Trauma Women

A retired Navy specialist, a pressing deadline, and four runaway girls. This is the start of a wild ride that will leave readers on the edge of their seats. Like ghosts, four frightened girls shaken to the core by a haunting trauma, appear in the same mountains where Clarissa, a retired Navy specialist, has fled hoping to escape the pressing demands of a publishing deadline. Now, thrust into danger, the ride into the mountains, a place of both beauty and danger, threatens to be Clarissa’s last. Will Clarissa be able to save the four girls who have appeared in the mountains, or will she ...

One in six women is the victim of sexual assault. Using her own hard-won wisdom, author Jen Cross shows how to heal through journaling and personal writing. Writing Ourselves Whole is a collection of essays and creative writing encouragements for sexual trauma survivors who want to risk writing a different story. Each short chapter offers encouragement, experience, and exercises.

STUCK AF: How to Stop Ghosting Your Potential and Do the Damn Thing By Nati Carrillo If you’ve ever been fired up after a life-changing event or deep coaching session… only to find yourself back on your couch, scrolling TikTok and ghosting your goals, you’re not lazy. You’re just stuck. This book isn’t here to cuddle you. It’s here to call you out, call you forward, and give you the tools to finally break the cycle. Inside, you’ll discover: Why you sabotage everything you care about (it’s not what you think) The hidden trauma behind your “lack of discipline” How to stop ...

Alison Donnelly has suffered for love. Still stuck in the small Northern Irish town where she was born, working for her father's real estate agency, she hopes to pick up the pieces and get her life back together. Her sister, Liz, a fiercely independent college professor who lives in New York City, is about to return to Ulster for Alison's second wedding before heading to an island off the coast of Papua New Guinea to make a TV show about the world's newest religion.

In the small beach town of Diamond Bay, it’s never too late to find love. But it's not always easy either… Three women move to coastal Oregon looking for a peaceful life, but they're in for a surprise. They have finally met the one man who can change everything they believe about love. But relationships don't come easily, not when they have all experienced pain and traumatic events in their past that make it difficult to trust. Can alpha males and independent women find love later in life? With a little help, they just might let down their guards and find their forever. This great ...

No one would ever guess that simply hanging curtains could be life-changing! In the blink of an eye, Paula's world turned upside down as a broken leg morphed into life threatening events that pushed her reality into a darkness we only see in movies. Legless tells the story of Paula's fight to triumph over heartbreaking trauma while depression and suffering snapped at her desire to live. Unwilling to surrender for the sake of her family, she dug deep into the meaning of life at every setback and found herself changed, transformed and seeing herself through the eyes of a new normal.

My name is Willow Asher. I am the casualty of bad relationships. I am one of the women who is lumped into those dire relationship statistics that randomly pop up on social media each day. There was a time when I would look at those staggering numbers, shake my head, and thank the universe that I never was in that position. That was a lifetime ago when I believed that all men were intrinsically good, and love was something that everyone was guaranteed. If Stephen King ever is in need of a new horror story idea, he should have a chat with me. I have some great material to share with him, and ...

An einem verregneten Nachmittag in einem Vorort von Stockholm: Unter dem Küchentisch versteckt muss die fünfjährige Tilde mit ansehen...

Do you talk to yourself in ways you’d never speak to someone you love? Does your inner voice sound more like a bully than a best friend? Healing the Inner Critic is a self-compassion guide for women who are tired of living with shame, burnout, and the constant feeling of “not enough.” If you’ve spent years chasing perfection, minimizing your needs, or feeling like a failure behind closed doors, this book will help you unlearn the inner narrative that’s been holding you back. Inside, you’ll discover: Where your inner critic comes from (and how it got so loud) The connection ...

Haunted by family secrets and trapped by an oppressive faith, Leah is forced to confront a past that threatens her future. After a life-changing rally exposes dark truths, she must fight to reclaim her autonomy—if she dares. When a rally at the Arkansas state capitol turns her world upside down, Leah—a woman once bound by tradition and control—fights for the truth hidden beneath a veneer of piety and conformity. Caught between a manipulative church hierarchy and a relationship that suffocates her dreams, every secret of her past stokes a new rebellion in her heart. With stakes higher ...

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.

Unter dem Küchentisch versteckt muss die fünfjährige Tilde mit ansehen, wie ihre Mutter bestialisch zu Tode getreten wird...

A linked novel celebrating female strength and resilience. America is like no other nation. People bravely emigrate from foreign lands to contribute to its evolution and success. Overlapping moments in time link nine diverse generational immigrant women in soulful tales of self-discovery. When confronting inner struggles each seeks empowerment by invoking the wisdom, sacrifice, hope, and determination of the spirits who came before them. Sweep through decades and across borders to experience the intense love, aching trauma, and triumphant outcomes, that deliver inspiration and healing. Time...

The Romeo & Juliet Delusion provides inspiration to anyone whose life has been touched by addiction or domestic violence. Abbott relies on raw and uninhibited storytelling to convey the methods she used to explore healing and freedom from trauma. Abbott's hope is that by authentically sharing her story, she can help to change the lives of people in similar situations and inspire others to view addiction and domestic abuse with compassion and curiosity.

In the second Heal to Lead collection of stories, inspirational leaders share their personal journeys about how they overcame difficult situations to lead others. Stories include abuse, career changes, grief, parenting, generational trauma, cancer, and divorce. Once their healing journey began, they were able to transform into a group of coaches, speakers, and advocates in their communities. Through their pain, these authors reveal the importance of inner work to show others what is possible. Consisting of twenty short stories, Heal to Lead: Stories to Turn Your Wounds Into Wisdom, Volume ...

Have you ever been called too sensitive, too emotional, too needy—or simply “too much”? If so, you’re not alone, and you’re not broken. You’ve just been taught to shrink yourself in order to be accepted. It’s time to unlearn the lie that your power, presence, or truth needs to be toned down to make others comfortable. You Are Not Too Much is a compassionate and empowering guide for women who are ready to stop apologizing for who they are and start showing up fully—in their emotions, relationships, voice, body, and everyday life. Inside this transformational read, you’ll ...

"I know where Allison is." Former child star Jason Turner is excited about the direction his life is taking. He is about to open the business of his dreams, and his sister is now a published author. All thoughts of his dark past are at bay. Until he meets Stacy, the new doll in his daughter's life. She looks and sounds just like Allison, his other sister who turned up missing that day in the woods while they were camping so long ago. When Stacy says she has a secret to share with Jason he realizes there is something sinister behind the doll's existence. Let the nightmares begin.

"The Keeper: A Story of Love, Healing, and Redemption" Dr. Christopher Seacrest was the epitome of success - a renowned surgeon with a perfect life. But when he meets Caitlin Rosenberry, a seemingly insignificant post-stroke patient, his carefully crafted façade begins to crumble. Fate brings them together time and time again, leading to a chain of events that will change their lives forever. As Dr. Seacrest finds himself falling for Caitlin, she pushes him away, determined to never see him again. But as their paths continue to cross, he can no longer ignore his own emotional healing. ...

Fairview has everything you expect to find in a small town--a tight-knit community, helpful neighbors, secrets, jealousy, gossip, and, of course, petty revenge. Life in the small town of Fairview is nearly perfect. Nestled on the shores of beautiful Laurel Lake, the community has been home to the Keller family for generations, and Madison Keller’s childhood was mostly idyllic. Mostly. For ten years she has pushed away memories of the accident that changed the trajectory of her life, but now there’s an onslaught of reminders, brought on by her Grandma Ruth’s progressing Alzheimer’s. ...

This memoir presents one human story, crafted into art by the power of words. Elisha's carefully planned life collapses with the breakup of a relationship she had built her life around, sending her on a journey into the depths of the global sexy Tantra scene. Wild Thing in Captivity is Eat, Pray, Love for Tantra. It's a coming-of-middle-age tale for Generation X.