Trauma Bonded

A True Story of Navigating Attachments Forged in Complex PTSD

De: Sarah Westbrook

Narrado por: Sarah Westbrook

Break free from toxic trauma bonds and reclaim a happier, healed life with this self-help memoir. You never forget your first kiss, your first love...or your first trauma bond.

Emotionally battered and neglected by her personality disordered parents—and manipulated by Mormon beliefs—16-year-old Sarah was convinced her boyfriend Michael would save her. When her parents discovered that they’d committed the sin of premarital sex, the aftermath left the teenagers irrevocably bonded.

Your trauma bond might feel like true love—or an obligation to repair or heal a relationship—but that toxic connection is a shackle, trapping you in the pain of your past. Break free and reclaim the happy, authentic life you deserve.

With humor, grace, and untamed honesty, therapist Sarah Westbrook shares a 25-year journey of navigating relationships impacted by abuse and trauma. Part confessional memoir, part self-help guide for survivors, Trauma Bonded pairs her extraordinary story of recovery with mental health insights for overcoming toxic relationships, healing from childhood trauma, and finding peace after complex post-traumatic stress disorder (c-PTSD).

You’ll discover:

• A unique perspective of c-PTSD through adolescence, marriage, affairs, and motherhood.
• The role of chronic traumatic experiences in attachment styles and the neuroscience in the development of trauma bonds.
• Why trauma bonds drive self-destructive behavior—despite the cost to you and everyone else caught in the crossfire—and ways to break the cycle.
• How religious trauma from the Mormon church or other sects may skew your worldview and belief system.
• Tips for building healthy relationships based on respect, trust, and unconditional love (not shared trauma)!

It’s time to leave your pain in the past—where it belongs. Break the manacles of your trauma bonds and finally find freedom with Trauma Bonded.

©2023 Sarah Westbrook (P)2023 Sarah Westbrook

Narcissist

She makes better excuses than my kids. Found myself rolling my eyes several times. She can sure tell a story though!

Terrible

I had high hopes for this but I was sadly disappointed. All I took away from this was Sarah’s justification for a decades long affair. Her actions have “trauma bonded” Mason and “Michael” to her and her narcissistic personality.

Authentic, relatable! Priceless wisdom.

Couldn't put it down. Masterfully written and well performed. Shifted some paradigms for me! This book got me thinking multiple times about my own experiences. The author writes in a way that had me relating and remembering my childhood, my adolescent years, my marriage, and mothering. Her evolutions in self-awareness, in setting boundaries, in her faith, and in love and forgiveness, are raw and exposed. Her transparency and authenticity invite introspection and vulnerability. This is a book that will break barriers and inspire change in others. Nicely done, Sarah. Also, thanks to Mason for being man enough to support your wife in sharing hard truths to the world and choosing her every day. The world is better because of you two.