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Growing up in a deeply troubled family, 15-year-old Anna felt lost and alone in the world. So when a friendly taxi driver befriended her, Anna welcomed the attention, and agreed to go home with him to meet his family. She wouldn't escape for over a decade. Held captive by a sadistic pedophile, Anna was subjected to despicable levels of sexual abuse and torture. The unrelenting violence and degradation resulted in numerous miscarriages, and the birth of four babies.... each one stolen away from Anna at birth.

Growing up in a quiet, middle-class suburb outside of Amsterdam, childhood best friends Anna and Olivia had their whole lives ahead of them. But every parent's worst nightmare came true when the teenagers fell in with the wrong crowd. Eleven years their senior, Ryan was charming and good-looking - and Anna and Oliva easy prey. Blind to his grooming, the girls were soon trapped in a terrifying cycle of sexual and physical abuse.

Held against her will and raped by her 38-year-old boss, 19-year-old Anna tries to make sense of her unbelievable situation. How did an innocent friendship with her boss turn into weeks of forced sex and the inability to leave her oppressor's side? Furthermore, what happens when weeks of rape result in a pregnancy? This true-life novel depicts a graphic and raw recounting of the unimaginable horrors of the Summer of 2010.

Childhood trauma is more common than any healthy society would like, with more than two-thirds of children reporting at least one traumatic event by age 16.

This Move on & Let Go sleep learning program was designed to assist the listener in gaining self-thoughts related to releasing unhealthy relationships and increasing self-thoughts related to attracting positive, healthy relationships.

If you have even an inkling that you may be affected by emotional abuse, you owe it to yourself to take action...but that can seem easier said than done when you find yourself falling for manipulation tactics over and over again. But there are steps you can take to break free of the cycle and set foot on the road to healing and recovery…and this guide will be by your side every step of the way. As soon as you suspect that someone in your life is doing you more harm than good, it’s time to take action.

What does a young footballer do to cut loose? At night, some play what they think of as pranks or games: night games with women. Sometimes these involve consensual sex, sometimes not, and often the lines are blurred. In Night Games, Anna Krien follows the rape trial of an Australian Rules footballer. She also takes a balanced and fearless look at the dark side of footy culture - the world of Sam Newman, Ricky Nixon, Matty Johns and the Croa Sharks.

This easy-to-understand book explains the standard process from start to finish - through being completely bowled over and convinced that one has found their true soul mate to the games and tests narcissists play once the partner has been successfully seduced. This is a form of narcissistic handbook, essential to keep close at hand when our head is saying one thing but our heart is saying another.

This guide offers a holistic approach to understanding and harnessing the power of attachments while navigating the challenges of narcissism. Whether you aim to improve relationships, overcome limiting beliefs, or gain deeper self-understanding, this audiobook is your roadmap to a more fulfilling life.

This Power Protection from Narcissists self-hypnosis resource was designed to assist the listener in releasing emotional, mental, and energetic ties to narcissists, to establish a strong sense of self, and to disable vulnerabilities and establish mental and emotional boundaries related to protecting from narcissistic abuse and manipulation. The hypnosis induction features isochronic tones, which are a form of brainwave entrainment to help achieve deeper relaxation.

This guided self-hypnosis script was designed to assist the listener in cleansing and protecting their energy, releasing unhealthy energetic connections, gaining a sense of positive personal power and releasing common beliefs associated with being vulnerable to energy vampires. The hypnosis induction features isochronic tones, which are a form of brainwave entrainment to help achieve deeper relaxation.

Preventing Domestic Homicides: Lessons Learned from Tragedies focuses on the diverse nature of domestic homicides and what has been learned about the most effective prevention strategies from domestic violence death review committees in Canada, the US, the UK, NZ, and AU. Each chapter focuses on different populations—specifically older women, youth dating relationships, indigenous women, immigrant and refugee populations, rural/remote communities, same-sex relationships, and homicides with police and military.

Love Turned Criminal is a raw memoir about the warning signs of abuse as well as a beacon of hope to all people in similar situations, letting them know they are not alone and there is a way out.

Have you ever had the experience of being manipulated by a person to such an extent that you felt something was wrong with your perception? That you finally started to doubt your perceptive faculty, even your mental health? You are not alone in this: this common phenomenon is called gaslighting, and it is a subtle yet serious form of psychological violence that can have lasting effects on the victim's self-esteem. In this guidebook, you'll learn not only what exactly gaslighting actually is and how this mechanism works, but also how you can free yourself from the manipulation trap.

Haben Sie schon einmal die Erfahrung gemacht, von einer Person derartig manipuliert zu werden, dass in Ihnen das Gefühl aufkam, mit Ihrer Wahrnehmung stimme etwas nicht? Dass Sie schließlich begonnen haben, an Ihrer Auffassungsgabe, ja, sogar Ihrer geistigen Gesundheit zu zweifeln? Dass Sie anfingen, das Vertrauen in Ihre Sinne zu verlieren, weil Ihnen regelmäßig suggeriert wurde, Sie nähmen die Realität falsch wahr? Sie sind damit nicht allein.

¿Qué es la violencia obstétrica? ¿Por qué está tan normalizada? ¿Cómo prevenirla y qué hacer para detenerla? En este libro se encuentran todas las respuestas y también las soluciones.

What cultural messages do they receive about work and home, about sex and their bodies? Why do so many reject the feminist label? This is an original, often hilarious look at role models and available options in the age of social media and sexual frankness. With piercing insight, Goldsworthy lays bare the dilemmas of being a woman today and asks how women can truly become free agents.

Wie Sie trotz einer aussichtslosen Beziehung endlich wieder das Glück finden, das Sie verdienen: Die 7 effektivsten (!) Strategien für ein geniales HAPPY END! Viele Frauen befinden sich in einer leidvollen Beziehung mit Menschen, die sie immer wieder verletzen. Doch müssen Frauen in einer toxischen Beziehung wirklich allein mit ihrem Leid zurechtkommen? Es gibt eine Vielzahl an effektiven Wegen, wie Sie aus dem Elend herausfinden und endlich das Leben führen, wie Sie es sich schon lange erträumen.

In Terror to Triumph, 12 domestic violence survivors describe the terror they experienced and the additional challenges they encountered from a system that was supposed to help them. Most importantly, they tell of the practical steps they have taken - physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually - to journey from darkness to light and build new lives. They tell of continued recovery, and how they have reclaimed self to reach a sense of triumph.

Pour des raisons culturelles, idéologiques, historiques, la France n'est pas le pays de l'enfant roi... C'est le pays de l'indifférence aux enfants martyrs. Ils sont au mieux considérés comme des adultes miniatures, au pire comme des objets dont les parents sont propriétaires, un peu comme des animaux domestiques. C'est comme si la société française n'arrivait pas à voir les maltraitances, les exactions commises sur les enfants.