Trauma Syndrome

Growing up in a home where there is addiction or relationship trauma puts a child at great risk for long-term, post-traumatic stress effects that adversely compromise adult relationships. Best-selling author, psychologist, and psychodramatist Tian Dayton examines this trauma through an exploration of the way the brain and body process frightening or painful emotions and experiences in childhood.

Break free from spiritual abuse and heal from toxic religion with this psychology guide to reclaiming your autonomy. If you are leaving an authoritarian church or struggling with lingering anxiety, shame, and existential confusion, you are not alone. This deeply validating audio experience...

Reclaim your faith from the grip of fear, control, and legalism. Stepping away from a high-control spiritual environment is rarely just an administrative transition—it is a profound disruption of your shared reality. Recovery from Religious Trauma offers a validating, step-by-step framework to process institutional wounding, deconstruct legalistic performance metrics, and transition into authentic spiritual liberty. This is not a text promoting cynicism; it is a tactical manual for individuals ready to separate the voice of an abusive control system from the authentic grace of God. ...

If you dread Monday mornings not because of the work but because of the mind games, you aren't "burned out." You are being targeted. Workplace gaslighting is the silent career killer. It doesn't look like abuse; it looks like "performance management." It looks like moving goalposts, credit stolen in meetings, and feedback designed to dismantle your confidence rather than improve your work. If you constantly ask yourself, Am I losing my competence? or Why can't I just get this right? you are likely stuck in a "Shrink to Fit" professional dynamic. In these environments, your "growth" is ...

On a humid summer day in Alabama, a mayor’s wife turns up brutally murdered under a railroad bridge. Standing next to her body is fourteen-year-old Mason Hill, the autistic son of former Miss USA Genevieve Hill. The locals are quick to level their verdict on young Mason: he did it. The town detective calls in local autism expert Casey Walker to consult on the case. At first, Casey tries to keep an open mind. But the more time she spends with Genevieve, the more her unease grows, and she suspects that Genevieve is doing more than just protecting her son.

I was locked in a cage, waiting to be sold. Then he came. Vittorio Russo—mafia don, brutal savior, the kind of man whose hands are always bloodstained. He shot the men who were going to auction me off like property. Then he locked me in his penthouse. Fed me. Clothed me. Controlled every second of my life. He says I’m safe now. He says I belong to him. I should hate him. But when he looks at me, I forget how to breathe. When he touches me, I forget I was ever free. And when I beg, it’s not for escape. I don’t know what’s happening to me. All I know is I’m not the same person who...

What if kids, children, adolescents, teenagers or young people are able to control their anxiety, emotions, depression, worry, anger, panic, trauma, suicidal and negative thoughts effectively - this is where cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) takes effect. Think about the sanity and environmental benefits this will bring to our society. Are you not thrilled? It's not every kid, child, adolescent, teenager or young person who can effectively control their own emotions and behavior. But those who can, are able to take responsibility for their actions, have a good feeling and a tremendous ...

Emotionally broken. Mentally drained. Anxiety riddled and devoid of hope. The trauma bond that ties you to your abuser seems unbreakable. But it doesn't need to be this way. The bond can be broken. In this audiobook, I'll use my own 13-year-long story and the lessons I've learned along the way to guide you through breaking the trauma bond.

Have you ever doubted the historical Jesus or traditional biblical stories? Felt guilty for questioning your faith? This book will free you from those fears by uncovering the truth. I'll answer questions like: - Did Jesus literally rise from the dead? No - you'll learn how this story originated from ancient Kemetic (Prehistoric Egypt) astrology. - Did Jesus die on the cross? No - I'll explain this ancient Kemetic numerological meaning for this ancient savior motif. - Where was Jesus during his "missing years"? There were none - it's explained by Egyptian numerology. - How are Horus and ...

You've been strong for so long you've forgotten what it feels like to be taken care of. You show up for everyone — your family, your job, your community. You hold it together. You push through. And somewhere in the middle of all that showing up, you stopped showing up for yourself. Emotional Self-Care for Black Women was written for exactly this moment. Not as a collection of wellness clichés, but as a practical, honest companion through the work that actually changes things — written specifically for Black women navigating the particular weight of being everything to everyone while ...

Two women fight for their lives against an enigmatic killer in this electrifying novel from a New York Times bestselling author and "master" of thriller writing (Stephen King). Tara Beckley is a senior at idyllic Hammel College in Maine. As she drives to deliver a visiting professor to a...

BONUS: AUDIO VERSION OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE PAPERBACK VERSION Are you trapped in a toxic relationship, feeling powerless to break free? Do you find yourself defending your abuser, despite knowing they're causing you harm? Are you struggling to reclaim your sense of self after trauma bonding? Overcoming Stockholm Syndrome is no easy feat. It requires courage, determination, and support. You may face internal conflict, societal stigma, and fear of the unknown. But rest assured, you are not alone on this journey. Just like Evelyn did, you'll regain freedom too. How Evelyn ...

You handled it. You always handle it. And your body is exhausted. The tight chest. The jaw you clench without noticing. The shoulders that never fully come down. The nights when sleep arrives but rest doesn't. The version of you that holds it together in every room — and falls apart when no one is watching. This is not weakness. This is a nervous system that learned to stay braced — and was never given the tools to come back down. Nervous System Reset for Black Women gives you a practical, body-based path back to yourself: simple tools to calm your nervous system, regulate your emotions...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The courageous memoir of one woman’s globe-spanning journey of unraveling and awakening—breaking free of the narratives that once defined her and confronting the long-buried truths of a traumatic past—by the former CEO and co-founder of Embrace. “A brilliant and...

Are you tired of feeling like you are never quite enough, despite your constant efforts to be perfect? Do you wish you could break the cycle of people-pleasing and finally put your own needs first? What if the anxiety and exhaustion you feel every day is not a character flaw, but a survival mechanism you no longer need? Growing up with an alcoholic parent is not just a memory. It is a blueprint that often dictates your adult life through constant anxiety and the relentless pressure to be the reliable one. If you have spent years wondering why you are still running on high alert long after ...

Everyone calls you strong. So why does being this capable feel so much like being alone? You are the one who handles it. You don't ask for help, you don't lean, you don't let anyone carry the weight — and people admire you for it. But somewhere underneath the competence is a quieter truth: you are exhausted, you are lonely inside relationships, and you cannot remember the last time you let someone all the way in. What you are carrying has a name. Hyper-independence is not a personality trait. It is a trauma response — a survival strategy you built, intelligently, in a world where ...

This book is for those who have longed for their father’s appreciation, love, closeness, and friendship. This book is about a syndrome many suffer whenever their father is absent, either physically, emotionally or psychologically. The syndrome includes the emptiness we feel when our relationship with our father ends, and we become a fatherless child. This book is for those who hear the echoes of their lost father from a hole in their heart. It is about coming face to face with our fathers in a new way that helps us become a better person for our children.

You’re successful on paper — and privately terrified that one day they’ll realise you don’t belong. You have the job, the qualifications, the good feedback. And still you’re convinced you’ve fooled everyone, that your success was luck or timing, and that sooner or later you’ll be found out. Praise bounces off you. Every achievement just raises the stakes of the eventual exposure you dread. Here’s the truth no one told you: feeling like a fraud is not evidence that you are one. It’s imposter syndrome — and it doesn’t afflict the incapable. It afflicts the capable. You ...

The family should be a sanctuary. For you, it was a prison. Maybe it was a mother whose love came with conditions you could never meet. A father whose silence was louder than any words. A co-parent who is now turning your own children against you. Or a childhood you're only now beginning to understand was never normal. Narcissistic abuse doesn't just damage relationships—it poisons entire families. And it echoes across generations. Volume 4 exposes how narcissistic abuse operates within the most intimate sphere: parents, children, siblings, and the family systems that keep the cycle alive...

Many people have heard of trauma and PTSD. But when we think of PTSD, many of us think of nightmares and flashbacks that are related to one traumatic incident or event that has been experienced by the sufferer. There is another form of PTSD that's related to being exposed to repetitive trauma. It is called Complex PTSD, coined by a woman named Judith Herman.