Domestic Relationships

I've written this book to help you decide if you're with a controlling spouse because I know from experience the signs can be subtle, and if you have nobody close to you to talk to, getting validation and affirmation can be challenging. To help you better recognize a toxic relationship, I've compiled these red flag warnings of a controlling partner. Understanding this complex and often covert abuse in a relationship ensures that you're better equipped to deal with it.

Ann and Wade have carved out a life for themselves from a rugged landscape in Northern Idaho, where they are bound together by more than love. With her husband's memory fading, Ann attempts to piece together the truth of what happened to Wade's first wife, Jenny, and to their daughters.

Becoming Allies identifies and examines abusive and controlling behaviors, explains the underlying beliefs that drive them, and teaches specific, concrete techniques for changing them. It is nothing short of a lifeline for people who want to stop their abusive and controlling behaviors and improve their relationships with themselves, their partners, and their loved ones.

Two years ago, Fran’s sister, Jenna, disappeared on a wellness retreat in the Mediterranean that went terribly wrong. Tom Wade, the now infamous man behind Soul Shrink Retreats, has just been released from prison after serving his sentence for the deaths of two people. But he has never let on what happened to the third victim: Jenna. Determined to find out the truth, Fran books herself onto his upcoming retreat—the first since his release—and finds herself face-to-face with the man who might hold the key to her sister’s disappearance.

Las relaciones son para nutrirnos y para hacernos felices. Una cuando ocurre lo contrario y la relación te succiona, haciéndote infeliz. Esta distinción parece muy simple, pero en la práctica se complica y no es tan obvio.

This is a collection of stories about children who have lived with abuse. They saw their mothers being abused. Some have been abused themselves, by their fathers, stepfathers, or their mothers' boyfriends. These children witness their mothers being abused and sometimes even worse. Some of them have gone through the courts with their mothers.

Gil is living a quiet life as a creative writing professor in a bucolic Vermont town, when he receives some shocking news: His sister and her husband have been killed in a car accident, and their only son is coming to live with him and his family.

This book is to blow the lid off the emotional abuse that occurs, detail the aspects of it, which is often not seen, and in most circles is not acceptable to discuss. It’s empowerment. It’s education. It’s about validating your experiences so you can choose to rebuild, and from then, it opens the doors of things to come.

This audiobook is a collection of real-life stories from victims of domestic abuse. As a survivor of domestic violence myself, I know that there's some comfort and strength to be gained from hearing about the events and situations that other people have gone through. To know you're not alone in how you're feeling whilst in an abusive relationship can feel like a God-send. This audiobook is for those who are in, or have been in, a physically abusive relationship. The stories in this short audiobook may sound familiar as you can likely see similarities to your own situation.

If you are in an emotionally abusive relationship with a narcissist, this book is intended to shed some light both on the underlying disorder as well as the resources and options available.

Gaslighting and narcissism go hand in hand, as most narcissists use gaslighting as a form of abuse. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which the abuser attempts to diffuse confusion and self-doubt in the victim’s mind. By distorting reality and forcing the victim to question their own judgment, gaslighters are typically seeking to gain control and power over the other person

These are stories about friends and families who have lost loved ones. They have lost their daughters, grandchildren, nieces, friends, and sometimes entire families. Some have been forced to leave their abusers by going into hiding. Others haven't been as lucky; they died at the hands of their abusers. These people that are left behind tell heartbreaking stories of their losses and grief.

This is a collection of stories based on women who have been in abusive relationships. Some were forced to flee and still live in fear of being found. Some didn't survive....

It’s summer in Alaska and the light surrounding the shipping-container-turned-storage shed where Liv Russo is being held prisoner is fuzzy and gray. Around her is thick forest and jagged mountains. In front of her, across a clearing, is a low-slung cabin with a single window that spills a wash of yellow light onto bare ground. Illuminated in that light is the father of her child, a man she once loved. A man who is now her jailor. Liv vows to do anything to escape.

This is a three-audiobook bundle that addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these: Codependent relationships can be quite the challenge. Many people are in one even though they don’t realize it. Often, it is based on a lie or a learned pattern from their childhood. We’ll discuss these issues and touch on terms such as complementarity and polarity. We’ll also give you tips on how to develop a healthier relationship with others, whether that is your spouse or partners are the job or otherwise.

Renesia Martin seemed to have it all together. She was thriving in her corporate career, and she was married to an outgoing and handsome man, in a beautiful home in an upper-class neighborhood. Yet, behind closed doors she was living in the cycle of abuse. Don't Hit My Mama is a memoir where Renesia recounts what she saw, heard and felt as a child witness of domestic violence, and how it impacted her early development and later in life as an adult. In addition, she openly shares the process she went through to bring restoration and healing to herself and her family.

In this breakthrough guide, Dr. Ramona interweaves her personal story with a proven, step-by-step process to healing from the trauma of domestic abuse. It is hard to imagine someone with a Doctorate in Psychology, a flourishing counseling practice, experience in both TV and radio, to have hidden in a different state with her children, worn sunglasses on a rainy day to hide her blackeye, and often used turtlenecks to cover choke marks. Most people would not believe this could be the same person. Dr. Ramona is that person.

Emotionally broken. Mentally drained. Anxiety riddled and devoid of hope. The trauma bond that ties you to your abuser seems unbreakable. But it doesn't need to be this way. The bond can be broken. In this audiobook, I'll use my own 13-year-long story and the lessons I've learned along the way to guide you through breaking the trauma bond.

After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible. Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation up with a work crew made up of her four children. It would be the hardest thing she had ever done.

Basado en la experiencia clínica de veinticinco años tratando casos de víctimas que sufren estas relaciones, el doctor Piñuel explica en este libro de una manera clara y práctica cómo detectar este tipo de parejas tóxicas y, lo que es más importante, cómo librarse de ellas evitando volver a recaer.