Family & Relationships, Abuse
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"Silently Weeping"
A story of burn survival, rape and abuse by Deborah Blaney Ward
“YOUR PAST CAN CONTROL YOUR FUTURE IF YOU LET IT. OR YOU CAN MOVE AWAY FROM IT.” On May 23, 1961, seven-year-old Deborah Blaney Ward stood on a chair in front of her stove to retrieve some sugar from the shelf – she didn’t know the stove was on,...
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Friday I went to therapy, Saturday I went crazy
Travels through health, to insanity and back home by Jean Steinfeld
This book takes the reader through the author’s personal experiences in psychotherapy with a variety of therapists and approaches. She starts with her Danbury psychiatrist, an analyst, describing all her thoughts and feelings and fantasies and...
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Finding Lost
by Nancy Lafleur
Finding Lost is a powerful story of one Indigenous woman’s lifelong struggle to find who she is. She shares a story of childhood trauma; a story that is still only too common for many Indigenous women today. Walk into Nancy’s life, and share in...
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A Boy Kept Silent
by Robert Lichti
Robert Lichti started life as a happy boy, living on the family farm. Tragedy struck May 21, 1962, the day his father was killed and nothing would be the same again. Robert was there when it happened, but no one thought to ask the six-year-old...
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If I Knew Then, What I Know Now
The Good & The Bad by Rose White
Regret… remorse… anguish. Rose White always believed that one day she would live happily ever after with the man of her dreams, in a house full of their beautiful children. When she finally fell head over heels in love, she thought that those...
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Born in Fear
You have the power to transform your wounds to wisdom by Richard Dolen
Suicide, addiction, abuse, drugs, alcohol, and violence can destroy individuals, families, and communities. Through years of working with people who aspired to change their lives, Richard developed approaches and techniques to assist in the...
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The Other Side of Sober
by Elsie J.M. Page
Where are the police when you need them? Willie Masterson drove the streets of Winnipeg in a drunken state for 23 years, and was never arrested. He often parked on the front street in front of his home and leaned on the horn, waiting for Jessie...
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The Unveiling
A Tale of the Indivisibly Unsurpassed Dichotomy of a Heroine's Journey to Freedom in an Urban Christian Family by Michal Storey and Anton Josef
This is a story of one person's resolve not to have been the victim, but to have risen above the tirade of evil. Its intrigue is bound by the reality of the ostensibly permeating lengths that one individual can go to cover their tracks. The...
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Poetic Web
Guts for the Glory by Deborah Stewart
Poetic Web: Guts for Glory is a poetic journey through life’s ups and downs, with writing that is bold and honest with a touch of humor. In the world of Poetic Web: Guts for Glory, sorrows whisper in the wind, restless hearts find unbelievable...
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Treat Your Wife Like a Goddess
by Dr. Lake Singh
Marriage is a divine institution founded upon sound tenets, principles and codes of conduct designed to enable couples to love each other until separated by death. Tabled here are many plausible or conceivable ideas that will not only restore...
