Emotional Memoirs

Until sophomore year of high school, 15-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home. But after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a warning. Allison believed that she must do something to stop the cancer in her dream from becoming a reality.

#1 Best Seller in Emergency Medical Services (Kindle Store) #1 Best Seller in Emergency Medicine (Kindle Store) #1 New Release in Emergency Medicine (Kindle Store) Some calls you never forget. Some nights you never escape. In Louder Than Sirens, Austin Lynn takes readers deep into the chaotic and painful world of emergency medical services with raw honesty and emotional depth. He shares what it is really like to serve on the front lines, where tragedy is routine, the stakes are high, and the impact lingers long after the sirens fade. From devastating calls to the slow, silent weight of ...

Have you ever found yourself covered in cookie crumbs with an empty container next to you after an argument with your spouse, but you have no recollection of eating an entire box of Thin Mints? Do you struggle to stay committed to a diet meal plan because you just are constantly hungry? Does food provide you comfort in your loneliest moments? In this thought-provoking and practical book, When Food Is Your Drug will help you determine the extent of your emotional eating issue and how to go about addressing it. Emotional eaters know they have a relationship with food that is not “normal” ...

An unlikely self-love story between a broken girl and her strange brain. Using a refreshing, unexpected, and clever combination of self-deprecation and profound insightfulness, Cindy Robinson shares the story of how her ADHD, OCD, and childhood trauma aided both in her downfall as well as her ultimate triumph. Her humorous and heartfelt vignettes invite you to walk alongside her as she attempts to prove she’s “normal” (and fails repeatedly). Determined not to give up on herself, she ultimately finds solace in a surprising place... her strangeness. Witness her artfully blossom from ...

Pain changes people, but it doesn’t have to break them. In Bruised, But Not Broken: My Mess Is A Message, Hydiea shares her raw and unfiltered journey of survival, heartbreak, and resilience. From a childhood shaped by foster care, family betrayal, and homelessness to the struggles of navigating toxic relationships, motherhood, and self-discovery, this memoir lays everything bare. With gripping honesty, Hydiea confronts the wounds left by those who were supposed to love her, the lessons she learned the hard way, and the moments that nearly broke her. But this is not just a story of pain ...

MY MEMOIR OF MY TIME SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TYPICAL TRAGEDIES AND EXPERIENCES OF AN INFANTRY SOLDIER. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PAIN INVOLVED IN ALL BRUTAL WARS. THESE SCARS WILL REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE SOLDIERS LIFE. HOW HE DEALS WITH THIS VARIES WITH EACH HUMAN BEING. BUT WHAT IS WAITING AT THE AT HOME AND THE U.S. WILL HELP OR HURT IN HOW HE DEALS WITH THESE ISSUES. DAMN THE POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT OF THE 60'S AND 70'S. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE ALL THE SUPPORT AND LOVE FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

If Rich Dad Poor Dad taught you how money works, Dropped Jewelry shows you how life works when the odds are stacked and love, loyalty, and logic don’t always come in the same package. Mr. Coleman breaks the code on everything from betrayal and broken homes to business and belief. Every chapter drops a gem…straight from the soul…wrapped in experience, pain, and purpose.

What It Takes to Heal asserts that the principles of embodiment—the recognition of our body’s sensations and habits, and the beliefs that inform them—are critical to lasting healing and change. Hemphill, an expert embodiment practitioner, therapist, and activist who has partnered with Brené Brown, Tarana Burke, and Esther Perel, among others, demonstrates a future in which healing is done in community. Hemphill weaves together stories from their own experience as a trauma survivor with clinical accounts and lessons learned from their time as a social movement architect.

A powerful mental health memoir of emotional recovery, family struggles, and stories of strength—from a therapist who’s lived it. In a world where mental illness touches every family in some way, this compassionate and deeply personal guide offers hope, healing, and real-world strategies. Mental Health Memoir of Emotional Recovery is more than a self-help book—it’s a mental health memoir of a therapist, written from the heart of Dr. Emily Carter, a child development expert and long-time advocate for neurodiverse children and their families. Through relatable stories and clear ...

Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her best friend, and the father of her infant daughter. After: A disturbing email sparks suspicion, leading to an investigation of who this man really is and what was really happening in their marriage. In alternating before and after chapters, Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment form the past five years that isn't part of the long con of lies and manipulation.

Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia.

Izzy Blizzard’s frank memoir covers six decades of her tumultuous life, beginning when she was nine years old. Here, in the preface to her book, Izzy warns readers they may not like her: “My mother told me the only way to truly cleanse one’s dirty laundry is to bring it out into the sunshine and air it. I’m giving that a try, airing the worst of my own dirty laundry. “For example, few things are less attractive than suicide or extra-marital affairs. I've attempted the former and have been involved in the latter—multiple times—so I'm well-acquainted with how people react to a ...

She gave him her time, her trust, her soul—and still, he walked away for someone else. "I Gave Him Everything, and He Still Chose Her" is the heart-wrenching, beautifully honest story of a woman’s journey through betrayal, confusion, and the wreckage of misplaced hope. It is a book for every woman who has ever whispered, “Why wasn’t I enough?” Written like a conversation with your best friend at 2 a.m., this book doesn’t hold back. Julia M. Cross invites readers into her deepest heartbreak and lets them witness the slow, painful unraveling of a relationship built on illusion. ...

He was supposed to love you. Instead, you walk on eggshells, fearing his next outburst. For many Christian women, the private agony of emotional and verbal abuse is buried under guilt, shame, and fear. Divorce feels wrong. Speaking out feels selfish. And yet—deep down—you wonder: Is this really God's design for marriage? In Can’t You Smell the Smoke?, Sydney Koh vulnerably shares her personal story of surviving a narcissistic, emotionally abusive marriage while raising three young sons. Through mental illness, gaslighting, control, and spiritual manipulation, God’s faithfulness ...

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes-in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous. If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body. This book is a practical guide to recovering from lingering childhood trauma. It is copiously illustrated with examples of the author's and his clients' journeys of recovering.

In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner presents five of what she calls her most heroic and memorable patients. Among them: A successful, first-generation Chinese immigrant musician suffering sexual dysfunction; a young woman whose father abandoned her at age nine with her younger siblings in an isolated cottage in the depth of winter; and a glamorous workaholic whose narcissistic, negligent mother greeted her each morning of her childhood with "Good morning, Monster". Each patient presents a mystery, one that will only be unpacked over years.

Divorce Court star Judge Lynn Toler shares her mother's wisdom for learning to conquer anger and become immune to insult. Toler credits her mother's "rules" for life - a life that saw her grow up the daughter of a poor teen mother and endure a husband who suffered mental illness and alcoholism - with providing the grounding for her own success and happiness. Toler shows how the mindset of "a black woman who knew how to make things work" taught her the power of knowing how to manage one's emotional business - lessons that this book offers in wrenching stories....

Writer and therapist Sahaj Kaur Kohli grew up knowing exactly what it means to straddle multiple cultures at once. Like many children of immigrants, she has often found herself plagued by questions: Can I establish my own values and embrace where I come from? Is prioritizing my mental health really rejecting my culture? How do I set boundaries and care for myself when family and community mean everything? Even after becoming a therapist herself, she saw those same gaps in the mental health world, leading her to wonder, like so many children of immigrants: what about us?

A book that your heart will remember for a lifetime--in the best possible way. ____ The girl who had been a popular leader in high school, who nailed a fine job during the Great Depression, sank to the bottom of alcoholism after she married a binge drinker. She sat there. Stuck. A mother of three girls. Wife of an unfaithful man. Hoping to die. And then, softly, God found Audrey. ____________________ “She Fled God is not your typical faith memoir—it’s braver, grittier, and far more real. Muriel Canfield delivers an unflinching portrait of a woman shattered by life, held hostage by ...

Emotional Memoirs & Short Stories is an audio experience like none you've ever heard before. A compelling, eclectic mix of fiction and non-fiction, tied together by a personal, running memoir that begins each of the 10 short stories, set against the cityscape of Chicago. A unique musical soundtrack becomes the emotional landscape to each short story, creating a vivid mind picture with the dramatic narrative.