Trauma Women

Do you shut down, lash out, or spiral emotionally—seemingly out of nowhere? Are you exhausted from apologizing for reactions you barely remember having? From Triggered to Trusting is a trauma-informed, compassionate guide to understanding emotional flashbacks and rewiring your inner world. Whether you're healing from complex PTSD, emotional neglect, or deep-seated relationship wounds, this book will help you move from reaction to regulation. Inside, you’ll discover: What emotional flashbacks are and how they differ from panic attacks The hidden roots of your emotional triggers How ...

“...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 ...

After the Rain by Eleanor Sydney Some storms break you. Some storms set you free. Celia Larsen thought she had found the life she was supposed to want — a charming partner, a beautiful apartment, a future carefully curated to perfection. But behind the polished surface lurked control, fear, and the slow erosion of her true self. When a single, rain-soaked night cracks the illusion beyond repair, Celia walks away from everything she thought she needed. Alone, frightened, and adrift, she must learn how to rebuild a life that belongs to her alone — one fragile, terrifying step at a time. ...

📖 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 ...

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.

An affecting memoir-in-essays from the acclaimed author of Goodbye, Sweet Girl, The Answer Is in the Wound is a radical examination of the frac­tured, nonlinear nature of life after trauma. In this remarkable account of her own road to healing, Kelly Sundberg challenges a culture in which violence against women is normalized and writes against the implicit demand for sur­vivors to “get over it.”

🌟 Embrace Your True Self Through Shadow Work! 🌟 Struggling with healing and self-discovery? Want actionable steps to heal your inner child, build healthy relationships, and embrace authenticity? This empowering workbook will help you break negative patterns, love yourself more, and achieve long-lasting transformation! 🙌Inside "Embrace Your True Self: The Shadow Work Book", you’ll discover: ✔️ Practical exercises for inner child healing and self-love. 🌙 Techniques to integrate your shadow self into daily life for authentic expression. 💞 Methods to build fulfilling ...

The Fairest of Them All Particularly if we're talking about cold, hard justice. I am the law, at least I am until I'm framed for murder by those who resent my competence at cutting through red tape and the underbellies of corrupt mages. Some call me cruel. All right, everyone calls me cruel, but when you need someone without scruples to go undercover and reveal the impossible, I'm the go-to witch. Apparently, because I'm also being forced to work with the mage I'd like best to rip apart. Convenient that he's so hard to kill, or I just couldn't resist the temptation. He's the golden ...

Alex's world is shattered in one tragic moment, leaving her unable to dance or believe in love again. Fleeing to the quiet town of Chernut, she finds solace at Lovelet Manor, where the troubled family residing there mirror her own pain. Amidst the enchanting gardens, Alex meets Edward, igniting a spark of hope in her heart. But as she grapples with her haunting past and uncertain future, she's left wondering if she's truly losing her mind. Will Alex confront her demons and embrace love once more, or will the ghosts of her past continue to haunt her? Dive into this captivating tale of ...

More Than Your Trauma is more than just a book about self-discovery for African American women. It’s a comprehensive guide designed to help you accept your ignored experiences, reflect on your struggles, and embrace vulnerability as a path to personal growth and transformation—something that we’re often made to feel guilty about.

Vera thought she had it all—a devoted husband, two beautiful children, and a home filled with love and laughter. For years, she believed in the strength of her marriage, the power of loyalty, and the promises whispered late at night. But everything changed the moment she walked through the front door a day early from a weekend trip to her parents' house. What she heard first was laughter—soft, flirtatious, and unfamiliar. What she found next would destroy everything. Catching her husband Shane in a moment of intimacy with another woman, Vera’s world came crashing down. The man she ...

What are the odds of three serial killers working in the same college town? Astronomical. Unless two of them are twin brothers! The third is someone they hire to do maintenance at their nursing homes. A match made in hell! Using a pandemic's death toll as a cover, the brothers, who know a good thing when they see one, use their new hire to help them with their murderous insurance and "legacy" scheme. But they did not count on an idealistic -- and suspicious -- young woman. “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK MARKETPLACE TODAY....

Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.

It's common to lose one's sense of Self during marriage. You become part of a couple, and a sense of Self can fade into the background. This loss is compounded with trauma when your marriage is unhealthy due to abuse of one type or another. Rediscovering Me: The Journey Begins is my story of how I reclaimed my sense of Self. I was that mom who threw myself into raising my kids and caring for my family. When my kids were ready to leave home, I realized that I no longer knew who I was and that I was living in an unhealthy, unsupportive marriage. I knew I didn't want to live that way any ...

What kind of childhood is possible with sexual assault? Is there a way to escape from hurt? How do you shed the victim identity? This gripping book details the life of a first-generation girl who went through hell. Born in England in 1980 with mixed Asian Indian ancestry, she narrates her story of hardship and resistance.

Positive Affirmations for Black Families: Discover a world where every word touches the heart, every affirmation uplifts the soul, and every family member—kids, men, and women—feels seen, heard, and inspired.

Transformation is Possible "Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing but to turn it into glory" -̶ William Barclay. How do you handle a broken heart? Are you being held captive by the painful memories of your past? "I hate him, I hate him and I hate you God!" shouted Yvette, when she realized all her preparations for the wedding were now in vain. Her fiancé Max had shattered her heart into a million pieces. How would she recover? Journey with Yvette on her transformational journey with Personal Transformation Coach, C. Ruth Taylor, in Unshackled Queen. In this book, you will...

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 ...

Valentine Monroe's riveting reflection begins in the 1940s in New York. She and her mother flee to Texas after Valentine is severely injured by her babysitter's boyfriend. Traumatized and vulnerable, she is inspired by stalwart Aunt Nona's love and guidance. Believing that trouble is in the past, she is blindsided by devastating loss and a subsequent abduction attempt. Feeling powerless over her future as a helpless target for evil, she is haunted and weighed down by her past. Once she refuses to be a pathetic, joyless victim, she sets on a path of healing and renewal determined to break ...