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When you are showered with attention, it can feel incredibly romantic and can blind you to hints of problems ahead. But what happens when attentiveness becomes domination? In some relationships, the desire to control leads to jealousy, gaslighting, threats, micromanaging - even physical violence. If you or someone you care about are trapped in a web of coercive control, this audiobook provides answers, hope, and a way out.

Informing and arming yourself with knowledge is all too critical for those suffering under a narcissist because, as you may have observed, the narcissist will often assert their reality onto you. This can cloud your judgment and make it easy to forget what is normal and healthy behavior. Take a deep breath. If you feel guilty or at fault, it’s only the narcissist’s voice talking in your head.

From the age of four, Eve wandered through a maze of injustice, exploitation, and unthinkable parental betrayal. After escaping home at the age of 15, it disheartened Eve to find that her childhood was only the beginning of a road fraught with violent relationships. Come along on her journey of perseverance through intense psychotherapy as she learns it is possible to not only survive the aftereffects of deep childhood trauma, but also break the generational cycle for her own family.

Invisible Target is a true, detailed account of one girl’s experience of educator sexual abuse at the hands of her middle school teacher. It follows her journey, beginning with her tumultuous childhood, meeting the teacher, and the grooming process he created to lure her into a false sense of trust. After years of abuse, she finally found the courage to bravely break away from her abuser. More than a memoir, this book provides thought-provoking questions at the close of each chapter and serves as a strong educational tool for students, parents, teachers, and administrators.

Twenty-seven-year-old Sarah The barge had it all - a loving boyfriend, an Ivy League degree, and a successful career - when her life was derailed by an unthinkable diagnosis: aggressive breast cancer. After surviving the grueling treatments - though just barely - Sarah moved to Portland, Oregon...

Kay Douglas is a registered psychotherapist. She specialises in abuse and trauma recovery and anger change. She has worked with women and men for over 27 years. She is the author of six books. Because Kay has worked extensively with both men using destructive behaviour, and women who live in abusive relationships, her writing is realistic and insightful.

La violencia no son solo gritos y golpes. Hay muchas formas de violencia menos espectaculares. Más sutiles y insidiosas. A veces, la violencia invisible es «normal». Es «útil». Permite expresar frustración, o tomar una decisión que nos hace progresar. Sin embargo, en muchas ocasiones, la violencia invisible es «tóxica». Peor aún: hace que quien la sufre se hunda en una profunda sensación de naufragio vital. Jean-Charles Bouchoux quiere visibilizar este fenómeno, desvelar los mecanismos psicológicos que lo desencadenan y ofrecernos herramientas y pautas para superarlo.

Cualquier niña o niño es víctima potencial de un abusador. El 80% de los casos de abusos sexuales infantiles se produce dentro de la familia. Si ya es complicado denunciar a un profesor y a veces tienen que pasar años, debe resultar mucho más difícil explicar que quien ha abusado de ti es el padre o el abuelo. Las víctimas de abusos sexuales necesitan hablar porque saben que de este modo pueden ayudar a otros y también ayudarse a sí mismos. Son voces que solo piden una cosa: que les escuchemos.

Fear. One word with a thousand faces. We experience fear of failure, fear of success, fear of the future, fear of the past. Fear of what we can see, and fear of what we can’t see. But even after years of learning new paradigms, therapy, and healing modalities, why do so many still struggle with fear? What is fear, really? According to master facilitator and healer Leah Lovelight Michael, fear is a prison of our own making.

Te hacen sentir que te están tolerando, no invirtiendo en ti como lo haces con ellos, y esto te hace sentir solo, incluso en una relación. Aunque estas dos señales de advertencia comunes pueden hacerte sentir que algo está "mal" en ti, en realidad indican claramente que puedes estar en una relación con un narcisista, y no debes ignorarlas. El único propósito de este libro es desenredar esa red que el narcisista ha tejido para que puedas tener una visión clara de la condición, tomar los pasos para sanar de cualquier trauma que haya ocurrido, y prevenir que vuelva a suceder.

Life has not always been kind to Wendy Wilson. Childhood traumas, an abusive marriage, and the complexities of being a woman in a high-stakes corporate atmosphere all proved to be adversities that could make or break her very spirit. And yet, at every challenge, she persevered by learning what it truly takes to forge a way forward and ultimately reach success in both her personal and professional lives. She went on to become a CFO and leader of global procurement, and found true happiness in a healthy and loving second marriage.

Adults Cry Too: Invisible Wounds, Navahcia L. Edwards explores the profound impact of childhood trauma and how it follows us into adulthood, affecting the way we love, trust, and see ourselves. Through raw personal storytelling, deep reflections, and powerful self-help exercises, this book offers the tools needed to recognize, process, and heal emotional wounds.