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Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries. The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this form of abuse. Dr. Allender explores the secret lament of the soul damaged by sexual abuse and lays hold of the hope buried there by the one whose unstained image we all bear. Includes information about false memory issues.

The first book written specifically for men, Victims No Longer examines the changing cultural attitudes toward male survivors of incest and other sexual trauma. Now, in this second edition, this invaluable resource continues to offer compassionate and practical advice, supported by personal anecdotes and statements of male survivors.

All our lives, we were brought up to believe that other people and situations were what caused our anxiety. As it turns out, we were sold a pack of lies! What if the only thing causing your anxiety is your own thoughts? And what if underneath your anxious thinking was your true, perfect self - whole and healthy and untouched by all your fears? How would this change your life? For Jill Whalen, understanding this information switched off a lifetime of anxiety and addictive behaviors.

Falling in love with a narcissistic person might feel like you hit the jackpot at first, as they are quite the charmers. This is only until they are able to get the self-gratification they deeply desire. This audiobook engages the listener into finding out what the true nature of narcissism looks like. It also goes to talk about methods that apply to eject yourself from a narcissistic relationship as well as the steps one needs to take to ensure a healthy recovery.

John Sonmez has a lifetime of experience building self-confidence. He grew up in an age where young boys were shamed for being strong young men. Society cheered when he failed because that’s what they wanted. When he learned one thing, his life changed. Confidence could be learned.

Although all marriages have their ups and down, there is nothing normal about feeling belittled and unwanted by your partner most of the time. You may already be realizing there is something abnormal going on. Maybe, you've noticed your partner constantly guilts and shames you into certain behaviors or seen how different your friends' marriages are.

What kind of childhood is possible with sexual assault? Is there a way to escape from hurt? How do you shed the victim identity? This gripping book details the life of a first-generation girl who went through hell. Born in England in 1980 with mixed Asian Indian ancestry, she narrates her story of hardship and resistance.

Discover some of Atlas’s dark times – from her attempted suicide at age 14 to serious car accidents and chronic illness – situations that threw her deep into despair and depression. Explore your perceptions about what depression really is and what triggers it. Discover new and empowering strategies for saying “no” to falling down into depression and ways to get life back into your own hands.

Being a suicide survivor turned motivational speaker qualifies me to speak on depression with authority. At the lowest point in my life, I could not see a realistic way out of my circumstances. I know how it feels to hit “rock bottom”. I’ve attempted suicide three times: I’ve never been so happy to fail at something! In this book, I will discuss various causes of depression and also a few strategies that helped me fight depression and go from victim to victorious. This book offers methods and strategies to help defeat depression from a holistic perspective.