Nothing Happened to Me—Until It DidBy Sabrina EchoSometimes, the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.We spend years building a life, carefully curating our stories and perfecting our masks. We convince ourselves that as long as we keep the shadows at bay, the truth won't be able to define us. We tell ourselves: Nothing happened to me.Until it does....

The USA Today–bestselling author of Confessions of a Domestic Failure and Toddlers Are A**holes shares poetry on the ups and downs of being a mom.The first collection of poetry from Bunmi Laditan, bestselling author of Confessions of a Domestic Failure and creator of The Honest Toddler, capturing the honesty, rawness, sheer joy and total madness of motherhood. With the compassion and wit that have made her a social media...

The students of today tell their stories of adversity and growth in letters to the original Freedom Writers—authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Freedom Writers Diary—who write supportive and powerful letters in response.Over twenty years ago, the students in first-year teacher Erin Gruwell’s high school class in Long Beach, California, were labeled “unteachable”—but she saw past that. Instead of treating them as scores on a test, she u...

For all those still searching, looking for themselves, I have written this book to help those who may need to deal with issues in their lives and have not found the help or answers they have searched for. Its about finding peace within ourselves ,to be happy, caring, and loving.

This book is about how growing up without my bilogical mother walking out on us leaving us with our father,giving my sister away to strangers. My father left us with his girlfriend and later met our new step mother. Two weeks later, he went back and said to her, if you love my children then ill love yours and i will treat them as they were my own, i cant let those people take my kids.

When God whispers, the wise listen. In this short story, a busy husband and father fails to heed the quiet voice of the Lord. In doing so, he experiences the loving admonition of God whispering loudly. 2750 words, available at no charge.

Blind since birth, a once-spirited kid with big dreams now finds herself in a locked psychiatric facility-a wounded young woman in the midst of a global pandemic.This memoir spans decades and continents to tell a story of the beautiful similarities that make us all human. From meeting unlikely allies in the dirty streets of some of Latin America's most impoverished neighbourhoods, to discovering difficult truths about discrimination in her home country of Canada, Heather Hutchison ...

After 35 in the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous, I am still in awe of the miracles I see. People who are so messed up when they first come into this program and totally change into a rational, even thinking human beings. This happens not by just going to meetings, that won't do it. It is only by fully immersing yourself into the 12 Steps that an incredible metamorphosis happens.Trembling despairing people turn into people you would be pleased to know. Even to call them a friend, wh...

After 35 in the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous, I am still in awe of the miracles I see. People who are so messed up when they first come into this program and totally change into a rational, even thinking human beings. This happens not by just going to meetings, that won't do it. It is only by fully immersing yourself into the 12 Steps that an incredible metamorphosis happens.Trembling despairing people turn into people you would be pleased to know. Even to call them a friend, wh...

Silver Linings is one persons journey through a year of personal and professional changes; the moments of extreme joy which can be shattered in an instant by deep sorrow and utter loss. The mind is a roller coaster. Are you brave enough to join the ride?

Your anonymous sufferer is back with new journal entries. In this edition, she delves into social topics like rights for those with mental illness, including gun control and access to affordable healthcare. She talks about the difficulties of regular, every day life and how she overcomes the obstacles. You'll discover that even the most revered individuals can fall from grace due to mental illness complications. Your anonymous sufferer takes you through her own suicide attempt, explaining ...

The book is comprised of inviting and intriguing questions that result from peer pressure, morality, bizarre circumstances and everyday situations that teens go through. I have used questions similar to these in the classroom as a psychology teacher and in-group and individual counseling sessions to generate thoughts, evaluate decision-making skills and to use as a guide to understanding teenager issues. I found the book to be very successful with helping students to talk about issues that...