Childhood Trauma

A gripping and emotional short story, The Good Son follows Ethan, a man haunted by childhood abuse and the scars left by an alcoholic stepfather. After his mother’s death, Ethan is forced to confront the man who shaped his darkest impulses—and reckon with the kind of father he’s becoming himself. Spanning decades of trauma, rage, and redemption, this story explores the brutal legacy of violence—and one man’s quiet decision to end the cycle.

Toxic Relationships from A to Z The book "Toxic Relationships from A to Z" by Dr. Dirk Stemper is a warmhearted guide for anyone who wants to break out of unhealthy patterns. It sheds light on why we get into toxic relationships, what the consequences are, and what patterns are causative. Readers learn how to break free by changing their life scripts and challenging their core beliefs. Highlights of the book: Forms, causes, and ways out of toxic relationships Insights into the dynamics of toxic couple relationships, families, friendships, work, and online relationships Development of a new ...

In "Strangler Fig", a memoir of survival, the author fearlessly unravels the difficult journey through the depths of an abusive relationship. With unflinching honesty, they recount the agony and confusion of enduring a marriage interlaced with the darkness of generational trauma and alcoholism. The title is inspired by the insidious strangler fig tree that slowly strangles its host, and serves as a haunting metaphor for the suffocating grip of abuse. Within these pages, the author exposes the multifaceted nature of their torment- financial entrapment, emotional manipulation, psychological ...

Here, Dr. Patricia Love offers adults real hope - and help - in overcoming the hurtful legacy of being a chosen child. Based on proven therapeutic techniques and using real-life case histories, her total program of recovery will help you identify the signs of emotional incest, confront your parents - and your past - with love and understanding, disentangle your life from theirs, and create a positive relationship with your parents - and your own children.

She wrote the truth they told her to forget. Ayanna has been quiet long enough. It started on her eighth birthday. A hallway. A family who looked the other way. Now in her twenties, Ayanna is finally ready to speak the truth they tried to erase. Some Girls Drown is a powerful, emotionally charged novel based on true events. It follows one woman’s fight to reclaim her voice after a childhood spent shaped by silence, and the betrayal of those who should have protected her. This is a story of fury, memory, and the love we fight hardest to find: our own. For readers of Girl A, My Dark Vanessa...

Sad Eyes And Wounded Hearts is a story about a teenage girl who experiences childhood wounds, and these wounds become the catalyst that transforms her into a warrior. The powers that tried to destroy her knew her destiny and were terrified. Gia has been chosen to lead the army to eliminate evil from the lower world. She overcomes her depression and shame and learns about her destiny. It's a story about second chances and new beginnings. The story is set in a mythical kingdom. But make no mistake, the trauma, pain, and wounds are real. The eyes are the windows into a person's soul. You can ...

Violet knows that time is a futile healer. When she thinks of her happily married grandfather—a predator lovingly referred to as Papa—the feelings of rage and betrayal still swell. Her younger sister, Lily, just discovered the numbing truth about him. Their mother, Rose? She can’t believe it. Not Papa. Leave it alone, Violet. Focus on the now.

"What happens when a child prodigy becomes a prisoner of his own fame? This is not just another Michael Jackson biography. It’s an intimate journey into his childhood traumas, obsessions, and psychological battles, revealing how the King of Pop became a global enigma. Discover: The Human Cost of Fame: How Joseph Jackson’s abuse and music industry exploitation shaped his body dysmorphia, chronic insomnia, and addictions. Thriller as a Life Metaphor: Why songs like Billie Jean and Man in the Mirror mirror his paranoia, loneliness, and quest for redemption. Medical Secrets and Betrayals: ...

Welcome to Lights in the Darkness, a guide for anyone seeking hope, healing, and growth after the wounds of childhood trauma. If you’ve picked up this book, it’s likely that life has brought you moments of struggle, shadows of doubt, or perhaps a quiet longing for peace and wholeness. Please know that you are not alone, and more importantly, you are in a space where healing is possible. This book is an invitation to step into a journey of reparenting yourself—a transformative process of becoming the nurturing, loving, and supportive figure you may not have had in your childhood.

For many of us who have survived childhood trauma—whether emotional, physical, verbal, or sexual abuse—the weight of the past can feel overwhelming and impossible to shake. The pain runs deep, shaping the way we see ourselves, the world, and even God. In the quiet moments, the traumatic memories come back like waves, and we wonder if we’ll ever be truly free from the hurt and pain. As survivors, we often carry wounds that never fully heal, and pretending those wounds don’t exist only deepens the struggle.

Embark on your transformative journey today. EMBRACE your inner child, unlock authentic living, and cultivate lasting self-love. Progress can be challenging when an adult with inner child issues is in the driver’s seat. But what is this inner child, and how much control can it have on you?

This is a 30 day self-care toolkit with questions and resources, self-care routine and journaling prompt for SIFTSEM. This tool is useful before you start inner child work. Learn grounding tools and assess your developmental needs before you heal the inner child. Learning tools to ground prevent retraumatizing yourself. These tools are also beneficial to apply in day to day life to improve emotional baseline and live well

The tense, chilling story of four women haunted by a childhood trauma. When they were children, Sae, Maki, Akiko, and Yuko were tricked into separating from their friend Emily by a mysterious stranger. Then the unthinkable occurred: Emily was found murdered hours later. Sae, Maki, Akiko, and Yuko weren't able to accurately describe the stranger's appearance to the police after Emily's body was discovered. Asako, Emily's mother, cursed the surviving girls, vowing that they would pay for her daughter's murder.

Unlock emotional freedom and start healing your inner child today – even if past efforts left you feeling stuck and disillusioned. Do you feel trapped in cycles of unfulfilled potential or repetitive emotional patterns? Are unresolved childhood wounds affecting your relationships and self-worth? Do you long to silence the inner voice saying, “not good enough”? If so, it’s time to transform and rediscover the authentic you.

The trauma and grief of growing up in an alcoholic or addicted family create a lifetime of baggage. If you grew up in an addicted family, the dysfunction that permeated every aspect of your childhood may have seemed "normal", and you may not even realize the level of affect alcohol still has on your adult life - whether or not you drink. If you are one of the millions of Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs), the cost of your childhood pain can be unbearable. You may have learned how to "survive", but are you "living" your life?

Homesteading in the Calm Eye of the Storm is a companion book to my self-help book: COMPLEX PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving. Homesteading is also a memoir of my journey of recovering from C-PTSD. Written in a more playful, easier to read style than my other books, it is much less dense and relatively free of psychological jargon. Several previewers have described it as rich, poignant, funny and full of self-disclosive anecdotes that are sure to help other survivors in their recovery. "Homesteading" has two parts. In Part I, I escape from my dysfunctional family and backpack around the ...

Lauren’s life story is a raw and gripping journey through the darker side of human experience. With the false freedom of quick cash and the harsh reality of hitting rock bottom, Lauren's quest for independence and survival is both intense and inspiring. When adversity strikes, she reaches out for help but encounters predators at every turn, each encounter shaping her understanding of herself and the world. Reflecting on her troubled childhood in a small town, Lauren's narrative captures the delicate balance between innocence and exploitation, strength and vulnerability. Through vivid and ...

Two survivors. Two voices. Phoenix Warriors – Beyond the Ashes of Childhood Sexual Abuse brings together the lived experience of two authors separated by oceans — but united by truth. Donna Bailey, a lifelong therapist and survivor of early childhood abuse, speaks with the grace of a woman who turned agony into advocacy. Jan L. Frayne, a poet, best selling author, advocate and survivor of prolonged childhood abuse, writes with the fierce clarity of a man reclaiming his voice after decades of silence. A book for survivors of every gender, though aimed primarily at male survivors. A book ...

LYRICS EDITION: Features all-new original lyrics and music from the Wynter Wild series “having problems putting it down.... an amazing, well written series” - Facebook reviewer When love makes sense… Wynter and her brothers are ready to rock venues all over Seattle. No one can deny the natural chemistry Rule212 has on stage. Behind the scenes there's tension brewing. It's not easy to work, play, and live together. Family means everything to Wynter and she'll do whatever it takes to protect hers. But something at the very heart of this family is ripping it apart. No secrets or lies - ...

The book links traits of complex post-traumatic stress disorder to childhood trauma real-life examples and researched evidence of both subjects. Weaved into chapters one to nine are techniques I found to help me in my recovery. Chapter 10 and 11 are final instructions to the listener for further recovery.