Relationship Trauma

What if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary? A disgraced politician, Sir James Hastings is living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. He is unmoved by his centenarian mother's death - a woman he emotionally buried upon her abandonment. Raised by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing driver, the young James, torn between self-blame and longing, eventually dismissed her.

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.

Marghanita Laski’s novel Little Boy Lost is as enthralling as it is heart-wrenching. A man grapples with questions of emotional responsibility, fatherhood, and memory. Laski describes a much-changed France, struggling to rebuild its morale after the ruin caused by wartime bombing and...

Dies ist ein einzigartiger und gänzlich neuartiger Ansatz zur Heilung des Inneren Kindes. Die bekannte Mentaltrainerin und Bestsellerautorin Melanie Pignitter schafft nicht nur die wissenschaftliche und psychologische Basis, um Wunden aus der Kindheit zu verstehen. Sie zeigt auch wirksame Übungen und Tools für die Heilungsarbeit. Und sie geht noch einen bedeutenden Schritt darüber hinaus, indem sie eine ganz besondere Verbindung zum Leser aufbaut. So spricht sie das innere Kind direkt emotional an. Reparenting - also heilsames Nachbeeltern - kann geschehen. Die so sehr vermisste elterliche Liebe kann direkt beim Lesen erfahren werden.

We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and instead struggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to reimagine a way forward. Tracing her difficult experiences of a catastrophic home fire, a threat to her child's well-being, and other devastating losses and upheavals, Terra McDaniel offers a clear framework for expressing heartache and burdens.

In this “brilliant . . . and darkly funny” (Sarah Dunn) novel, Dolores O'Shea’s marriage collapsed when she discovers her husband’s AI sex doll in the garage—but after moving “Zoey” into the house, they become oddly bonded, opening the door to a lifetime of repressed feelings and...

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.

Through powerful storytelling, compassionate understanding, and actionable strategies, you'll learn to decisively reshape your inner narrative, cultivate authentic self-belief, and step into a future of remarkable possibility.

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.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Să ripostezi, să răspunzi cu aceeași monedă sau să acuzi la rândul tău? Cum să faci față șantajului emoțional, una dintre formele perfide ale manipulării? Secretul este comunicarea autentică, în orice context. Cunoscută drept Comunicare Nonviolentă, concept introdus de psihologul american Marshall B. Rosenberg, acest tip de comunicare, amintit de Ariane Calvo, reprezintă o serie de instrumente care au drept scop eliminarea violenței din dialogurile de zi cu zi. Exprimarea propriilor sentimente, nevoi și așteptări este primul pas în atenuarea conflictului.

Write to Heal Trauma is a powerful guided workbook designed for survivors of trauma who are ready to reclaim their voice, process their story, and finally let go. Through a unique blend of shadow work, reflective prompts, and storytelling exercises, this workbook empowers you to explore your experiences safely and creatively. Inspired by the author’s personal journey—chronicled anonymously through three previous books—this workbook offers a proven writing method using third-person storytelling and pseudonyms.

At age four, Diana manages her family's banking, grocery shops alone, and befriends the town drunk. Her father is too busy chasing skirts and throwing fits to notice what she does. And her mom is too mentally absent to properly parent. While Diana's narcissistic dad terrorizes and exploits her, she works harder to please him. Estill, an award-winning humor author, shares an honest and comedic look at her dysfunctional childhood. As an adult, she struggles to reclaim her power while caring for her dementia-impaired dad.

In Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety, Yvonne Castañeda shares vibrant stories of her childhood growing up in Miami as the daughter of humble immigrants from Mexico and Cuba … and how she came to develop an unhealthy relationship with food. To help ease her mami’s nervios, Yvonne becomes a perfectionist from a young age, achieving high grades at school and mastering the piano. But as her Cuban family members openly make comments about her puberty, Yvonne enters a new phase of self-consciousness that begins her obsession with weight.

Growing up with him was like being in my own war zone, living in perpetual fear of when the bombs would fall. I was terrified of becoming him, and in moments I could feel I might. He still lives within me grimly like some battered demon spright. And I’m fearful of his shadow. The rage, and his...

This is an inspiring, true story of how one woman overcame emotional and psychological damage from childhood abuse, trauma, and a sexual partner's betrayal. Melissa Roberts and John Sternfels's study on childhood abuse and its lifelong effects is a beacon of hope for those seeking to overcome trauma and to live a life with affirmation and purpose. In today's world of "safe places" and mandated reporting, social workers, teachers, and others can report stories of child abuse protections being weaponized, misused, or misapplied.

Every child with a trauma history deserves a parent who understands that their challenging behaviors are desperate communications, not defiance. If you've mastered the foundational skills from Volume One but still find yourself struggling with aggression, defiance, daily living battles, and complex trauma responses, this book holds the missing pieces to your family's healing puzzle.

Have you ever wondered what really goes on in the hearts and minds of foster children? How do they cope with the trauma of separation, the uncertainty of their future, and the struggle to find their place in the world? The Invisible Scars pulls back the curtain on these often-overlooked aspects of the foster care experience, offering listeners a unique understanding of the emotional journey of foster youth.

Lange tijd zochten we het antwoord op stress- en angstklachten in onze hersenen. Recent onderzoek toont aan dat we verder moeten kijken dan dat. Cruciaal is de nervus vagus, die door je hele lijf loopt en in contact staat met al je organen. Geen wonder dat je stress en angst in je hele lijf kunt voelen. Het goede nieuws is: je kunt via diezelfde nervus vagus ook positieve boodschappen aan je lijf geven. Verbinding maken met anderen is daarvoor cruciaal.

Do you feel stuck, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected from your body, no matter how much therapy, journaling, or self-work you’ve done You’re not broken. Your body is trying to protect you. Rooted in the science of Somatic Therapy, this workbook offers over 101 plus scientifically proven exercises, short, intentional techniques, and practices that help you release stress, regulate your emotions, and rewire your relationship with your body.

Unverarbeitete Traumata in Familien können von einer Generation an die nächste vererbt werden. Ereignisse von gesellschaftlicher, politischer und historischer Tragweite wie Krieg, Vertreibung und Diskriminierung, aber auch persönlich erfahrenes schweres Leid, z. B. durch schwarze Pädagogik, sexuellen Missbrauch oder psychische und physische Gewalt, hinterlassen oft über Generationen hinweg tiefe Spuren in der Seele von Betroffenen. Der Kreislauf der Weitergabe traumatischer Erfahrungen wiederholt sich meist so lange, bis eine Person – Cyclebreaker genannt – ihn aktiv durchbricht.