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Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A resource for both men and women who suffer from emotional abuse as well as therapists and advocates, Escaping Emotional Abuse is a supportive, nurturing guide for anyone seeking to break the chains of shame, and gain the emotional freedom to create healthier, lasting relationships.
Author
Publisher
Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on clinical research, stories from clients, and her own experience, an expert on religious trauma shows how readers can live as healing individuals after leaving a high-demand, high-control religious system"--
3) Bedfellow
Author
Publisher
A Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From Jeremy C. Shipp comes a tense dark fantasy novel of psychological horror in Bedfellow. It broke into their home and set up residence in their minds. When the... thing first insinuated itself into the Lund family household, they were bemused. Vaguely human-shaped, its constantly-changing cravings seemed disturbing, at first, but time and pressure have a way of normalizing the extreme. Wasn't it always part of their lives? As the family make more...
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An examination of purity culture from the creator of the #ChurchToo movement. Sexual abuse is utterly rampant in Christian churches in America. And the reasons are somewhat different than those you might find in the #MeToo stories coming out of Hollywood or Washington. #ChurchToo turns over the rocks of the church's sexual dysfunction, revealing just what makes sexualized violence in religious contexts both ubiquitous and uniquely traumatizing, and...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Part memoir, part self-help book, So Much For Love offers hilarious and empathetic advice on how to survive a relationship with a master manipulator. Sophie had always been cynical about love--until she meets Marcus. His affection and doting praise melt away her defenses. The beginning of their relationship was a whirlwind romance, but over time she finds herself on uneven footing. Marcus lies. He's violently angry and bewilderingly inconsistent....
Author
Publisher
A TarcherPerigee Book
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From a leading voice on recovering from toxic relationships, a deeply insightful guide to getting back to your 'old self' again--in order to truly heal and move on. Jackson MacKenzie has helped millions of people in their struggle to understand the experience of toxic relationships. His first book, Psychopath Free, explained how to identify and survive the immediate situation. In this highly anticipated new book, he guides readers on what to do next--how...
Author
Publisher
Worthy/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Donna Freitas wants to believe. Raised Catholic, she sang songs about Jesus as a child and lived in a house where nuns and priests were regular guests, yet she found herself questioning the faith of her family, examining the reasons none of it added up, and distancing herself from the God of Christianity. Despite her questions -- or perhaps because of them -- she made a career out of trying to understand God, pursuing a Ph.D. in religion and writing...
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