In Trauma-Bonded: Why We Stay, How We Heal Lauren Impraim, LPC-S, CAS, draws on years of clinical experience and her own healing journey to illuminate the hidden psychological forces that tether us to toxic partners long after the relationship stops feeling safe. With clarity and compassion, she breaks down the patterns of narcissistic abuse, intermittent reinforcement, unmet childhood needs, and emotional survival strategies that create powerful bonds confused for love.

This book guides listeners through every stage of the healing process—from the first flicker of awareness, through the grief and withdrawal of leaving, into the deep work of rebuilding self-worth, learning emotional safety, and finally opening to healthy love. Blending therapeutic insight with storytelling, reflective questions, grounding exercises, and real-world tools, Lauren offers a roadmap out of chaos and back to yourself.

Whether you are still untangling a trauma bond, navigating early recovery, or learning to receive the love you truly deserve, this book affirms one truth: you are not broken—you are becoming. And healing is not about fixing yourself; it is about returning to who you were before the pain taught you to shrink.

This is a book for anyone ready to reclaim their voice, restore their joy, and finally experience the kind of love that doesn’t hurt.