Social Trauma

“The courage to heal begins with the courage to speak.” Indy Don’t Love Me is a raw, powerful novel based on the true story of Tiffany Stepney, a young woman whose journey through betrayal, resilience, and self-discovery will resonate with readers everywhere. When Indy transfers to a prestigious university, she dreams of finding belonging and connection. But what begins as a hopeful new chapter quickly turns into a nightmare when a trusted relationship with a fraternity member shatters her sense of safety. Betrayed and isolated, Indy confronts not only her assailants but also a system...

Die spannende Autobiografie des weltweit führenden Trauma-Therapeuten. Diese bemerkenswerte Autobiografie enthüllt die innere Geschichte eines herausragenden Menschen, der die Art und Weise, wie Psycholog:innen, Ärzt:innen und Heiler:innen die Wunden von Trauma und Missbrauch verstehen und behandeln, grundlegend revolutioniert hat. Der renommierte Trauma-Therapeut Peter A. Levine half mit der von ihm entwickelten Methode Somatic Experiencing (SE) Tausenden von Menschen, bevor er Jahre später mithilfe dieses Ansatzes sein eigenes Trauma auflösen konnte.

Abandoned as a baby, twenty-five-year-old Lizzie Bartholomew spent her childhood moving between foster homes and has had more than her fair share of troubles. Now a holiday in Morocco seems to be the perfect escape. Especially when she meets Philip, a fellow tourist. After a brief affair, Lizzie returns to England, only to find a solicitor's letter waiting for her. Philip Samson has died and has left Lizzie a gift of £15,000 in his will. But there are conditions attached to this unexpected legacy that will soon force Lizzie to confront terrifying secrets from her past life.

Just as a butterfly's wings can stir a distant hurricane, the culmination of small, determined efforts can lead to a global movement to eradicate the trafficking and exploitation of people. - Brittany Dunn "Eradicating Human Trafficking: A Transformative Approach through Collective Impact" is a groundbreaking work that delves into the complex world of human trafficking. This book is an essential resource for anyone committed to the fight against this global scourge. It skillfully blends in-depth research, real-world case studies, and practical solutions to offer a multi-faceted approach to ...

Muchas personas no llegan a vivir su sexualidad en congruencia con su identidad por haber sufrido traumas sexuales, traumas de relación y traumas de amor. Confunden su identidad con la identificación con otros, en muchos casos con el autor de su trauma. Su sexualidad está marcada por esa identificación. En esta obra el autor, al cual avala una experiencia de veinticinco años como terapeuta, expone que hay muchos más traumas sexuales de los que creemos, puesto que muchas veces los abusos sexuales tienen lugar en el propio seno de la familia.

LA FURIA DEL MAR LOS UNIÓ. En mitad de la mayor tempestad que se recuerda en años, el equipo de rescate del Centro de Coordinación de Salvamento de Almería se interna en la noche cerrada hacia el punto de encuentro, donde les espera una escena devastadora. Una patera, sobrecargada de inmigrantes desesperados, se hunde lentamente entre las olas embravecidas, desapareciendo bajo la superficie oscura y turbulenta. Entre los supervivientes que luchan contra las aguas heladas, Rafa se lanza al rescate de una figura que cree ser de un chico. Sin embargo, cuando logra alcanzarlo, queda ...

Over the past 15 years, radical psychologist Guilaine Kinouani has focused her research, writing, and workshops on how racism affects both physical and mental health. Living While Black gives voice to the diverse, global experiences of Black people, using personal stories, powerful case studies, and eye-opening research to offer expert guidance on how to set boundaries and process micro-aggressions; protect children from racism; handle difficult race-based conversations; navigate the complexities of Black love; and identify and celebrate the wins.

Gail Sheehy traveled to Middletown shortly after the disaster and began in-depth interviews with many of the bereaved.

Middletown, America was written as the year progressed, following parallel and intertwining stories of selected individuals and their families. A mother who was doubly bereft when she lost her only son as he tried to fill the shoes of her absentee husband; the sole survivor in an office of 67 people who escaped the 88th floor of Tower 2 seconds before the floor was decimated.

Barrister Charlotte Proudman has represented countless women in cases spanning rape, domestic abuse, child abduction, forced marriage and female genital mutilation. She has seen first-hand how the family court deepens the trauma of vulnerable women, staking their futures on the biases of individual judges and forcing them to endure the torture of a judicial process that stretches over months and sometimes years.

Post-Pandemic Relationships: How the Pandemic Reshaped Love, Dating, and Friendship—What We’ve Lost, What We’ve Gained, and How to Truly Connect Again The world has changed—and so have we. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationships look different. Some bonds deepened. Others faded. And many of us are still searching for meaning, healing, and real connection in a world that’s trying to find its footing again. Post-Pandemic Relationships is a timely, LGBTQ-inclusive guide that explores how the pandemic altered the way we love, date, and build community. Drawing ...

This number-one internationally best-selling and award-winning memoir about overcoming trauma, prejudice, and addiction by a Métis-Cree author as he struggles to find a way back to himself and his Indigenous culture is “an illuminating, inside account of homelessness, a study of survival and freedom” (Amanda Lindhout, best-selling coauthor of A House in the Sky).

Former big-city crime reporter Tamara Cherry calls on her award-winning skills as a journalist to examine the impact of the media on trauma survivors and the impact of trauma on members of the media. As Tamara documents the experiences of those who were forced to suffer on the public stage, she is confronted by everything she got wrong on the crime beat. Covering murders and traffic fatalities to sexual violence and mass violence, Cherry exposes a system set up to fail trauma survivors and journalists.

What is it like to suffer Religious Trauma Syndrome while still inside a high demand religious organization? What causes Religious Trauma Syndrome, and what are the risks that come with continuing participation? A Voice from Inside presents the rare voice of a critical insider of the Watch Tower Society, offering an account of the experience, how people are struggling, and what can be done to survive and move forward.

What if you could eliminate lifelong fears in minutes - not years❓ Can one proven NLP technique truly rewire your mind and end your panic attacks - without reliving past trauma❓ Are you ready to take back control of your emotions and finally feel safe in your own body again❓ If you've been silently struggling with phobias, panic attacks, anxiety, or obsessive fears for years… this book is your breakthrough. You’re about to discover a fast, powerful, and proven technique—rooted in the science of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)—that has helped countless people around the ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is debilitating. Life seems to be on hold. Accomplishing the smallest of tasks takes all the stamina you can muster. Without treatment the symptoms get worst. Many suffer in silence. They simply don't have the energy or will power to leave the house and face the public to attend therapy appointments for help with their PTSD. That is where books come in handy. You can work on your healing in the privacy of your own home. I've written this book to help you on your road to recovery.

Beyond preserving the firsthand testimonies of participants and witnesses, individuals and societies must continually take responsibility for learning the painful lessons of the past in order to offer hope for the future. Survivor Café offers a clear-eyed sense of the enormity of our 21st-century human inheritance - not only among direct descendants of the Holocaust, but also in the shape of our collective responsibility to learn from tragedy.

The Reckoning will examine America's national trauma, rooted in its long history of slavery and civil rights abuses, but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of recent events and the Trump administration's corrupt and immoral policies. America's failure to acknowledge this trauma, let alone root it out, has allowed it to metastasise. Whether it manifests itself in rising levels of rage and hatred, or hopelessness and apathy, the stress of living in a country many no longer recognize has affected everyone. America is suffering from PTSD - a new leader alone cannot fix it.

A Life in Trauma is a frank, remarkable account of a career spent helping others, offering a positive outlook on the potential of Ireland’s healthcare system in the future. Concern. Compassion. Doubt. Despair. Anger. Hope. Imagine juggling these feelings every day in a situation where your work could mean the difference between someone's life or death.

This is a collection of poems inspired by love, loss of love, and other tragic and traumatic events that began in late July of 2000—so some poems are about love and others about the loss of that love. This is my autobiography in poetry form.

“Suck it up.”Those words empowered and encouraged me as a boy. They injured me as a man. When we talk about pain, we first think of physical pain from injury or accident. There is a masculine, internal block on the notion of our emotions or feelings being hurt. How could they be, we’re men after all! That was my stubborn mindset for years until I realized that my unresolved pain had devastated most of my adult life and held a lasting effect on me. Once I dropped the macho facade, God showed me how to get free from the stranglehold of what living a life of hurt and hate had caused. I ...