Secondary Trauma

The second edition of Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress expands the five evidence-informed CE-CERT practices for supporting emotional well-being in workers exposed to the effects of secondary trauma. Adding new insights, additional research support, and fresh examples, the conversational tone...

A longtime trauma worker, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky offers a deep and empathetic survey of the often-unrecognized toll on those working to make the world a better place. We may feel tired, cynical, numb, or like we can never do enough. These, and other symptoms, affect us individually and collectively, sapping the energy and effectiveness we so desperately need if we are to benefit humankind, other animals, and the planet itself. Through Trauma Stewardship, we are called to meet these challenges in an intentional way.

This best-selling classic presents seminal theory and research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Together, the leading editors and contributors comprehensively examine how trauma affects an individual's biology, conceptions of the world, and psychological functioning. Key topics include why certain people cope successfully with traumatic experiences while others do not, the neurobiological processes underlying PTSD symptomatology, and enduring questions surrounding traumatic memories and dissociation.

In an age where individual loan officers and small to medium sized mortgage shops are competing with billion dollar mortgage operations and lead generation companies, there are ways for mortgage originators to tap into the market and create their own fresh, interested, and targeted leads - minus the millions of dollars spent on advertising. It's time for these strategies and systems to be made available to mortgage professionals who are committed to growing their careers and increasing their incomes. Through Andrew Pawlak's years of helping everyone from individual LOs and Realtors to publicly traded mortgage lead generation technology companies, he has used the secrets in this book to help clients increase ROI and get more out of every dollar they spend.

This substantive collection from noted scholar Serene Jones explores recent work in the field of trauma studies. Central to its overall theme is an investigation of how individual and collective violence affect one's capacity to remember, to act, and to love; how violence can challenge theological understandings of grace; and even how the traumatic experience of Jesus's death is remembered.

A raw and emotional slow-burn MM romance about a self-destructive man haunted by addiction and the childhood love who returns determined to prove that even the most broken hearts may still be worth saving. He was everything I never wanted. Impulsive. Careless. Self-Destructive. I'm the cliché...

Two writers get a second chance at love in this romantic, sexy-as-hell New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde. "Smart, sexy. I absolutely loved it." —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper “Gutting, arousing, and...

A dynamic remastering of the second BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial – Fit the Seventh to Fit the Twelfth – which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legend The second original series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy remastered by Dirk Maggs (director of the Tertiary, Quandary and...

On a summer day in New Mexico, everything changed. A near-fatal car accident left Paul Ferguson—a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy—with a traumatic brain injury, a shattered future, and a recovery few believed possible. The Long Road Back is a true story of resilience, faith, and service—where grace and grit transform tragedy into a second chance at life. From coma to rehabilitation, and from hospital corridors back to the terrazzo at USAFA, Ferguson recounts the fight to reclaim dignity, rebuild identity, and return to duty. This is not a story of instant triumph. It is a...

Escape Earth. Find an alien husband. Get dumped. Now what? Emily Emily’s last husband returned her to the mail order bride agency because she’s defective. When the agency matches her to a second alien, he doesn’t show up to claim her. She has two choices: go to the local brothel to earn her keep or be sold off at random to an alien, a Zyanthan Warrior to be precise. Zyanthan males reportedly have two *****. While that will certainly make their time in the bedroom more fun, Emily doesn’t care about physiology. She just wants someone who will be kind to her and who won’t return her ...

She was the fire he couldn't forget. He was the silence that broke her. Five years ago, Della’s world ended in a whisper of lies. Now, she’s back in Chicago with one rule: survive the conference and avoid the man who shattered her. But fate—and desire—have other plans. One night at the club they once called theirs reignites a storm of memories, pain, and longing. Dorian is successful now. Powerful. But beneath the surface, he is a man haunted by the ghost of the girl he didn't save—the girl he never knew needed saving. As secrets unravel and past betrayals resurface, Della and ...

After losing her husband to a terrorist attack in the Middle East, Tessa West is left to raise their daughter alone, clinging to the memory of a love that was supposed to last a lifetime. Haunted by a battlefield promise and his own scars, Kasen Monroe has spent years protecting Tessa and her daughter from the shadows, never believing he's worthy of the life his best friend left behind, but feeling guilty for wanting it anyway. In this slow burn romance of second chances, two broken souls must learn that opening their hearts to a new future isn't a betrayal of the past, but a beautiful way ...

After the Flames A Novel of Survival, Healing, and the Courage to Choose Love Madeline Hart has always been the one who shows up—the listener, the helper, the woman who puts everyone else first. As a nonprofit program coordinator, she’s built a life around service, never imagining how quickly it could all be taken from her. When Madeline is abducted by a human trafficking ring and held captive in an abandoned warehouse, survival becomes her only goal. Rescue comes in fire and smoke—carried from the flames by firefighter Lucas Reed, a man whose quiet strength and steady compassion ...

Amina Wells never planned on becoming a nanny. But when she takes the job caring for billionaire Grant Wilder’s grieving niece, she finds herself drawn into a world of glittering penthouses, whispered gossip—and a man who terrifies her as much as he tempts her. Grant lives for control. For order. For keeping his emotions locked behind boardroom walls. But Amina is nothing like the polished women in his world. She’s sunshine and music, the one person who can reach through his armor… and the only one who can soothe the little girl who’s become his entire world. Their connection is ...

He runs toward danger. She's spent thirteen years running from it. Marine veteran Dylan Radford has made a life out of moving forward—fighting fires, carrying burdens alone, and never staying anywhere long enough to face the scars he hides. When he arrives in the mountain town of Ridgepoint to fill in for an ailing fire captain, he's focused on one thing: doing the job and moving on. Then he meets Natalie Shaw. Ever since losing her firefighter father at sixteen, Natalie has lived by a single rule: never give her heart to a man whose life is spent chasing danger. But Dylan's steady ...

In "Sacral Chakra: Healing the Power of The Passion Portal," embark on a transformative journey to unleash the true potential within you. Dive into the depths of your being as you explore the significance of the Sacral Chakra, a powerhouse of emotion, creativity, and sensuality. Within these pages, you'll discover the profound impact of trauma on the Sacral Chakra and learn effective techniques to heal and release emotional wounds. Embrace and honor your sexual energy as you unlock the secrets to tapping into a deeper sense of pleasure and fulfillment. Delve into the realm of love and ...

SECONDARY CONTACT is a psychological suspense novel about what happens when systems quietly outlive the reasons they were created. When a father discovers that his name has been removed from his daughter’s school emergency contact form—and replaced with a stranger he’s never met—he assumes it’s a clerical error. It isn’t. The name was placed there deliberately, years earlier, as part of an arrangement his wife believed had expired. As he pushes for answers, he learns that the school isn’t acting alone.

When the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, the world ends in ash and fire. For Harper Vega, it's just the beginning. Former Army medic Harper Vega is leading a wilderness survival course when the unthinkable happens—Yellowstone explodes in the largest volcanic eruption in human history. As ash clouds blot out the sun and civilization collapses, Harper finds herself responsible for keeping a group of strangers alive in a poisoned wasteland. But she's not alone. Quinn Marshall, a brilliant geologist haunted by loss, becomes Harper's unlikely partner in a desperate journey toward the Canadian...

He left to protect her. She paid the price alone. Two years ago, Throttle rode out on what should’ve been a one-week run. When the road dragged him away longer than he ever planned, he returned to find Julia gone—no goodbye, no trace, only the ghost of the woman he couldn't forget. Now he’s found her again. Julia is working nights in a small, lonely diner… hiding bruises she won’t explain and raising a little boy with Throttle’s dark blue eyes. She spent two years believing he abandoned her, surviving a life built on fear, doing whatever it took to protect her son. And seeing ...

Two pink lines. One shattered marriage. A one-way ticket to nowhere. For three years, Clara bent over backward to make her billionaire husband, Julian, love her. She memorized his moods, perfected his home, and gave him her soul. But when she discovers his cruel betrayal, she realizes the devastating truth: to him, their marriage was never a promise. It was a corporate obligation. Armed with a secret pregnancy and a broken heart, Clara packs a single bag and runs. Seeking a place where Julian’s money and power can't reach her, she vanishes into the rugged expanse of rural Montana, taking ...