Trauma Cycles

***The Instant National Bestseller*** A Next Big Idea Club must-read title for January 2024 The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room—from Dr. Mariel Buqué, PhD...

Are you thriving in your relationship, or merely surviving? Are you the victim of constant manipulation, gaslighting, and deception at the hands of your partner? Do you find yourself constantly making excuses for your partner's abusive behavior? If you feel trapped in a relationship with someone who displays narcissistic or psychopathic behavior, you may be experiencing a trauma bond—a powerful connection you've developed with your abuser. It's important to remember that you're not alone and it's not your fault.

Trauma Theory & Testimony: Breaking Cycles Through Lived Experience and Developmental Theory is an award-winning textbook memoir that bridges lived experience with developmental theory, offering a powerful exploration of how childhood adversity shapes identity, behavior, and resilience across the lifespan. Blending personal testimony with accessible academic insight, Charlietta D. Owens shares her journey through childhood trauma, foster care, incarceration, and ultimately professional advocacy and licensed social worker.

A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations, by an acclaimed expert in the field Depression. Anxiety. Chronic Pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling: the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate...

You already know he is toxic. So why can’t you leave? You have watched the videos, read the blogs, and learned all the labels. You know what narcissistic abuse looks like. And yet you still find yourself checking his social media, replaying the good times, and wondering why your emotional intelligence, the very thing that makes you who you are, did not protect you. You have been told to just leave, to think positive, to love yourself more. None of it has worked, because none of it addresses what is actually happening. By the time you finish this book, you will: Finally understand why you ...

You're a ghost to your own father—and that emptiness follows you into every room, every relationship, every mirror you've ever looked into. You know that sick feeling in your stomach when you watch other girls get actual affection from their dads? When you realize you've been emotionally starving your entire life and thought it was normal? When you understand that ‘provider’ and ‘parent’ aren’t the same thing—not even close? Yeah. That feeling. Maybe you learned early that your feelings were inconvenient. That needing comfort made you "difficult." That love had to be earned ...

For survivors of PTSD and repeated, relational trauma -- and the people who love them. Gretchen Schmelzer watched too many people quit during treatment for trauma recovery. They found it too difficult or too frightening or just decided that for them it was too late. But as a therapist and trauma...

For the past decade, author Tian Dayton has been researching trauma and addiction, and how psychodrama (or sociometry group psychotherapy) can be used in their treatment. This latest book identifies the interconnection of trauma and addictive behavior, and shows why they can become an unending cycle. This groundbreaking audiobook offers listeners effective ways to work through their traumas in order to heal their addictions and their predilection toward what clinicians call self-medicating.

You loved them deeply. But they kept hurting you—and you kept staying. If you're tired of overgiving, exhausted from false hope, and quietly breaking under the weight of love that never feels safe… this book is for you. How to Let Go of People Who Keep Hurting You is your emotional compass back to peace. In this tender, honest, and empowering guide, Sienna Thorne walks beside you—not as a therapist, but as someone who’s been there. You’ll explore why you stay in cycles of pain, how to stop chasing closure, and how to finally choose yourself without guilt. With 10 heartfelt ...

Have you spent your whole life chasing the love and approval of a father who was never truly there for you? Growing up with a narcissistic father leaves invisible scars, ones that shape your self-worth, your relationships, and even how you see yourself as a woman. If you’ve ever felt unworthy, silenced, or trapped in the shadow of a toxic parent, this book was written for you. In Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Fathers, you’ll finally find words for the pain you’ve carried for years. It speaks to the unique trauma of a father-daughter relationship marked by narcissistic abuse. Unlike ...

Healing Your Childhood Wounds to Break the Parenting Cycle A Trauma-Informed Guide to Inner Child Healing, Emotional Reparenting, and Creating the Safety You Never Received Do you ever react to your child in ways that surprise you — a sharp tone, a wave of overwhelm, a feeling of shutting down — even though you promised yourself you’d parent differently? Do you sense that these reactions come from somewhere deeper, maybe even from the parts of your own childhood that never felt fully safe? You’re not failing as a parent. Your younger self is still carrying wounds that were never ...

Read by the author. Why does our past pain continue to affect our present? Though many of us can point to patterns of brokenness in our lives, we don’t know why they're there. No matter how hard we work, we can’t seem to outrun the very things that break our hearts. That's because our...

Break the Cycle: Transform Your Family Legacy Through Mindful Parenting. Every parent carries invisible baggage, emotional patterns, reactive triggers and unconscious beliefs inherited from their own childhood. Despite our best intentions, we often find ourselves repeating the very behaviors we swore we'd never use with our children. It Stops With Me offers a compassionate roadmap for parents ready to break generational cycles, heal past trauma and create lasting change. Drawing on neuroscience, attachment theory and practical wisdom, this book provides 10 powerful tools to help you ...

Why Healing Yourself Changes Your Children's Future. Every parent carries invisible baggage from their own childhood — patterns of thought, emotional responses, and deep-seated beliefs that were formed long before they ever held their own child in their arms. The extraordinary truth is this: healing yourself is the single most powerful gift you can give your children. " You don't have to be a perfect parent. You just have to be a healing one." In this book, you will learn to recognize the hidden patterns that drive your parenting decisions, understand how unresolved childhood wounds ...

Breaking the Cycle is a direct, trauma-informed guide for individuals navigating the painful, often misunderstood journey of sex addiction recovery. Written by psychotherapist DJ Burr, this ebook offers practical tools, gentle reflections, and empowering truths for anyone ready to stop the cycle of secrecy, shame, and self-sabotage. Inside, you’ll find clear explanations of addiction and recovery concepts, daily check-ins and emotional tracking tools, guided reflection prompts, relapse prevention strategies, boundaries worksheets, and sober support planning—all offered in a ...

Still struggling from the effects of an abusive relationship? Do you feel like a shadow of your former self after a toxic relationship? Is the constant voice of doubt, implanted by someone else, whispering in your ear? Do you find it difficult to trust not just others, but also your own judgment? Do you carry the weight of guilt and shame even when you did nothing wrong? Are you seeking to rediscover the strength and confidence that you once had? I've been there, in that same suffocating space where it feels like the walls of past traumas are closing in. You're not alone in this. Together, ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work and How to Be the Love You Seek comes a groundbreaking guide to healing our childhood wounds and rediscovering our full potential As adults, we often fall into patterns that feel irrational or out of character—shutting down...

Breaking the Cycle: The Epigenetics, Psychology & Trauma of Narcissistic Families not only tells a story about the author’s journey through healing and recovery, but also dives deep into the science and psychology behind generational family disfunction.

How can Danielle understand "normal" if she has never experienced it? She was moved from town to town, kept hidden from society, and always felt like an outsider. Her innocence was brutally taken by someone she least expected. She harbored a dark secret that could devastate her family—a secret she fiercely protected. Would the burden of shame be too much to bear if the truth were revealed? As secrets are uncovered, Danielle plunges into a tumultuous descent with nothing to stop her fall.

A tell-all guide to help you get through the process of divorcing a narcissist. Do you feel you’re in a toxic relationship with a narcissist? Are you tired of the controlling behavior, manipulation, and gaslighting? Do you want to take the first steps to break free but are unsure how to navigate the legal, emotional, and practical challenges accompanying these processes and emotions? This is your guidebook to reclaiming your life and putting an end to this relationship. This book will take you through a journey of healing by helping you recognize the emotional toll the relationship has ...