Latoya shares her journey through substance abuse, loss, incarceration, broken relationships, and the relentless search for relief.

You’ll be taken on a journey through my eyes, from childhood to adulthood, where you’ll experience my biases and see how I justified my actions (whether right or wrong), and how I perceived the world. Experience my confusions and revelations as I learned to grow, but most of all, you’ll feel my pain and anguish as I am hurt and abused by those whom I loved. I have been beaten down, hated, abused, and stomped on physically and mentally, but I sit here today, unashamed and stronger than ever. I wear my scars like a badge of honor. These are my battle wounds, and I survived.

You didn’t imagine it. Something happened to you —and it changed the way you learned to live. Maybe you’ve survived abuse, control, or harm that taught your body to stay on guard. Maybe you learned how to be “fine,” how to keep going, how to carry it quietly. Maybe you’ve done years of healing and still feel like part of you is frozen in an old chapter you can’t quite close. Rewritten is for the moment when surviving is no longer enough. This is a memoir of abuse and survival —but it is not a story about staying broken. It’s about what comes after the worst thing has already happened.

When Vicky was growing up she idolised her big brother David. Their mother worshipped the ground he walked on and as far as she was concerned, David could do no wrong. But then he betrayed little Vicky in the most shocking way imaginable. David began raping his sister. Vicky's happy home life was brutally twisted into a nightmare—he whispered threats into her ear over the kitchen table and she was crippled with fear about what he would do next. Then, at just twelve years old, Vicky discovered she was pregnant with her brother's baby.

¿Sientes que los ecos del pasado familiar te persiguen? ¿Te parece imposible escapar de los patrones destructivos transmitidos de generación en generación? ¿Estás decidido a crear un legado más sano para tus hijos, libre del bagaje emocional de generaciones anteriores? Si has respondido "sí" a alguna de estas preguntas, no estás solo. Muchos han recorrido tu camino, deseosos de transformar la narrativa de su familia y abrazar una vida sin la carga del trauma heredado. Este libro es tu guía para comprender, sanar y, en última instancia, romper el ciclo para siempre.

Are you constantly walking on eggshells in a relationship that leaves you feeling confused, drained, and questioning your own reality? Do you feel like you're losing yourself — unsure whether what you're experiencing is normal conflict or emotional manipulation? You are not alone. And you are not crazy.

L'amore cambia la vita. Questo lo sappiamo. A volte, purtroppo, la rende terribilmente complicata.Quella raccontata da "L'amore che non ti meriti", un vero e proprio racconto-verità, è una storia attraversata da una violenza brutale e devastante. È la violenza psicologica, la crudeltà mentale di un rapporto che sembra amore, ma che finisce per costringere, consumare e distruggere.

Lydia a tout juste 4 ans lorsqu'elle découvre pour la première fois la secte de Raël. C'est sa mère, fervente adepte, qui l'a embarquée avec elle dans ce qui va devenir la vie de la fillette pour les vingt années suivantes. Pour Lydia c'est la descente aux enfers : alors qu'elle n'a que 13 ans, l'un des responsables de la secte la viole en lui disant qu'il la prépare pour Raël lui-même. Un peu plus tard, elle devient la « préférée » du gourou. Elle sera son esclave qui le sert, fait le ménage et se soumet sexuellement à toutes ses volontés.