Workplace Trauma

From the powerhouse author of  The Memo, the essential self-help book for women of color to heal—and thrive—in the workplace In workplaces nationwide, women of color need frank talk and honest advice on how to deal with microaggressions, heal from racialized trauma, and find relief from...

Every organization from any sector can benefit from becoming trauma-informed. Trauma-informed workplaces understand and recognize the presence of trauma, acknowledge the role trauma can play in a person’s life, and promote work environments that support the individual and collective well-being of all staff and clients. They create a sense of belonging, connection, and safety through their attitudes, policies, and practices. As a result of these practices, organizations that are trauma-informed are more resilient and better equipped to achieve their missions.

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 ...

What happens when a manic-optimist event planner hires the town's most stubbornly gruff contractor? A grumpy-sunshine renovation that might just tear down all our walls. Molly I just bet my entire life savings—and my four best friends' money—on a rotting Victorian mansion. We are turning the Everhart Estate into Juniper Springs' premier wedding venue, even if the sagging front porch actively wants me dead. I have color-coded spreadsheets, a tight Labor Day deadline, and a desperate need to prove I'm not a failure after a career-ending disaster in Chicago. But the only certified ...

This critical resource gives managers, HR, and anyone who may come into contact with someone in trauma—including workplace violence, harassment, assault, illness, addiction, fraud, bankruptcy, and more—the tools they need to be prepared for what lies ahead. This book is crucial for every...

I lost tens of thousands of dollars because of toxic people before I learned this: You can't spot every narcissist, sociopath, fraud or manipulator. But you can make yourself impossible to manipulate or exploit. After a business partner stole from my accounts, a crypto investment vanished, and a "perfect" partnership imploded, I finally understood the problem: I was trying to read people instead of testing them. This book shows you how to build systems that expose dishonesty early, prevent theft automatically, and make manipulation too much work. You'll Learn: The 30-minute background check...

Harness the power of breathwork with this compassionate, healing guide for Black women. As a Black woman, Jasmine Marie knows the impact that intergenerational trauma and systemic racism have had—and continue to have—on her community. Those experiences, along with her own journey through...

He is grumpy, gorgeous, and my billionaire boss for the next four weeks. One mistake could ruin us—or spark something unstoppable. He is the hospital's infamous ice king — a trauma surgeon who freezes out everyone who gets close. When a short-staffed month throws us into forced proximity on the same service, I learn two things fast: Dr. Grayson Ward barks to keep people out…and he kisses like a man who is finally letting someone in. Between critical patients, midnight consults, and a rooftop garden neither of us admits to visiting for the other, our chemistry goes from inconvenient to...

Lennon Wells and Beckham Sullivan should have been perfect for each other. Both vulnerable, both striving to please difficult families, and both broken by the past. Going from friends to lovers seemed inevitable. So did a bad ending. They thought—they hoped—they’d never see each other again. Years later, bad luck or fate, Lennon and Beckham find themselves working for the same magazine. The wounds are still raw, but the chemistry is there. Then they’re forced to work together on a project.

An architect on the brink of ruin. A reclusive artist with a crumbling legacy. A house with secrets buried in its walls. Architect Laura Vance’s career is collapsing. Haunted by a professional scandal and drowning in debt, she’s one invoice away from losing everything. Her salvation arrives in the form of a mysterious, half-million-dollar contract to restore Blackwood Estate, a decaying Gothic mansion on the wild Maine coast. But her client isn’t the wealthy benefactor she imagined. He’s Julian Wright, the estate’s brooding heir—a raw, brilliant sculptor as damaged as the house ...

One struggling single mom resorts to hiring an online Dom to know what it feels like for someone to take care of her for once—only to realize he’s the rugged lumbersnack leading her kid’s summer camp. Lindsey Clark is a single mom doing her best to stay afloat. Between nursing shifts and...

The Toxic Boss How Bad Leadership Destroys Teams — and How Great Leaders Rise Above the Chaos Every workplace has one. The micromanager. The bully. The narcissist. The credit‑stealer. The boss who turns a thriving environment into a place of anxiety, confusion, and dysfunction. But what if you could finally understand why toxic leaders exist, how they operate, and—most importantly—how to protect yourself and your team from their destructive behaviors? The Toxic Boss is a powerful and eye‑opening guide written for professionals at every level—frontline employees, new supervisors,...

Drawing on first-hand clinical insight and scientific research, this guide book offers advice on how women of color can be high-performing and successful professionally, without sacrificing their physical, mental, and emotional wellness—a "must-have for Black women" (LaTonya Summers, PhD LMHC...

600,000 children grow up in abusive homes every year. I was one of these kids. Were you one too? Children become adults and they go to work. The workplace is stressful. Stress brings trauma right to the surface. Childhood Trauma does different things to different people. Some RISE and become top performers. Some FALL and can’t hold a job. It’s the luck of the draw. RIGHT? Or is it something else? The focus of this book is how Childhood Trauma impacts your career. I went through physical and emotional abuse for over two decades and it greatly affected how I made a living. I experienced ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the This Man series comes a tantalizing romance that begs the question: what would you do if you fell in love with someone you can't have? Annie has never experienced the "spark" with a guy—the kind of instant chemistry that steals your breath...

He's the grump with a shattered past. She's the sunshine determined to put him back together—if his demons don't break them both first. I don’t do smiles. I don’t do team bonding, calendar shoots, or charity events. I play hockey. I stay out of the spotlight. After what happened, I learned two things: never get close enough to get burned and trust is just another word for weakness. Then Lily Thompson storms into my life—PR sunshine wrapped in floral dresses and relentless optimism. Her job? Drag me, the resident grump, into her world of photo ops and feel-good content. Her goal? ...

Her blending shadows meet his blinding spotlight, their romance unraveling under the public's unblinking eye. I never dreamed when I accepted a makeup artist job on a blockbuster movie set that I would catch the attention of Evan Hutchinson, the charming British heartthrob. Through a series of events, I find myself employed as Evan’s personal makeup artist. I’ve been telling myself this was arranged solely for my career advancement. But I’m learning that’s not exactly true—especially after Evan kisses me, then asks me out. Before long, we’re falling for each other. Filming takes...

I thought I could survive him. Ethan Hart — my ex-lover, my greatest mistake, and the father of the child I never meant to raise alone. We were enemies before passion blurred the lines. Now, secrets tie us together tighter than any vow ever could. One stolen night. One reckless choice. And now the man I swore to forget is the only one who can save me. But trusting Ethan again could cost me everything — my career, my daughter, my heart. And when old enemies crawl out of the shadows, revenge burns hotter than love ever did. The lies between us run deep. The danger is closer than we think....

Garrick Vane is a Titan of Industry. He buys competitors for sport, micromanages global mergers, and hasn't slept a full night in three years. To the world, he is the unstoppable King of Vane Corp. In reality, he is a man on the edge of a psychotic break, crumbling under the weight of holding up the sky. Pills don't work. Meditation is a joke. Garrick needs something stronger. He needs someone to take the weight away. Enter Katia North. She isn't a doctor. She’s a specialist in "Radical Regression Therapy," and she doesn’t negotiate. She arrives at his penthouse with a contract, a bag ...

Mercer Sinclair has hated Dr. Loren Collins since she first started graduate school at Princeton University. Seven years later, Mercer is working in the English department at Princeton and she is offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a fully-funded collaborative research project. This project has the power to skyrocket her career and give her the exposure she desperately craves. The one drawback? She has to work with Loren, the very man she can’t stand. Loren Collins has been infatuated with Mercer Sinclair for seven years. She’s consumed his mind and he can’t stay away. When he’s ...