Relationship Trauma

Up to 90% of adults in the US will experience one or more traumatic events in their lifetimes. While most who suffer a trauma naturally recover over time, for others difficulties continue, and may lead to full-blown depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use, anxiety disorders, and other problems that interfere with healthy daily functioning. Making Meaning of Difficult Experiences is a self-guided mental health resource for people who have had potentially traumatic experiences and who wish to work through them independently, outside of a formal therapeutic setting.

How do you rebuild a broken life? Where do you begin? These were the questions Gregory Smith asked himself after stumbling out of a NSW rainforest in 2000, close to death after living as a hermit in the wild. Determined to turn a wretched life into one worth living, Gregory stripped himself bare emotionally, psychologically and spiritually to undertake an extraordinary personal reconstruction. Today, with a PhD to his name and a loving family by his side, Gregory has overcome a life of homelessness and despair to become one of society's great teachers.

From Demotion to Promotion is the extraordinary true story of a man who turned a career in a maximum-security prison into a nationwide mission to change lives. After witnessing the staggering effects of incarceration, Ralph Simpson made a defining decision to be a proactive solution to the problem. Fueled by determination and faith, he earned his teacher’s certification, master’s, specialist, and doctorate degrees, proving that no obstacle is insurmountable. Obstacles, such as betrayal, depression, loss wages, and false allegations are tough.

In this powerful book, Clarke draws on her professional expertise and her lived experience as a Black woman to share mindfulness exercises, breathwork practices, and meditative tools centered on healing from and surviving racial trauma. Filled with deeply personal stories highlighting the many systemic challenges that people of color face, this mixture of guide and memoir offers thirty-three practical techniques based on the emotions elicited from these experiences.

Packed with real-world advice and actionable steps, Stop Letting the Job Become Your Life is not just a survival guide—it’s a blueprint for reclaiming control, healing from trauma, and building a building a life outside the uniform.

"Freedom Within: Healing, Empathy, and The Power of Forgiveness," a liberating guide that's not just about the act of forgiving–but about setting yourself free.

Fühlst du dich oft innerlich unruhig, angespannt oder von unerklärlichen Ängsten überwältigt? Was, wenn dein Körper selbst der Schlüssel zu all diesen Problemen ist? Unser Nervensystem sendet ständig Signale – es sehnt sich nach Sicherheit. Doch oft fehlt uns diese innere Sicherheit, besonders wenn wir schwierige Lebensumstände, chronischen Stress oder negative Erfahrungen aus der Kindheit mit uns tragen. Kathleen Kunze, systemische Beraterin und Expertin für Nervensystemregulation, nimmt dich in vier Teilen mit auf eine Reise, dein Nervensystem zu verstehen und zu regulieren.

Imagine the weight of your past lifting, each challenge transforming into a stepping stone toward your true potential. How would it feel to finally redefine yourself beyond your traumas? Discover the untapped purpose within you, waiting to be unleashed.

When 16-year-old Amy returns home, she can't tell her family what's happened to her. She can't tell them where she's been since she and her best friend, her cousin Dee, were kidnapped six years ago - who stole them from their families or what's become of Dee. She has to stay silent because she's afraid of what might happen next, and she's desperate to protect her secrets at any cost. Amy tries to readjust to life at "home," but nothing she does feels right. She's a stranger in her own family, and the guilt that she's the one who returned is insurmountable.

Can trauma be inherited? It is this question that sets Alex Halberstadt off on a quest to name and acknowledge a legacy of family trauma, and to end a century-old cycle of estrangement. As Halberstadt revisits the sites of his family’s formative traumas, he uncovers a multigenerational transmission of fear, suspicion, melancholy, and rage. And he comes to realize something more: Nations, like people, possess formative traumas that penetrate into the most private recesses of their citizens’ lives.

This audiobook will guide you through recognizing the signs, setting boundaries, and healing from the emotional turmoil. Discover practical tools, real-life stories, and expert advice to reclaim your power and rebuild your life. Let your ears be your therapist as you embark on a journey to freedom.

Sana a tu niño interior herido es una guía reflexiva y perspicaz diseñada para ayudarte a descubrir las raíces ocultas del dolor, el miedo y la inseguridad derivados de experiencias infantiles. Tanto si has sufrido negligencia, abusos o traumas heredados, este libro te muestra los pasos que te ayudarán a liberarte de patrones destructivos, superar el miedo al abandono y, finalmente, sentirte seguro emocionalmente.

Could you be living under the veil of childhood wounding and not know it is affecting your life? Could it be showing up in your relationships? Research shows there is a direct correlation between abuse, trauma, and injury to mental and physical conditions via the ACE studies. Statistics show startling rises in prescription/street drugs, substance abuse, depression, suicide, autism, mental illness, dementia/Alzheimer's, learning disabilities like ADD/ADHD and a host of physical conditions such as diabetes, chronic pain, obesity, chronic fatigue, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases.

Shift your perspective. Go from victim to survivor by understanding how intergenerational trauma works and taking active steps to end the trauma cycle. Family is often depicted as the cornerstone of existence, yet what happens when undercurrents of trauma, broken trust, and unaddressed pain run through yours?

After witnessing the brutal, fatal stabbing of her mother and surviving being stabbed herself during the same attack at the age of nine, a young African-American woman’s struggle to live continues. Diamond shares the mental, physical, and emotional effects she has suffered and the challenges she has faced, including alcohol abuse, emotional detachment, suicidal thoughts and panic attacks stemming from post-traumatic stress disorders.

You are not cursed, you are only codependent. There are many people who don't know the difference between being in a healthy relationship and being in one that is codependent. This audiobook delves into why people feel this inadequacy and depend upon relationships that are at best unsatisfactory, and at worst positively abusive. The information in this audiobook gives examples, and listeners can easily adapt the exercises to suit their individual circumstances.

Healing Begins With Us is the story of two sisters who weren’t supposed to be friends. Ronni and Jennie grew up in a home with addiction, mental illness, and abuse issues that generated unhealthy dynamics and often pitted them against each other. In this audiobook, they tell the raw truth about their childhood experiences, including the abuse that occurred between them. As they moved toward adulthood, they managed to come together and chart a path that allowed them to heal their relationship and break the cycle of intergenerational trauma and abuse in their own families.

Grief and grieving apply to anyone experiencing loss, even if that loss is not tied to a death. Though it may feel difficult to address the topics of grief and loss, as we return to school after an unprecedented year, it’s no longer a question of “if” or “should” but “when” and ”how.” Learning from Loss is your guide to getting started with grief work, providing a path that can help you determine the best course of action in the wake of a loss that impacts a student or school community.

In this work of deep reflection, insight, and vulnerability, Caroline Brunne shares her story of becoming the woman she is today. From the shores of the picturesque island of Mauritius, to suburban Victoria, through to her childhood home in Queensland, deep in the heart of her life journey is her lived experience of trauma, the impact of childhood sexual abuse and her ongoing quest to support her fellow survivors to reduce the shame they may carry.

En sintonía comparte una guía visionaria para todos los que están comprometidos con la curación de un mundo en dificultades. El núcleo del libro es el campo relacional, la conexión sutil y significativa con los demás que podemos aprender a esculpir con nuestra atención y presencia, uno de los regalos más hermosos que podemos ofrecer. Aquí encontrarás prácticas para sintonizar con este campo y con los principios evolutivos que sustentan el desarrollo humano, así como recursos para potenciar la resiliencia, procesar el estrés tóxico y regular nuestros sistemas nerviosos individuales y colectivos.