Trauma Women

When Mary Beth and her family moved to the East Coast to live in a home she'd chosen, she assumed she had landed in heaven. Her husband took a teaching job at a small Christian college, while she took care of the three children in her castle—and found a shining star in Melo, her husband's female student. A year later, Mary Beth found her life upended as her husband grew jealous of her relationship with Melo—which was soaring from friendship into love.

📖 The Open Window When the Wind Brings What We Don’t Want to Face Dr. Inés Calderón has built her life and career on three pillars: order, precision, and control. As a respected psychotherapist, she has spent more than two decades listening to the secrets of others—while keeping her own carefully sealed away. Her office—with its window always shut and files perfectly aligned—is the reflection of her method: contain, analyze, maintain distance. 🪟 Until one afternoon, something inexplicable happens. A letter appears on her desk. No sender. No explanation. But with words that ...

When her six-year-old daughter found her collapsed on the kitchen floor, Rachel had no idea how much her life was about to change. A brain scan revealed a dark shadowy mass, a huge abnormal growth of tissue that, whilst benign, was still growing and would surely kill her. It was too big to operate on. It needed to be "managed", and Rachel had, at best, two years to live. Refusing to accept the bleak prognosis, Rachel was determined to stay alive.

As an ER nurse, she knew the day might come when her greatest fear happened, and after her husband of 10 years dies in her trauma bay, moving on feels impossible. Struggling to overcome her loss, Elle Conroy navigates the world the only way she thinks she can. Thrown from the top ranks of her career and drawn into the false comfort that diverted narcotics and alcohol bring, she fights to survive in an environment where daily reminders of her tragedy occur.

Countless Black Americans descended from slavery are related to the enslavers who bought and sold their ancestors. Among them is Dionne Ford, whose great grandmother was the last of six children born to a Louisiana cotton broker and the enslaved woman he received as a wedding gift. What shapes does this kind of intergenerational trauma take? In this book, which move between her inner life and deep research, Ford tells us.

Sara's childhood was a living hell. This is her story of the tremendous abuse she suffered and her fight to take back control. A first-person account of her life and healing journey. *Please see author's note for content.

Metamorphosis is the true tale of how a bitter, traumatized woman transformed herself and her life to fulfill all her wildest dreams. No matter how you slice it, everyone has had adverse experiences in life, experiences they wish they could take back and do differently or even banish altogether. After a duo of traumatic events at age twenty-nine, combined with a chip on my shoulder from growing up as a black child in a small, very white town, I found myself years later living in the past and unable to move forward. Miserable and hating how my life was playing out at age thirty-four, I made ...

Karlee Holden was just 22 years old when she was thrust headlong into the hectic and glamorous lifestyle of Hollywood, yet it wasn’t long before the darker side of fame and fortune reared its head, shattering her rose-tinted view of the high-life entirely. From escaping abusive relationships to battling crippling mental and physical health conditions, Can You Talk to My Trauma? follows Karlee’s life on an intimate level, bravely sharing her trials to bring hope to others.

Powerful chakra tools to help you heal, achieve balance, and awaken to your greatness. Learn to move past trauma, find strength, and thrive with 12 chakra tools that are based on the feminine energy body, and life phases. Featuring feminine wisdom long buried, these tools focus on challenges that women often face in owning our power, stepping into our authority, balancing work and family, and maintaining physical and emotional health. This audiobook provides a no-nonsense, easy-to-use approach to the chakras that helps you manifest your highest potential.

The Am-bitch-ous Woman: The Savvy Girl’s Guide to Becoming a Better Bitch In a world that expects women to smile, shrink, and apologize for their ambition, The Am-bitch-ous Woman is the unapologetic guide every modern woman needs. This empowering manifesto redefines what it means to be ambitious, while blending kindness with unapologetic strength. Packed with practical advice, fierce personal stories, and humor, this book is a rallying cry for women who refuse to choose between being compassionate and being commanding. From mastering assertive communication to navigating career politics ...

Every morning is the same for Eliza: she swims in Hampstead Ponds, diving into her memories, reliving the heady days of her teenage friendship with Eric and Maggie. The obsession, the adoration, and the sense of belonging she always craved was perfect, until everything was destroyed in a single afternoon. With guilt never far from the surface, she still asks herself: what really happened that day?

Dancing With Her Shadow Marin Belle After a career-ending injury shatters her life on the London stage, ballet dancer Camilla Hayworth retreats to the quiet village of Hazelmoor, her heart guarded and her future uncertain. Taking over her grandmother’s struggling dance studio, Cam tries to rebuild a life out of fractured dreams. Then she meets Evelyn Carlisle—a gifted painter with a quiet strength and a young daughter, Alice, who is just beginning to discover the magic of dance. As Cam finds herself drawn into Evie’s world of color, canvas, and second chances, their connection deepens...

You Don’t Need Their Approval: How Latina Women Can Reclaim Self-Worth, Set Boundaries, and Live Authentically Break cycles. Set boundaries. Live your truth. Too many women—especially Latinas—are taught to shrink themselves to fit into boxes they never chose: obedient daughter, selfless partner, always-available caregiver. But beneath the pressure to make everyone else comfortable lies a quiet truth: your needs, dreams, and boundaries matter. You Don’t Need Their Approval is a bold, compassionate guide for women ready to let go of guilt, perfectionism, and the exhausting chase for ...

She escaped her past once. But this time, it won’t let her go. Elena Kingston wakes up in a windowless room with no idea how she got there. Her head is pounding. There’s no door. No escape. Only fragments of memory—and one terrifying face: her ex-boyfriend Jarod, filled with rage. As the hours tick by and the walls close in, Elena’s memories return in twisted flashes. But nothing makes sense. Is Jarod really behind this? Or is someone else orchestrating her descent into madness? Every answer leads to more questions. Every memory could be a lie. As Elena unravels a trail of secrets, ...

Reader's Choice 5-Star Review: I found it fascinating to learn more about Norah during her therapy sessions. Norah was a powerful woman who overcame all the obstacles in her life. The story was beautifully written, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Book Summary: Norah, a divorced, fatherless daughter, is living her best life despite her complicated family history. She has everything figured out, except how to find lasting love. She doesn’t trust easily because, in her experience, men leave. Then she meets Allen, and she lets her guard down. When he goes out of town indefinitely, she ...

With an intimate look inside the pain of complex PTSD, author Irina Ember paints a sympathetic and insightful portrait of a person unable to enforce boundaries. As the listener roots for Ruby to recognize and advocate for her own needs, they will come to a greater understanding of how the ghosts of the past are difficult to dispel. Bad Agency is a poignant novel. If you like real-world characters, emotional journeys, and the genuine challenge of self-healing, then you’ll adore this captivating drama. A raw, revelatory novel about the ways trauma can shape a life.

“...a captivating book that touches your heart and leaves a lasting impression. This beautifully crafted story will deeply resonate with you emotionally, as its characters will leave a lasting impression.” —Midwest Book Review When we first meet Mary Kline in God Bless the Child, Book One of The Women of Paradise County series, she is sewing, her main obsession besides eating. It is hard to blame Mary for who she has become. She’s been perpetually hungry since childhood, and as she becomes a woman, she craves something far more delicious—a child of her own. When Pearl Davis turns ...

This Golden Crown Literary Society and Rainbow Book Award winner in historical fiction continues the story of the von Stahle family as it deals with the aftermath of World War II.The Russians have invaded and Berlin is in ruins. Nearly everything Margarethe von Stahle has sworn to protect has been lost. After being brutally abused by occupying Russian soldiers, Margarethe must rely on the kindness of her friends to survive. Fortunately, the American Army has brought her former protégé, Dr. Sarah Weber, back to Berlin. Slowly, Margarethe heals and begins to rebuild her life, but as she ...

Growing up, Lisa Nikolidakis tried to make sense of her childhood, which was scarred by abuse, violence, and psychological terrors so extreme that her relationship with her father was cleaved beyond repair. Having finally been able to leave that relationship behind, surviving meant forgetting. For years, “I’m fine” was a lie Nikolidakis repeated. Then, on her twenty-seventh birthday, Nikolidakis’s father murdered his girlfriend and her daughter, and turned the gun on himself.

A remarkable true story of how one woman defied the odds and healed her complex inner child wounding. Veronica is the daughter of two alcoholic parents, a survivor of sexual abuse, and several domestic violence relationships. Using a simple yet profound process that was intuitively guided from deep within, Veronica found healing and profound inner peace.