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As far as Jennifer can remember, her father was abusive but her mother wasn’t always. She remembers a time when she felt loved by her mother. All that changed when Jennifer was 11. Her mother snapped and became a monster like her father was. Then they turned on her. Jennifer fought to become who she wanted to be, and not who her parents were trying to make her be. She refused to allow the torture change her, like it changed her mother. This is the story of Jennifer’s past, how she got through it, and how she survived it all.

In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? Child...

Dieses Hörbuch basiert auf einer einzigartigen Zusammenfassung bewährter Erziehungsratgeber und liefert dir sofort umsetzbare Tipps für den Alltag mit Kindern – klar, einfühlsam und praxiserprobt. Egal, ob du strengere oder freiere Erziehung bevorzugst – du wirst lernen, mit Liebe, Geduld und Cleverness eine starke Eltern-Kind-Bindung aufzubauen. Die erfahrene Pädagogin und Mutter Jasmin Zurbriggen teilt in diesem Werk wertvolle Erkenntnisse aus mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten Berufserfahrung.

There was only one man Sammy could turn to… With his young mother in and out of prison, Sammy has been in care since he was nine years old. Left feeling entirely alone, he has never had a proper safe haven. There is one person looking out for Sammy: his neighbour, ‘Uncle Kenny’. But while...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE From two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, a searching, brilliantly stylized memoir about a charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image, the many secrets he hid, the son’s obsessive quest to uncover...

Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. ‘Am I ugly, Mummy?’ are the first words that little Phillipa says to Mike and Casey as she stomps into their lives on a hot August afternoon. She has a Barbie doll in one hand and a pink vanity...

Pushing back against a system which feels designed to keep parents isolated and exhausted, Latched Mama founder Melissa Wirt shows moms how to build a supportive “village” to bring joy and connection back to motherhood. Melissa Wirt thought she had everything—her own company and a...

The perfect gift for Brooke Shields fans, There Was a Little Girl explores Brooke's relationship with her unforgettable mother, Teri, in this extraordinary, heartfelt memoir that became a New York Times bestseller. Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was...

“Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”—Leslie Jones When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks...

Kekse zum Abendbrot Anhand konkreter Situationen im Familienalltag zeigt Bestsellerautorin Nora Imlau Wege, Kinder bindungsstark, aber ohne Dogmatismus und ohne den Druck, der Familien unendlich belastet, zu begleiten. Denn viele Eltern haben starre Vorstellungen von Erziehung verinnerlicht –...

Shame is one of the most destructive of human emotions. If you suffered childhood physical or sexual abuse, you may experience such intense feelings of shame that it almost seems to define you as a person. In order to begin healing, it's important for you to know that it wasn't your fault. In this gentle guide, therapist and childhood abuse expert Beverly Engel presents a mindfulness and compassion-based therapeutic approach to help you overcome the debilitating shame that keeps you tied to the past.

Tut eine Brustverkleinerung eigentlich sehr weh? Was kommt bei einer Schönheits-OP auf mich zu? Wie finde ich den richtigen Beauty-Doc? Mit diesen und vielen weiteren Fragen sah sich die Autorin konfrontiert, als sie darüber nachdachte, Brust und Bauch straffen zu lassen. Doch war das nicht vielleicht eine völlig verrückte Idee? Schließlich greifen nur Promis oder Menschen mit Eitelkeitsproblemen zum Skalpell – oder etwa nicht?

Since catapulting to reality TV stardom on the hit MTV series Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, Maci Bookout has become a mother of three, a successful businesswoman, and a sought-after motivational speaker - all by the tender age of 25. As she traveled across the country, speaking to young people and sharing her inspiring story, the one comment Maci kept hearing over and over was, "You're so strong. You make it all look so easy." But Maci was not born "bulletproof."

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, Anxious People, and My Friends, a profoundly moving novella about an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his happy memories, face his regrets, and help his son and grandson learn to say goodbye to him. “We know so little about...

A raw, funny, and fiercely honest account of becoming a mother before feeling like a grown up. When Meaghan O'Connell got accidentally pregnant in her twenties and decided to keep the baby, she realized that the book she needed -- a brutally honest, agenda-free reckoning with the emotional and...

Das Hörbuch, das jede Familie haben muss – von Bestsellerautorin Nora Imlau Entspannte Eltern, zufriedene Kinder: So stellen wir uns ein gelungenes Familienleben vor. Zwischen Stress und Schuldgefühlen geht jedoch oft die Freude und Leichtigkeit im Zusammenleben verloren. Nora Imlau –...

Innerhalb weniger Tage macht Hannah Kaiser die schönste und die schlimmste menschliche Erfahrung: die Geburt ihrer Tochter - und ihren Tod. Wie überlebt man so etwas? "So schlimm wie dieser Schmerz gerade ist, so groß muss später auch die Kraft sein, die ich daraus schöpfen kann." Mit unglaublicher innerer Stärke und emotionaler Weisheit berichtet Hannah von den Wegen ihrer Trauer und der Dankbarkeit für die Liebe, die sie erfahren darf. Ein ermutigender Bericht über den Umgang mit dem Tod.

Childhood sexual abuse can leave deep and invisible wounds that reach into adulthood―eroding feelings of safety, trust, belonging, and joy. If you are still carrying this pain, know this: you are not broken and you are not alone. Healing is not only possible, it is your birthright―and you...

From the toddler tantrums that felt like warnings to the middle-school lies that shredded reputations, from high-school impulsivity and risky behaviors to the drug-fueled years of vanishings, pawned heirlooms, emergency rooms, and a stolen engagement ring that symbolized a promise neither parent could keep-Janele chronicles the chaos with brutal honesty and dark humor.

You’ll be taken on a journey through my eyes, from childhood to adulthood, where you’ll experience my biases and see how I justified my actions (whether right or wrong), and how I perceived the world. Experience my confusions and revelations as I learned to grow, but most of all, you’ll feel my pain and anguish as I am hurt and abused by those whom I loved. I have been beaten down, hated, abused, and stomped on physically and mentally, but I sit here today, unashamed and stronger than ever. I wear my scars like a badge of honor. These are my battle wounds, and I survived.