Relationship Trauma

In this work of deep reflection, insight, and vulnerability, Caroline Brunne shares her story of becoming the woman she is today. From the shores of the picturesque island of Mauritius, to suburban Victoria, through to her childhood home in Queensland, deep in the heart of her life journey is her lived experience of trauma, the impact of childhood sexual abuse and her ongoing quest to support her fellow survivors to reduce the shame they may carry.

In a world where toxic relationships and narcissistic abuse are all too common, finding your path to recovery and empowerment is crucial. This audiobook addresses the heart of these challenges, guiding you through understanding the depth of your trauma and paving the way for genuine healing.

Through relatable stories, powerful exercises, and Stella’s warm, supportive approach, you’ll find the tools you need to heal from the past and embrace a life filled with joy, connection, and inner peace. This is not just a book about healing—it’s a roadmap to rediscover the joy and inner freedom you deserve.

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.

This book is an excellent resource for discovering your inner child. Not only that, but it also explains how to reclaim your inner child following any major or minor trauma, and how to do so in order to reach your full potential. If you want to live a fulfilling life, you must not abandon this part of yourself.

Through our guidance, you will explore and reintegrate aspects of your mind that have been shamed and repressed. Shadow Work teaches us to stop hiding from our true selves. By owning the truth of your feelings, regardless of how "bad" or "wrong" you judge them, you reclaim your power. Shadow Work is about confronting the truth and nothing but the truth.

If you are born into ineffable darkness, can you even comprehend the light? Take one-part volatile home life, two-parts haphazard nomadic existence, zero-parts social connection, and shake well. Our protagonist's only constant is unpredictability: that, and the charismatic, fundamentalist hammerings from the pulpit. But, when a sheltered child goes nuclear? Just pray you are far from the exclusion zone.

Author Madeline Popelka shares an insight that she gained along her healing journey that shifted her perspective, brought her comfort, reduced her shame, or helped her feel less alone. She weaves in her own personal stories throughout the book, providing readers with the encouragement to keep going so survivors can feel whole again after trauma has turned their world upside down.

Cuando mira a su alrededor, y observa a toda esa gente felizmente enamorada y cantando poemas sobre las maravillas del amor. Y entonces usted se confunde por qué no es capaz de sentir nada en esas líneas. Todo lo que siente es un abismo en su estómago, una sensación de miedo y de estar siempre al límite, pero todo lo que usted hizo fue amor, verdad? Hizo o está haciendo todo bien, sin embargo, este "amor" no parece ser mágico o no parece estar sanándolo; más bien, parece estar destruyéndolo, enloqueciéndolo, y se da cuenta de que no ha cambiado para siempre.

Love Without Growth: Overcoming Codependent Patterns and Escaping Unhealthy Relationships to Become a Better You is your transformative guide to finding self-love, setting healthy boundaries, and fostering meaningful, balanced relationships.

Feeling anxious and disconnected are signs of a nervous system that's out of balance. Something as small as a curt message from our boss can be perceived by our bodies as a threat to life. By understanding our physiological stress response, we can override and heal our emotional response, and fix the behaviours sabotaging our health and happiness. In The Vagus Nerve Reset, Anna Ferguson offers somatic therapies alongside the science of Polyvagal Theory, to help us train our nervous system to stop overreacting, and start responding more calmly to day-to-day stressors and heal past experiences.

If you’re living with trauma, PTSD, or anxiety, you’ve probably tried all kinds of treatments. Maybe they helped, but the struggle continues. If chronic pain has been your story, you might think it’s something you’ll have to endure forever. But it’s not! Somatic therapy teaches you to tune into your body’s sensations, guiding you toward lasting relief. Your body remembers trauma just as vividly as your mind, and by connecting with these physical sensations, you can finally process and release the pain holding you back.

Resilience, the ability to prepare for, survive and evolve through challenges, depends on a series of skills and actions that can be learned. Dr Richard Bolstad is a qualified teacher, nurse, psychotherapist, and NLP Trainer. He teaches Resilience and trains Trainers to teach it across the planet, in businesses, for emergency first responders, and at the scene of major crises such as wars, earthquakes and climate disasters.

Do you struggle with valuing yourself? Are you constantly plagued by feelings of guilt, shame, and low self-esteem? Did your childhood involve abuse and trauma, leaving you filled with bitterness, pain, fear, and self-hate? In this book, you will learn all there is to know about codependency, its origins, and how it can damage the lives of individuals and families.

Der Freund ist toxisch. Die Nachbarin triggert schon wieder. Heute glauben wir alle, Expert:innen für unsere Psyche zu sein. Leider liegen wir oft knapp daneben. Psychotherapeut Lukas Maher räumt unser psychologisches Halbwissen auf und schaut sich unseren Therapie-Sprech kritisch an. In gewohnt lockerer Art und klarer Haltung zeigt er, welche populären Konzepte und Theorien wissenschaftlich haltbar sind, und entlarvt verbreitete, teils gefährliche Irrtümer.

The path to healing begins by going inwards. The path forward, paradoxically, begins by going backward. Our early experiences shape and mold the person we become, and when those experiences are filled with fear, anxiety, shame, and misery, what becomes of the adult? Whether you endured parental abuse, neglect, a home filled with conflict, or a mentally ill parent, there's no denying you can't come out of such traumas unscathed

Healing trauma can be very challenging and a truly painful journey. Do you ever find yourself trapped in a cycle of pain and distress, haunted by past traumas that seem to hold you back at every turn? Traumatized people can become trapped, like mosquitoes in amber, frozen in the moment of their catastrophe. It can feel like an overwhelming burden, keeping you from moving forward in life. You long for a sense of peace and healing but don’t know where to start.

We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and instead struggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to reimagine a way forward. Tracing her difficult experiences of a catastrophic home fire, a threat to her child's well-being, and other devastating losses and upheavals, Terra McDaniel offers a clear framework for expressing heartache and burdens.

Are you usually exhausted when interacting with others? Do you feel as if you do not fit in? Do you sense and know things that usually perplex other people? These are illustrations of what empaths encounter on a daily basis. Whether you are struggling, experienced, or you wish to expand your understanding, this book will give you deep revelation and insight. You will discover how to channel positive energy, and how to improve your mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

In unprecedented times of stress and trauma, mental health is no longer a buzz word. Businesses and individuals who disregard it will witness their infrastructure and personal lives erode. In Road Map: Navigating Stress, Trauma and Life Events Melanie Boyack provides powerful tools to help you and your organization thrive.