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In the Shadow of Eight

Surviving the Reality of My Childhood

by Collin Gosselin ...

Narrated by Collin Gosselin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

Collin Gosselin, one of the sextuplets from Jon & Kate Plus 8**, breaks his silence** to share the shocking story hidden behind the facade of a picture-perfect family.“As someone who knows firsthand the lasting impact institutional trauma can have on a young person's life, I was deeply moved by Collin's honesty and strength. So proud of Collin for turning his pain into purpose and powerfully ... Read more

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Collin Gosselin, one of the sextuplets from Jon & Kate Plus 8**, breaks his silence** to share the shocking story hidden behind the facade of a picture-perfect family.“As someone who knows firsthand the lasting impact institutional trauma can have on a young person's life, I was deeply moved by Collin's honesty and strength. So proud of Collin for turning his pain into purpose and powerfully
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My White Privilege

How I Solved My White Guilt

by Clint W. Genta ...

Narrated by AI Voice Marshall Chambers ...

Unabridged

1 hour 31 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.In this stirring memoir, a man grapples with addiction in a Utah town, charting his harrowing yet hopeful path to recovery. Through candid reflections, he illustrates the resilience of the human spirit amidst life's storms. Family, personal struggles, and identity shape his narrative, leading to a redemption story imbued with raw emotion and unshakeable ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.In this stirring memoir, a man grapples with addiction in a Utah town, charting his harrowing yet hopeful path to recovery. Through candid reflections, he illustrates the resilience of the human spirit amidst life's storms. Family, personal struggles, and identity shape his narrative, leading to a redemption story imbued with raw emotion and unshakeable
... Read more
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Men Who Hate Women

From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth About Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All

by Laura Bates ...

Narrated by Tanya Eby ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women and traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spider web of groups. It includes eye-opening interviews with former members of these communities, the academics studying this movement, and the men fighting back.Women's rights activist Laura Bates wrote this book as someone who has been the target of many ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women and traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spider web of groups. It includes eye-opening interviews with former members of these communities, the academics studying this movement, and the men fighting back.Women's rights activist Laura Bates wrote this book as someone who has been the target of many
... Read more
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Complex PTSD

From Surviving to Thriving

by Pete Walker ...

Narrated by Paul Brion ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes—in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous.If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body.This ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes—in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous.If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body.This
... Read more
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing

by Maia Szalavitz, Bruce D Perry ...

Narrated by Chris Kipiniak ...

Unabridged

13 hours 10 min

In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recoveryHow does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover?Child psychiatrist Dr. Bruce D. Perry has helped children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, murder ... Read more

$31.99 USD

In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recoveryHow does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover?Child psychiatrist Dr. Bruce D. Perry has helped children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, murder
... Read more
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In the Dream House

A Memoir

by Carmen Maria Machado ...

Narrated by Carmen Maria Machado ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado's engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman, Machado struggles to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming.And it's ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado's engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman, Machado struggles to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming.And it's
... Read more
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It's Not You

Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

by Ramani Durvasula PhD ...

Narrated by Ramani Durvasula PhD, Maria Shriver ...

Unabridged

11 hours 31 min

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissismAN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**It’s not always easy to tell when you’re dealing with a narcissistic person. One day they draw you in with their charm and charisma, the next they ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissismAN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**It’s not always easy to tell when you’re dealing with a narcissistic person. One day they draw you in with their charm and charisma, the next they
... Read more
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Trauma and Recovery

The Aftermath of Violence-—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

by Judith Lewis Herman, MD ...

Narrated by Alison Mathews, Xe Sands ...

Unabridged

11 hours 33 min

The groundbreaking work on trauma that remains a “classic for our generation” (Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score)Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The groundbreaking work on trauma that remains a “classic for our generation” (Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score)Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing
... Read more
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Not My Father's Son

A Memoir

by Alan Cumming ...

Narrated by Alan Cumming ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

*Read by Alan Cumming himself*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.A beloved star of stage, television, and film—“one of the most fun people in show business” (Time magazine)—Alan Cumming is a ... Read more

$23.99 USD

*Read by Alan Cumming himself*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.A beloved star of stage, television, and film—“one of the most fun people in show business” (Time magazine)—Alan Cumming is a
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Living and Loving After Betrayal

How to Heal from Emotional Abuse, Deceit, Infidelity, and Chronic Resentment

by Steven Stosny, PhD ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

Betrayal has many faces, including anger, abuse, deceit, and infidelity. These feel like betrayal because they violate the implicit promise of emotional bonds, that your loved one will care about your well-being and never intentionally hurt you. If you've recently left a relationship where you felt betrayed by your partner, you may have difficulty moving on. In fact, it can seem impossible to view ... Read more

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Betrayal has many faces, including anger, abuse, deceit, and infidelity. These feel like betrayal because they violate the implicit promise of emotional bonds, that your loved one will care about your well-being and never intentionally hurt you. If you've recently left a relationship where you felt betrayed by your partner, you may have difficulty moving on. In fact, it can seem impossible to view
... Read more
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All We Knew But Couldn't Say

by Joanne Vannicola ...

Narrated by Joanne Vannicola ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction and the July/August selection for the Amnesty International Book Club.Joanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother who had no sexual boundaries.After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction and the July/August selection for the Amnesty International Book Club.Joanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother who had no sexual boundaries.After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to
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The Emotional Incest Syndrome

What to do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life

by Jo Robinson, Patricia Love, Ed.D. ...

Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

Do these "endearments" sound familiar to you?"Of all my children, I expect the most of you." Translation: I've selected you to be the one to make my life worth living."You've never caused me a minute of trouble." Translation: Ignore your own needs, I can't handle them."You're the only one who truly understands me." Translation: I would be totally alone if it weren't for you.If so, you may have ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do these "endearments" sound familiar to you?"Of all my children, I expect the most of you." Translation: I've selected you to be the one to make my life worth living."You've never caused me a minute of trouble." Translation: Ignore your own needs, I can't handle them."You're the only one who truly understands me." Translation: I would be totally alone if it weren't for you.If so, you may have
... Read more
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Unspeakable

Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice

by Jessica Willis Fisher ...

Narrated by Jessica Fisher ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

Read by the author.Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher gives a lacerating portrait of a girl finding her voice after years of being silenced and an unforgettable story of risk and faith.Growing up the eldest daughter in a large, highly controlled, fundamentalist Christian household, Jessica Willis was groomed to perform, and to conform to her father's disturbing ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Read by the author.Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher gives a lacerating portrait of a girl finding her voice after years of being silenced and an unforgettable story of risk and faith.Growing up the eldest daughter in a large, highly controlled, fundamentalist Christian household, Jessica Willis was groomed to perform, and to conform to her father's disturbing
... Read more
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KERI 5

The Original Child Abuse True Story

by Kat Ward ...

Narrated by Bridget Thomas ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Child Abuse True Stories
Unabridged

19 hours 24 min

VOLUME 5 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!Following her disastrous first year in the adult world, it's hard to imagine how seventeen-year-old Keri's life could possibly get any worse. However, as anyone who's ever been down can attest to, getting back up can often be difficult without a helping hand...But what if all the hands around you only want to push you down further?DISCLAIMER: This ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

VOLUME 5 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!Following her disastrous first year in the adult world, it's hard to imagine how seventeen-year-old Keri's life could possibly get any worse. However, as anyone who's ever been down can attest to, getting back up can often be difficult without a helping hand...But what if all the hands around you only want to push you down further?DISCLAIMER: This
... Read more
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Holy Disruptor

Shattering the Shiny Facade by Getting Louder with the Truth

by Amy Duggar King ...

Narrated by Amy Duggar King ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

Read by the author."Not only was I singled out and shamed, but I was lied to as well. I'm still trying to untangle the lies--some of them televised across the country--from the truth."You've heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that the Duggar family held up on TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids and Counting. As some of the scandal came to ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Read by the author."Not only was I singled out and shamed, but I was lied to as well. I'm still trying to untangle the lies--some of them televised across the country--from the truth."You've heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that the Duggar family held up on TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids and Counting. As some of the scandal came to
... Read more
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Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That?

Encouragement for Women Involved With Angry and Controlling Men

by Lundy Bancroft ...

Narrated by Gary Galone ...

Unabridged

11 hours 42 min

Even if you've read Why Does He Do That?, it may be hard to see the truth of what is happening to you. You may feel overwhelmed by confusion, loss, and fear, and find yourself looking away from the truth and falling back into traumatic patterns.Like a constant friend, this collection of meditations is a source of strength and reassurance designed to speak to women like you, women in relationships ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Even if you've read Why Does He Do That?, it may be hard to see the truth of what is happening to you. You may feel overwhelmed by confusion, loss, and fear, and find yourself looking away from the truth and falling back into traumatic patterns.Like a constant friend, this collection of meditations is a source of strength and reassurance designed to speak to women like you, women in relationships
... Read more
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KERI 7

The Original Child Abuse True Story

by Kat Ward ...

Narrated by Bridget Thomas ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Child Abuse True Stories
Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

VOLUME 7 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!After nearly a million words, three thousand pages, and countless nights of blood, sweat and tears, this truly is the book that needs no introduction!Kat Ward, the perennial survivor, has taken readers on a rollercoaster journey throughout her first six books, in which she lays bare the horrific events of her early life.Now, in this penultimate ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

VOLUME 7 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!After nearly a million words, three thousand pages, and countless nights of blood, sweat and tears, this truly is the book that needs no introduction!Kat Ward, the perennial survivor, has taken readers on a rollercoaster journey throughout her first six books, in which she lays bare the horrific events of her early life.Now, in this penultimate
... Read more
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A Baby’s Cry

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 16 min

What could cause a mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only option? Cathy Glass is about to find out. From author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged comes a harrowing and moving memoir about tiny Harrison, left in Cathy’s care, and the potentially fatal family secret of his beginnings.When Cathy is first asked to foster one-day old Harrison her only ... Read more

$27.99 USD

What could cause a mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only option? Cathy Glass is about to find out. From author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged comes a harrowing and moving memoir about tiny Harrison, left in Cathy’s care, and the potentially fatal family secret of his beginnings.When Cathy is first asked to foster one-day old Harrison her only
... Read more
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A Family Secret

My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell

by Maureen Wood ...

Narrated by Rachel Atkins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

‘Each time my mother laid a finger on me… it was another step into the jaws of hell. Her abuse, more so than any other, destroyed me. It was the ultimate betrayal.’Abused from the age of eight by her older brother and then her step-father, Maureen Wood quickly became numb to the constant suffering. But Maureen’s world crumbled when her own mother started to abuse her too…A Family Secret is the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

‘Each time my mother laid a finger on me… it was another step into the jaws of hell. Her abuse, more so than any other, destroyed me. It was the ultimate betrayal.’Abused from the age of eight by her older brother and then her step-father, Maureen Wood quickly became numb to the constant suffering. But Maureen’s world crumbled when her own mother started to abuse her too…A Family Secret is the
... Read more
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KERI 6

The Original Child Abuse True Story

by Kat Ward ...

Narrated by Bridget Thomas ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Child Abuse True Stories
Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

VOLUME 6 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!The woman who was abused her entire childhood now recounts her terror at being subjected as an adult to violent alcoholic rages, false accusations, and even rape at the hands of her sadistic tormentor, who insists on holding her captive.Once again in need of an escape route, she makes a daring bid for freedom. Yet despite coming so close, she falls ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

VOLUME 6 OF KAT WARD'S SENSATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY!The woman who was abused her entire childhood now recounts her terror at being subjected as an adult to violent alcoholic rages, false accusations, and even rape at the hands of her sadistic tormentor, who insists on holding her captive.Once again in need of an escape route, she makes a daring bid for freedom. Yet despite coming so close, she falls
... Read more
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Narcissistic Abuse

Take Back Your Life after an Emotional Abuse of a Narcissist. How to Deal with a Narcissistic Partner and Survive from the Toxic Relationship to Get Your Freedom Back

by Stephen Tower ...

Narrated by Theresa Taylor ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Creativity
Unabridged

6 hours 12 min

Have you ever wondered what went wrong with your relationship? Have you ever thought about who he really was? Has your partner made you doubt your sense of reality? Has he ever apologized to you but kept doing the same thing over and over again? Has he ever talked to you only when he needed something from you? Even after all that, are you still unable to get out of the relationship?If you are ... Read more

$19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Have you ever wondered what went wrong with your relationship? Have you ever thought about who he really was? Has your partner made you doubt your sense of reality? Has he ever apologized to you but kept doing the same thing over and over again? Has he ever talked to you only when he needed something from you? Even after all that, are you still unable to get out of the relationship?If you are
... Read more
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Sparkle's Story

Thrown Away Children Book 8

by Louise Allen ...

Narrated by Melanie Crawley ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Thrown Away Children
Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry.A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household, with Sparkle’s transition motivating all of the young people to explore what becoming an adult means for them.But it’s Sparkle’s escalating ... Read more

$16.76 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry.A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household, with Sparkle’s transition motivating all of the young people to explore what becoming an adult means for them.But it’s Sparkle’s escalating
... Read more
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Going, Going, Gone

by Nasheema Lennon ...

Narrated by Monica Sagar ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

Once the hammer comes down, there’s no getting out…20 years ago, Imani’s best friend Kaitlin vanished.Now, Kaitlin’s crumbling childhood home is up for auction.Buying this house is Imani’s chance to finally resolve her grief. It might even ease her guilty conscience surrounding Kaitlin’s disappearance.But fixer-uppers always come with nasty surprises.And as Imani throws herself into the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Once the hammer comes down, there’s no getting out…20 years ago, Imani’s best friend Kaitlin vanished.Now, Kaitlin’s crumbling childhood home is up for auction.Buying this house is Imani’s chance to finally resolve her grief. It might even ease her guilty conscience surrounding Kaitlin’s disappearance.But fixer-uppers always come with nasty surprises.And as Imani throws herself into the
... Read more
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Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome

Breaking the Ties That Bind

by Amy J.L. Baker, PhD ...

Narrated by Madeleine Dauer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

An examination of adults who have been manipulated by divorcing parents.Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) occurs when divorcing parents use children as pawns, trying to turn the child against the other parent. This book examines the impact of PAS on adults and offers strategies and hope for dealing with the long-term effects. ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An examination of adults who have been manipulated by divorcing parents.Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) occurs when divorcing parents use children as pawns, trying to turn the child against the other parent. This book examines the impact of PAS on adults and offers strategies and hope for dealing with the long-term effects.
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