Personal Memoirs Women

O sonho de Juli era ser mãe e ela o realizou–e segue realizando diariamente–porém, ela não esperava os desafios que a maternidade atípica lhe reservava. O diagnóstico de Rafael veio no ano de 2015 e, de lá para cá, o hobby de Juli em escrever e influenciar pessoas teve uma mudança drástica: compartilhar tudo aquilo que estava reaprendendo com seu filho e sua família, fazendo-a acrescentar em seu currículo mais uma função: palestrante.

Parte de los beneficios del autor de este título de devolverá a la Fundación Aladina.

If you are reading this, chances are you are also at some point in your divorce journey. My heart goes out to you. Thank you for choosing me to walk with you on your journey. Divorce is hard. No matter how amicable. I hope this book makes you feel less alone. I hope it enables you to view the path that has led you to where you are now with kind eyes and explores your future opportunities with excitement. The Divorcee Dish is a memoir about my journey through divorce that includes tips and tricks and a series of journaling opportunities to aid you along your path.

Cresciuta da una madre divorziata che lavora in una casa editrice, V. colma con la lettura il vuoto lasciato dalla figura assente del padre. A tredici anni, durante una cena, incontra G., un celebre scrittore cinquantenne che, sin dal primo sguardo, la colpisce per il suo carisma e le attenzioni che le rivolge. Rassicurata dai suoi modi gentili e galanti e dallo sguardo clemente della madre, lei si offre a lui, corpo e anima.

Memories are like layers of your skin or layers of paint on a canvas. In The Queen of Peace Room, Magie Dominic peels away these layers as she explores her life, that of a Newfoundlander turned New Yorker, an artist and a writer—and frees herself from the memories of her violent past. On an eight-day retreat with Catholic nuns in a remote location safe from the outside world, she exposes, and captures, fifty years of violent memories and weaves them into a tapestry of unforgettable images.

A compelling book about dysfunction, forgiveness, a life-changing transformation, and the key to leaving trails of light. If you've struggled with a dysfunctional family, divorce, having mental illnesses, being overweight, being a single parent, having a life-threatening health issue, or challenged by dating again in mid-life, then you will want to find out how one woman found her way to forgive, survive, and thrive. Told with wit and wisdom, Leaving Trails of Light and Toilet Paper is a journey of discovery toward love and light.

Voor iedereen die humor heeft – of daten haat. Van haar ontmaagding door de manager van een niet nader te noemen fastfoodketen, tot een affaire met een onbetrouwbare, gladde Italiaan: Laura de Hoog neemt geen blad voor de mond over de mannen die haar pad hebben gekruist. En dat levert een extreem openhartig, grappig en herkenbaar boek op. Eikelpiercings, datingapps, katers en narcistische exen: niets of niemand blijft onbesproken. In dit boek leer je de vrouw achter de succesvolle TikToks écht kennen.

She had encountered violence in her own childhood but became emotionally resilient and fearless, until her life turned into a struggle when she met a man with a fatal attraction for her. Robinson was kidnapped, chained, beaten, sexually abused, and controlled by this man’s remorseless evil nature. She was desperate, broken—a woman who knew she would not be rescued after she found his arsenal of illegal weapons.

"What do you do when it seems as if the God you were taught about is “absent” to you? What if the man you loved and would do anything for, violated you and your trust? What if that man is a family member? What if that family member is your dad? You are broken, your relationships are destroyed, your life appears to be in pieces. Your thought process is destroyed, so you think. You don’t trust men anymore because your “earthly” dad messed that up for you. Not to mention your trust in a Man you were taught to believe in that you’ve never seen before, allowed it to happen.

An old fashioned love story and a practical map for spiritual growth. Life of Kai, a memoir of awakening, takes the listener on a spirited journey through shamanic ceremonies, meetings with remarkable people, adventures in nature, love, death, grief and renewal. This is a captivating listen that you will not forget.

I Had No One To Tell 2 is a continuation of Part 1 detailing the origin of a sexual abuse curse that has plagued our family for generations. The secrets kept by family embarrassment and shame have reached a boiling point within the new generation.

A tell-all memoir of overcoming adversity, I Laugh in the Face of Danger bravely reveals the rampant racism and misogyny that pervades Silicon Valley. My imperfections are what have given me the strength to be who I am. But some are so powerful they are also what has held me back. The secret is finding the balance...to nurture and cherish those unique traits that empower you. To evolve and mold those things that made you struggle. You must keep them from dulling the sparkle of your uniqueness.

Because she refused to testify against her husband for actions she had already forgiven, Diana Weinberger, a former missionary, was incarcerated in an Idaho jail - a jail in which she had volunteered for a year in prison ministry! Diana's marriage was on the rocks. Years of wandering from her Christian roots had led this former YWAM missionary down paths she would later regret. She and her husband, both successful career professionals, divided their time between the world of work and the world of play - a world of bikers and wild parties.

Confessions of a Military Wife is an honest, witty, and often hilarious look at the life of the new-generation military wife. Mollie Gross learned the hard way to laugh instead of cry at what she could not control as a military spouse - and as she quickly discovered, nearly everything was out of her control!

When Lu Spinney's 29-year-old son, Miles, flies up on his snowboard, "he knows he is not in control as he is taken by force up the ramp," writes his mother, "skewing sideways as his board clips the edge and then he is hurtling, spinning up, up into the free blue sky ahead.... " He lands hard on the ice and falls into a coma. Thus begins the erratic loss - Miles first in a coma and then trapped in a fluctuating state of minimal consciousness - that unravels over the next five years.

Katie Piper's extraordinary story of strength and recovery after a brutal rape and acid attack has captivated Britain. In this powerful sequel to her bestselling memoir, Katie tells the remarkable story of what's happened in the years since she bravely left the safety of her parents' home. With her trademark honesty, humour and heartfelt emotion, Katie shares the highs and lows she has faced as her life changed in ways she never thought possible.

Aileen Weintraub has been running away from commitment her entire life, hopping from one job and one relationship to the next. When her father suddenly dies, she flees her Jewish Brooklyn community for the wilds of the country, where she unexpectedly falls in love with a man who knows a lot about produce, tractors, and how to take a person down in one jiu-jitsu move. Within months of saying "I do," she's pregnant, life is on track, and then wham! Her doctor slaps a high-risk label on her uterus and sends her to bed for five months.

Journey to My Daughter is about becoming a mother. It details everything from author Jennifer Rose Asher’s decision to have a child, two miscarriages, a whirlwind trip to Vietnam, and how she eventually found her daughter. Along the way, Jennifer and her husband tried multiple approaches while looking for a child and would never have predicted how and where they would find her.

In The Long Journey Home, their mother, Margaret Robison, finally gets to tell her side of the story, which is more nuanced and poignant than one would ever imagine. Beginning with her childhood in southern Georgia, with its façade of 1950s propriety masking all sorts of recognizable demons (alcoholism, sexual repression, misogyny, suicide, and disease) up until her mental breakdown and, in recent years, her recovery from her massive stroke, The Long Journey Home is Robison's attempt to make sense of a complicated, often tortured, and complex American life.

Rachel Simon's historic home on a charming tree-lined street was hardly ideal. It was too small, too dark, and there was a gaping hole in the dining room ceiling. So when the house is burglarized, Rachel and her husband, Hal, agree it's time to sell. But in a difficult housing market, and with Hal being an architect, they soon realize: Why leave when they can renovate?