Someone living in an abusive situation has to endure not only fear and physical pain but also feelings of isolation, shame, and hopelessness. Why is this happening? Why doesn’t he just leave? I can’t let anyone know what’s really going on.Danielle Gallant Simms, author of Living Past Being a Victim, has had these same thoughts. She was sexually abused by her own father for the first time when she was just four years old. That abuse continued for years as she suffered in silence, afr...

** Fair warning: This is a true story of sexual abuse, drugs, rape, betrayal and triumph ****Warning:This book contains crude language and is not for the faint of heart**As I sat down to write this story about my life, I had to think a long time about how to start my story.I learned early that you cannot substitute water for milk on cereal so when there was no milk in the house, I just ate it dry.Dad was pretty cranky just as a general rule. He’d come home f...

It’s late on Friday night when Casey’s mobile starts to ring. She is expecting it to be her daughter Riley. But it isn’t Riley. It’s a woman from the Emergency Duty Team. So begins Casey and Mike’s latest fostering challenge – a fifteen-year-old girl called Keeley who’s run away from her long-term foster home 25 miles away.The Jonathan Ross Show has just started when Casey gets the call. She thinks it will be Riley – telling her that her favourite actor is going to be on TV. But it...

Learn how God's grace can help you heal from emotional wounds and abuse in this spiritually uplifting guide to living a beautiful and fulfilling life, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Joyce Meyer.Many people seem to have it all together outwardly, but inside they are a wreck. Their past has broken, crushed, and wounded them inwardly. They can be healed. God has a plan, and Isaiah 61 reveals that the Lord came to ...

Bestselling author, speaker, and activist Christine Caine helps you overcome past guilt and live an unashamed life.Shame can take on many forms. It hides in the shadows of the most successful, confident and high-achieving woman who struggles with balancing her work and children, as well as in the heart of the broken, abused and downtrodden woman who has been told that she will never amount to anything. Shame hides in plain sight and can hold us back in ways we do n...

Finally a book for survivors written by a survivor!Got Parts? was written by a survivor of DID in association with her therapist and therapy group. This book is filled with successful coping techniques and strategies to enhance the day-to-day functioning of adult survivors of DID in relationships, work, parenting, self-confidence, and self-care. Got Parts will help you introduce yourself to your internal family and improve its communication, integr...

There's nothing as wonderful as starting to heal, waking up in the morning and knowing that nobody can hurt you if you don't let them.Beginning to Heal offers hope and guidance for all survivors starting the healing journey. No matter how great your pain today, you can not only heal but thrive. Based on the authors' bestseller The Courage to Heal, this Revised Edition of Beginning to Heal takes you through the key stages of the healing process, from crisis times to breaking the sil...

If you're a survivor, it's important to take one day at a time. Let 101Tips for Survivors of Sexual Abuse be your companion in healing andyou'll be reminded of the strength and wisdom that's already inside you.This book will help you celebrate the good days and develop solid copingstrategies for the bad times. Most importantly, this book will remindthat you're not alone and it was never your fault.Acclaim for 101 Tips For Survivors of Sexual Abuse: A Pocket Boo...

Ask yourself:Do you believe that the other person is responsible for how you feel?Do their actions seem like a complete mystery?Are you ready to stop feeling angry or upset?Do you still feel hurt or sad?Are you ready to re-build the trust within this relationship?Have you made the decision to forgive?Are you haunted by something you said or did to another?If you answered YES to more than one of these questions...

Several incidences of childhood abuse at the hands of a close relative prove to have done their damage as she is forced to face her feelings about the abuse many years later.Sam took a deep breath then launched into her story.Tags: sex, sexual abuse, sex abuse, domestic abuse, domestic violence, abuse, sex torture, sex abuse stories, sex stories,

*** WARNING: This book is strictly for Adults 18+ ***Some of the clear memories are from when I was three years old and the fuzzy ones are from when I was a teenager or later.Bear with me as I tell you about my life - Sexual Abuse, Abuse and Sexual Torture

A guide to leaving painful, destructive relationships behind—both at home and at workToxic relationships often come disguised as seemingly normal ones. These subtly destructive relationships are characterized by the slow erosion of self-esteem, a loss of personal identity, or a growing desire to please friends, partners, and family members who are impossible to please.In this uplifting and informative book, transpersonal psychotherapist Avril Carruthers wil...