Adult Trauma

Are you feeling overwhelming resentment toward your narcissistic mother? Do you feel frustrated because you can’t seem to find a way to heal and establish loving relationships with others? Award-winning author and narcissistic-abuse survivor Nanette Abigail knows a thing or two about this sensitive issue, laying out the crucial tools she used to create safe havens and find mental clarity for herself, and with her help, you can, too!

If you're like many adults today, you've experienced some kind of loss of a loved one. Whether it was a parent, spouse, sibling, friend, or child, losing someone close hurts.

In a breathless, haunting, and rich historical mystery, New York Times bestselling author Monica Hesse speaks to the depths of trauma and the power of memory. Seven months ago, Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred “Hello Girls,” female switchboard operators employed...

The path to healing begins by going inwards. The path forward, paradoxically, begins by going backward. Our early experiences shape and mold the person we become, and when those experiences are filled with fear, anxiety, shame, and misery, what becomes of the adult? Whether you endured parental abuse, neglect, a home filled with conflict, or a mentally ill parent, there's no denying you can't come out of such traumas unscathed

In Mother Hunger, therapist Kelly McDaniel revealed how the loss of maternal nurturance, protection, and guidance shapes women’s self-worth and relationships, and offered a compassionate roadmap to healing. Now expanded with new insights on men and Mother Hunger, first-born daughters, and...

Perfect for fans of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Karen M. McManus, this propulsive thriller follows a fractured group of friends as they fight to survive a killer escape room in rural Tennessee. Twelve months ago, an escape room fire took everything from Steffi Zamekova. In just one hour...

Donna Bevan-Lee had a tough childhood. When her father was feeling playful, he roped her by the foot like a rodeo calf, yanking her to the ground every time the rope connected. In darker moods, he did far worse, his brutality excused by a complicit church. The abuse she suffered had profound and lasting consequences.

For professionals, including psychologists, counselors, and educators, Rising Beyond Bullying Trauma is a valuable resource for addressing the emotional impact of bullying. This book is an invaluable tool to recommend to clients or use as a starting point for discussions about resilience and growth. By blending relatable storytelling, actionable exercises, and universal principles like self-love and empowerment, it offers a fresh approach to tackling this widespread issue.

Approximately 76 million adults in the U.S. share a family history of addiction. In this urgently needed resource, Dr. Tian Dayton draws on decades of expertise to help adult children of addicts (ACAs) recover from family trauma, reconnect with themselves, and heal relational wounds.

What if the past didn’t have to define your future? If you grew up in a family shaped by alcoholism, dysfunction, or emotional silence, you already know how deep those wounds can go. Adult Children Decoded offers heartfelt personal stories, expert insights, & practical tools, this book guides you through childhood trauma, strained family dynamics, and the journey toward healthier relationships. Inside, you’ll learn to: Set boundaries without guilt. Communicate with clarity & empathy. Break cycles of shame, silence, & fear. Reclaim your sense of self & inner peace.

Child genius Becky Bexley helps to organise a lot of fun at the university she studies at, including a humorous game in front of an audience for charity. She also turns out to have a talent for stand-up comedy, surprising perhaps, since she's only about eleven. Alcohol comes up for discussion one day as students talk about embarrassing things they did while drunk and the harmful effects of alcohol on the body, while Becky mostly listens in.

From an award-winning children's novelist, an adult debut about a grieving author who heads to rural England for a writer's retreat, only to stumble upon an incredible historical find. As the past and present collide, she'll discover the key to healing her trauma. Anna, a novelist based in...

Set in the same magical, madcap world as E. B. Asher’s USA Today bestseller This Will Be Fun, this heartwarming, hilarious fantasy follows an unlikely band of heroes who must get to the bottom of an assassination plot gone wrong without breaking the one rule of questing: do not fall in love...

An exquisitely crafted memoir, sweeping from Zimbabwe to Oxford, that lays bare the violent, enduring legacy of colonialism on both a country and a family Simukai Chigudu grew up in the shadow of Africa’s struggles for liberation. As he navigates the tangled threads of personal and political...

Voltar para Agioi não fazia parte dos meus planos. A cidade ainda podia parecer a mesma, só que eu não era. Com meu mundo se tornando cada vez mais cinzento, tudo o que eu queria era terminar o colégio sem que ninguém me notasse. Mas aí vieram eles: Vitor, o jogador-estrela do time, com seu sorriso arrasador. E Cristiano, o tipo que parecia carregar nos olhos muito mais do que o peso dos gramados verdes e das arquibancadas barulhentas.

Ever since a hurricane devastated the small town of Mercy, Louisiana, a red algae bloom has taken over. Mutated wildlife lurks in the water that rises by the day, but Mercy has always been a place where monsters walk in plain sight. Especially at its heart: the Cove, where Noon's life was upended long before the storm at a party her older boyfriend insisted on. Now, Noon is stuck navigating the submerged town with her mom, who believes their family have been reincarnated as sea creatures.

"What aaaaarrrrrrrrrreeeeeee you?!" If you just had that familiar sinking feeling, this book is for you. Do you point out how alienating and othering that question is? Stand your ground and explain that you don't have to justify your existence with a pie chart and a family tree? Or keep the...

"Once begun, listeners will find narrator Maggie Thompson unstoppable."—School Library Journal (Starred Review) Noni Reid has grown up in the shadow of her mother, Dr. Radiance Castine, renowned scholar of Black literature, who is alarmingly perfect at just about everything. When Dr. Castine...

Große Gefühle vor der Küste Schottlands: Wild wogen die Wellen um die kleine Hebrideninsel Orasay, wo Leonie bei ihrer Mutter Zuflucht sucht. In Leonie dagegen ist alles verstummt, denn sie trägt ein Geheimnis mit sich herum, das sie fast erdrückt. Erst die Begegnung mit einem jungen Mann, der mit einem wilden Delfin schwimmt, weckt ihre Neugierde. Schritt für Schritt locken Tam, der Delfin und die Magie der Insel Leonie zurück ins Leben, und sie öffnet sich dem faszinierenden Insulaner, hinter dessen sturmgrauen Augen ein stiller Schmerz lauert.

Knisternde Romantik unter nördlichen Sternen. Eigentlich wollte Alma nicht mehr als Hebamme arbeiten. Doch nach ihrem Umzug von Frankfurt in die schwedische Kleinstadt Nora wagt sie einen Neustart in der Praxis ihrer Tante. Ihre Arbeit bereitet ihr endlich wieder Freude, umso mehr, als sie bei einem Hausbesuch den Bruder der werdenden Mutter kennenlernt. Liam Hansen geht ihr so schnell nicht mehr aus dem Kopf. Er scheint ihre Nähe ebenso zu suchen, und die großartige Natur rund um Nora verstärkt die Anziehung. Doch Liam darf auf keinen Fall erfahren, was in Almas Vergangenheit geschehen ist.