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When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model. But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare.... After being held captive and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, Katie was subjected to a vicious acid attack. Within seconds, this bright and bubbly girl could feel her looks and the life she loved melting away.

When John Tovey lost his sight at the age of 42, he thought his life was over. He was wrong, it was just beginning. John had followed a bad path drifting in and out of trouble. He was sent to improvement schools, a young offenders institute and eventually a prison. John was on self-destruct and thought nothing or no one could help him. Then he became the victim of a vicious attack by a notorious train ‘steaming’ gang. John knew he had to take the witness stand.

Narcissistic abuse was originally defined as a specific form of emotional abuse of children by narcissistic parents, but more recently the term has been applied more broadly to refer to any abuse by a narcissist (someone that who admires their own attributes), in particular in adult-to-adult relationships the abuse may be mental, physical, financial, spiritual or sexual. If you have been through an abusive relationship with someone who has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, you will know that no one understands what you are going through unless they have personally experienced it.

From award-winning journalists John Quiñones and María Elena Salinas comes One Year in Uvalde, a narrative that builds on yearlong ABC News reporting from Uvalde, Texas, chronicling how the community is forging on through grief with hope and activism in the shadow of tragedy.

From the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman. She had witnessed the miserable fate of her grandmother and three aunts, and wished she had been born a boy. As a feisty teenager in Kabul, she was outraged when the Russians invaded her country. After she made a public show of defiance, she had to flee the country for her life. A new life of freedom seemed within her grasp, but her father arranged a traditional marriage to a fellow Afghan, who turned out to be a violent man....

Break free from the chains of a narcissistic relationship, rebuild your self-esteem, and heal from the trauma the narcissist left behind.

When Michael Clark was arrested for domestic violence and his wife moved out, he saw his world falling apart. He knew this was not the person he wanted to be. He was eager to change, but didn’t know how. Everything he’d tried in the past to control his behavior had fallen short. Part memoir, part how-to, From Villain to Hero is unique among domestic violence and domestic abuse books. Michael’s true story provides listeners rare, first-hand insight into a person’s journey from being a violent and abusive partner to becoming a safe and emotionally healthy one.

Are you still fighting the effects of a narcissistic or psychopathic and abused relationship? Technical insights and methods related to the comprehension and application of Dark Psychology from specialists around the globe have been presented in this audiobook. It also offers manipulation techniques to manipulate people's minds and get what you want in life; to learn how brainwashing, hypnosis, manipulation, and deceit operate and to protect yourself from it. Practice self-awareness to find a way to integrate it into your daily routine.

Transfeminicidio es una obra sin precedentes en el ámbito periodístico de nuestro país. Revela las complicadas condiciones de vida que sufren las mujeres trans, pone al descubierto la severa desprotección social, el abandono de mujeres que cada día salen de casa conscientes de que tal vez jamás regresen a ella y, por primera vez en libro, la discusión sobre mujeres que decidieron hacer la transición para ser hombres y enfrentar, también, el reclamo familiar y la desaprobación social.

From understanding the fundamentals of self-defense to analyzing relevant factors in various situations, this guide provides a well-rounded approach to personal safety. In the event of an encounter, Fight For Your Best Life offers practical guidance on how to respond effectively and make split-second decisions that can be the difference between safety and danger.

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.

Although call-takers at an emergency dispatch center are under no immediate physical threat, they are often the focus of intense verbal violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur, with the assistance of consultants whose cumulative experience in emergency call-taking and emergency dispatch totals over 120 years, walks professionals working in emergency dispatch centers through a multitude of steps they can assist in keeping first responders, callers, and other members of the public safe, while functioning at the highest level of professionalism.

Before the advent of social media, which has been a powerful tool for amplifying the voices of women, the experience of sexual harassment and abuse was both insidious and isolating. Egregious workplace behavior toward women was tolerated with the unspoken acceptance that "men will be men" and complaints about sexual assault in and outside the office often ended up with the victims being blamed.

This audiobook consists of two books that cover topics such as sexual abuse, suicide, verbal abuse, bullying, and human trafficking. If you want to learn more about these topics, if this is your cup of tea, then don’t wait to get started with this book!