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“My name is Julien. I'm 31 and it's 2014. At least that's what it's just explained to me. I just regained consciousness in the hospital, in intensive care. I don't remember anything, not even my own life before that. "
No one knows what happened except him, somewhere buried deep in his memory. He will gradually remember the facts. Dispute. Insults. Domestic violence. Then Catherine, who disappeared from the road after the assault she perpetrated...
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A Story of Grandparent Carers
What happens when a family falls apart, for whatever reason? Be it drugs, alcohol, mental illness or domestic violence, children are caught in the middle, and they suffer. But who will step in to save them?
This dilemma faced Donna, a migrant mother, when she realised that her own infant grandchild had been born into a bad situation. Isabella was neglected, a child at risk, when Donna and Tom commenced the long battle...
263) La Niebla del olvido
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«Me llamo Catherine. Tengo 35 años, un piso en París que es mío, y un trabajo bien pagado. Tengo también un hijo de 5 años, William, y una niñera que vale su peso en oro Claire. Lo tengo todo para ser feliz. Y sin embargo...»
Seguida por un psicólogo, ella intenta llevar una vida normal en medio de los momentos en que pierde el control entre el alcohol, el desenfreno y agujeros negros. Testigo privilegiado de un asesinato en una tienda donde...
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BY READING THIS BOOK, THE HOPE IS THREEFOLD:
that Adult Children of Divorce will feel heard and validated about the true ravages of divorce in their lives;
that their parents will feel enlightened about the unseen
realities of divorce on their children, even decades later;
and that these two estranged generations will reconcile.
Through hundreds of hours of interviews and countless stories of the impact of divorce on Adult Children of Divorce...
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I am unapologetically broken; I am tired, but I keep moving. I am hurt, but I keep helping. I am delicate and strong. I am intelligent, but I don't have all of the answers. I am giving to a fault, and I am still learning how to ask for help. I have wronged others and I have been, wronged. I have wonderful friends who show up when I need them the most, and I have others who only take; until they took too much. I am still figuring it all out, while...
266) The Graduating Bully
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Discover how to recognize the workforce bully and implement proactive responses for deflecting and deflating the bully behaviours. The Graduating Bully by Faith Wood is the second in a three-part series that offers solutions to victims of workforce bullying, as well as responses to deflect and deflate bullying behavior. If you or someone you know is a victim of a workforce bully, Wood's book includes how to recognize the signals of a workforce bully,...
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"Who do you thank you are, the Quane of Anglund?" That's what Grace Marie's father used to say to her whenever he thought she was getting out of her place. In her fifties now, Grace Marie is a college professor living in a beach town in California, and when she gets a phone call telling her that her father is dead, she is glad. She hopes her return for his funeral will be her "last trip home."
As a young girl Grace Marie struggled to escape from...
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Dans ce récit poignant, Yves, un père de 64 ans souffrant de problèmes de santé, se retrouve plongé dans un abîme de haine envers ses trois enfants. Deborah, à 32 ans, menace physiquement et insulte verbalement son père, tandis qu'Ilan, marié, l'a exclu de son mariage. Quant à Ruben, 26 ans, il a commis un acte de violence qui a conduit à l'arrestation d'Yves. Les trois enfants refusent catégoriquement de le voir ou de lui parler.
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At age fourteen, Giselle McNab was on her own. Grieving the loss of her childhood, Giselle wrestled with the events of the past and the bleak promise of her future. She wondered where she would go when she hit rock bottom.
In this intense and emotional retelling of events in her life, Giselle weaves an incredible story of triumph and overcoming every odd stacked against her. She explores the family dynamics, financial struggles, and emotional trauma...
270) Fatherhood
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For adoptees, the word 'lucky' gets thrown around a lot. They're regularly told they're lucky to not be in an orphanage, lucky to have been brought into a family, lucky to be adopted at all. Often they're depicted in media as being broken, in need of saving and fixing. Then they're expected to become the hero of their own journeys and overcome their origins.
Whatever Next? considers how these traditional narratives surrounding adoption have both dominated...
271) In My Mother's Hands
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Elizabeth Ward, known to one and all as Biff Ward, has written a very moving account of her childhood. Of a household that tiptoes around her mother, who clearly has her demons. We learn early on that before Biff and her younger brother, Mark, there was Alison, who drowned in her bath. Maybe this baby died when her mother was distracted but, as the story unfolds, we become more certain that she was actually killed. Biff, too, is once almost throttled...
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None of us were raised by perfect mothers nor can we ourselves be perfect parents. But some mothers sure do know how to ruin a life, well almost. I say almost because, although my mother's parenting left severe damage in its path and, regrettably, and inevitably, shaped some of the decisions I made, I am grateful to have realized the issues I was facing.
So, I now have the opportunity to properly address those issues, to minimize the impact on...
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Begin to heal and recover from your narcissistic mother
As the daughter of a mother with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), healing from childhood narcissistic abuse begins by understanding what happened to you and how it affects your life as an adult. This workbook helps you process these difficult emotions and experiences so you can recover from trauma and break the cycle of narcissistic abuse.
• An intro to NPD-Get a clear explanation...
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It is a raw uncut observation of where we went wrong as parents as siblings and remedial family. A theory based on the idea that we are all to blame for the state and fate of our family. By the choices we make to accept and enable our generations beyond immediate repair. We are the change we seek.
276) Hidden Inside
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This book spans decades and tells the story of a young girl growing up in the 1970's and 80's, and her later struggles to deal with trauma unimaginable. She looked a lot like other girls her age. Inside, she held a terrible and haunting secret, too afraid to speak it out loud. Follow the tale on this roller coaster of a ride down a dark path where betrayal, wickedness and evil meet innocence, and a survivor's yearning to turn that into a way to help...
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Lost and Found is a story of the struggle to survive and transcend murder, secrets, and abandonment. It is the story of a family captured by its own bloody history, and ultimately a triumphant tale of Babette's step-by-step passage from an ill-starred and dark destiny to selfhood, freedom, and a transported life.
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A man, who has lived in dysfunctional homes, endured child and sexual abuse, ostracism and racism, holds a dismal view of the world and himself. These life experiences shape Hakeem Lewis' perceptions of reality, and thus, positively and negatively influence his behavior. For better or worse, he strives to escape a distressful past. Unfortunately, his methods fail to permanently cure him of sustained psychological damage.
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Say I'm Dead is the true story of family secrets, separation, courage, and trans-formation through five generations of interracial relationships. Fearful of prison time-or lynching-for violating Indiana's antimiscegenation laws in the 1940s, E. Dolores Johnson's black father and white mother fled Indianapolis to secretly marry in Buffalo, New York.
When Johnson was born, social norms and her government-issued birth certificate said she was Negro,...
280) A Map to the Stars
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A portrait of a stolen childhood. Once upon a time, Avery lived in a place filled with family, magic, and love. It ended when her mother came for her. Ripped from the only home she ever knew, young Avery endures horrific exploitation, familial separation, and a childhood without the promise of a happily ever after. Part prose, part poetry, all primal scream, “A Map to the Stars” explores the acerbic betrayal of family, unthinkable abuse, and the...
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