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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: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....
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Don't let the title put you off! Read this book
- By Melanie Maher on 19-06-2020
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The Coffin Confessor
- By: Bill Edgar
- Narrated by: Bill Edgar
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace....
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A must read!
- By Anonymous User on 04-07-2021
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A Family Secret
- My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell
- By: Maureen Wood
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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A shocking true story about familial betrayal, horrifying secrets and when justice prevails....
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Shocking
- By Marianna Debono on 05-08-2021
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The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner
- A Memoir
- By: Grace Tame
- Narrated by: Grace Tame
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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From a young age, her life was defined by uncertainty—by trauma and strength, sadness and hope, terrible lows and wondrous highs. As a teenager she found the courage to speak up after experiencing awful and ongoing child sexual abuse. This fight to find her voice would not be her last....
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I believe this book needs to be read,not listened.
- By Anonymous User on 19-12-2022
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Girl Alone
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never got over it....
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Love these books.
- By Alexa on 08-08-2016
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Groomed to Be a Bride
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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Maggie faces one of the most challenging cases of her career when a young, orphaned Syrian girl comes to live with her. Barely able to communicate without a shared language, Maggie must battle to reach the vulnerable refugee and help her to start to overcome the traumas she has endured....
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War heroes
- By Marianna Debono on 20-08-2021
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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: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....
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Don't let the title put you off! Read this book
- By Melanie Maher on 19-06-2020
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The Coffin Confessor
- By: Bill Edgar
- Narrated by: Bill Edgar
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace....
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A must read!
- By Anonymous User on 04-07-2021
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A Family Secret
- My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell
- By: Maureen Wood
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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A shocking true story about familial betrayal, horrifying secrets and when justice prevails....
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Shocking
- By Marianna Debono on 05-08-2021
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The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner
- A Memoir
- By: Grace Tame
- Narrated by: Grace Tame
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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From a young age, her life was defined by uncertainty—by trauma and strength, sadness and hope, terrible lows and wondrous highs. As a teenager she found the courage to speak up after experiencing awful and ongoing child sexual abuse. This fight to find her voice would not be her last....
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I believe this book needs to be read,not listened.
- By Anonymous User on 19-12-2022
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Girl Alone
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never got over it....
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Love these books.
- By Alexa on 08-08-2016
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Groomed to Be a Bride
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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Maggie faces one of the most challenging cases of her career when a young, orphaned Syrian girl comes to live with her. Barely able to communicate without a shared language, Maggie must battle to reach the vulnerable refugee and help her to start to overcome the traumas she has endured....
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War heroes
- By Marianna Debono on 20-08-2021
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Please Don't Take Mummy Away
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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When police are called to a local supermarket late one evening, they find an angry shopkeeper and a silent young woman. It's the third time 24-year-old Zoe has been caught stealing in the past few days. Eyes filled with panic, Zoe has been hiding bread, milk, Calpol and nappies under her coat....
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Beautiful outcome
- By Amazon Customer on 01-03-2024
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Little Girl Lost
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care....
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Unspeakable
- Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice
- By: Jessica Willis Fisher
- Narrated by: Jessica Fisher
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher tells a lacerating story of finding her voice after two decades of silence and an unforgettable story of risk and faith....
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Amazing
- By Merryn Wilson on 01-05-2024
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Dirty Little Dog
- A Horrifying True Story of Child Abuse, and the Little Girl Who Couldn't Tell a Soul (Skylark Child Abuse True Stories, Volume 1)
- By: Kate Skylark, Sophie Jenkins
- Narrated by: Jill Myers
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Sophie Jenkins is living a happy life in the idyllic Dorset countryside when she meets Martin Brett, the man who will go on to abuse her and haunt her dreams for years to come. A momentary act of neglect leads to a horrible series of events that leaves her changed forever....
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Two sides
- By leonie on 22-03-2024
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It Wasn't Your Fault
- Freeing Yourself From the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion
- By: Beverly Engel
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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In this gentle guide, therapist and childhood abuse expert Beverly Engel presents a mindfulness and compassion-based therapeutic approach to help you overcome the debilitating shame....
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The world needs to hear this!
- By Margaret on 16-09-2019
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Cupboard Boy: A Shockingly True Story of Horrific Child Abuse
- The PT Saunders Story, Book 1
- By: P.T. Saunders
- Narrated by: Paul Winter
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Under the cover of anonymity, Paul Saunders courageously tells his shockingly true story of how he and his stepsiblings were repeatedly abused by their mother and stepfather. It doesn’t make “easy” listening, but living through it wasn’t fun, either....
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shocked and traumatised
- By Anonymous User on 22-03-2024
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My Daddy the Pedophile
- A Memoir
- By: Lily Palazzi
- Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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After years of suffering multiple forms of abuse, a vulnerable young girl flees her home only to land straight into the arms of her biological father - a sexual predator....
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a wonderful and enlightening story. Thank you Lilly
- By sandra mowbray on 05-06-2022
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True Crime Case Histories, Books 1, 2 & 3
- 32 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection)
- By: Jason Neal
- Narrated by: Timothy G. Little
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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What you are about to hear are my first three books. The stories in this collection will make you realize just how fragile the human mind can be....
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great series
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-2023
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Enslaved
- My True Story of Survival
- By: Emily Vaughn
- Narrated by: Janine Cooper Marshall
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Emily has always felt like an outsider, so when a family friend takes her under his wing she is delighted. But soon it becomes clear that his motives are not all they seem. At the age of 11, Emily is groomed into being a ‘county lines’ drug trafficker....
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the horrific trafficking in your children across the world
- By Anonymous User on 14-05-2024
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Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families....
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Damaged.
- By Elba on 28-10-2015
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Unwanted
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: DeNica Fairman
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care....
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Another fantastic book
- By justsmile on 09-02-2023
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Tell Me Who I Am
- The Story Behind the Netflix Documentary
- By: Joanna Hodgkin, Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis
- Narrated by: Ben Allen, Rachael Beresford
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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Imagine waking up one day to discover that you have forgotten everything about your life....
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unbelievable story
- By Amazon Customer on 06-04-2021
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The Convent
- The Shocking True Story of Surviving and Evil Nun's Care Home from Hell
- By: Marie Hargreaves
- Narrated by: Dorothy Lawrence
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When a fancy car pulls up outside six-year-old Marie's home in 1959, her dad tells her she is going on holiday....
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the convent
- By Anonymous User on 12-09-2021
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Angel Blue
- A Song of Redemption
- By: Forrest Lang
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Machado
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A homeless foster kid finds redemption in Iraq....
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Helpless
- Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger?
- By: Cathy Glass
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Struggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy soon uncovers how dangerous their situation has truly become....
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The Forgotten Child
- The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die
- By: Richard Gallear
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heartbreaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing and how he came through the other side....
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This one hit home.
- By Anonymous User on 28-03-2023
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Fred & Rose
- The Full Story of Fred and Rose West and the Gloucester House of Horrors
- By: Howard Sounes
- Narrated by: Howard Sounes
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Fred and Rose West are virtually unique in British criminal history: a husband and wife who loved and killed together....
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not for the faint hearted.
- By Ryan on 16-08-2020
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The Hospital
- By: Barbara O'Hare
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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A shocking account of how vulnerable children were preyed upon by a doctor entrusted with their care....
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Totally Shocked
- By Salena on 04-02-2022
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I Want My Daddy
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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A 5-year-old boy, Ethan, is brought to Casey in the middle of the night after the sudden death of his young mother after a drug overdose....
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Good Book
- By Tracey on 28-04-2023
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Let Me Go
- Abused and Afraid, She Has Nothing to Live for
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Harley, 13, has been sectioned under the mental health act after attempting suicide. She was spotted climbing the railings on a footbridge that crossed a busy motorway and pulled to safety by a member of the public....
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You're Not Crazy - It's Your Mother
- Understanding and Healing for Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers, Book 1
- By: Danu Morrigan
- Narrated by: Danu Morrigan
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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If you have a difficult relationship with your mother, this audiobook might well hold the key as to why. If you feel torn, upset, or confused after contact with your mother....
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Got more out of the first half
- By C&J.A18 on 13-10-2018
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Body for Rent
- By: Olivia Smit, Anna Hendriks
- Narrated by: Gemma Lawrence, Sarah Cullum
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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Growing up in a quiet, middle-class suburb outside of Amsterdam, childhood best friends Anna and Olivia had their whole lives ahead of them. But every parent's worst nightmare came true when the teenagers fell in with the wrong crowd....
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Excellent Book. Very Brave Women.
- By Anonymous User on 14-05-2023
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Please Don't Take My Sisters
- By: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Three-year-old Lexie, five-year-old Amelie and thirteen-year-old Leo come to Maggie after Leo confesses to a teacher that his mother's addiction problems and her latest violent relationship has left him as the sole carer to his younger sisters....
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Great book
- By Anonymous User on 15-08-2023
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Stella's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 1
- By: Louise Allen
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 8 hrs
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In her brand-new series Thrown Away Children, Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother. The first in the series, Stella's Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an abusive past....
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Just So Sad.
- By Anonymous User on 06-07-2023
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Valiant Heart
- By: Ciandre Taylor
- Narrated by: Ciandre Taylor
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
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Valiant Heart is the story of a young girl name Cece who must overcome sexual molestation and physical abuse at a young age from family members she trusts. As Cece navigates through her childhood, she’s impacted by bullying, poverty, abuse, and alienation from her parents. This cycle of abuse forces Cece to make adult decisions before she has the mental capacity to do so.
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Little Girl Lost
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care. When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?
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Child Abuse (Revised)
- A Guide for Teachers and Professionals
- By: Rebecca Harrison, Jean Edwards
- Narrated by: Tina Marie Cruz
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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This is a personal story of a young woman who was the victim of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse from her mother; it also includes stories from several other survivors. This listen is also a source book for teachers and professionals who deal daily with abuse victims. Child Abuse: A Guide for Teachers and Professionals is from a book with the same title, printed in1983. The stories and lesson plans written then are still pertinent to today's trauma with battered children.
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Children of Coercive Control
- By: Evan Stark
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
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Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of children and illustrates its dynamics and consequences with dramatic cases drawn from the headlines and Dr. Stark's forensic practice.
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Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma
- Techniques and Tools for Working with Suicidality and Dissociation
- By: Joanne Zucchetto, Simone Jacobs, Ly Vick Johnson
- Narrated by: Ly Vick Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality, self-harm, persistent depression, and anxiety can have roots in behaviors and beliefs that helped patients survive their trauma. This book provides practitioners with case examples, practical tips, and techniques for applying this mindset directly to their most complex cases.
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Vulnerable Minds
- The Harm of Childhood Trauma and the Hope of Resilience
- By: Marc D. Hauser
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical development. Those dealt a hand of ACEs are more likely to drop out of school, have a shorter life, abuse substances, and suffer from myriad mental health and behavioral issues.
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Valiant Heart
- By: Ciandre Taylor
- Narrated by: Ciandre Taylor
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
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Valiant Heart is the story of a young girl name Cece who must overcome sexual molestation and physical abuse at a young age from family members she trusts. As Cece navigates through her childhood, she’s impacted by bullying, poverty, abuse, and alienation from her parents. This cycle of abuse forces Cece to make adult decisions before she has the mental capacity to do so.
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Little Girl Lost
- By: Casey Watson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care. When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?
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Child Abuse (Revised)
- A Guide for Teachers and Professionals
- By: Rebecca Harrison, Jean Edwards
- Narrated by: Tina Marie Cruz
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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This is a personal story of a young woman who was the victim of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse from her mother; it also includes stories from several other survivors. This listen is also a source book for teachers and professionals who deal daily with abuse victims. Child Abuse: A Guide for Teachers and Professionals is from a book with the same title, printed in1983. The stories and lesson plans written then are still pertinent to today's trauma with battered children.
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Children of Coercive Control
- By: Evan Stark
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of children and illustrates its dynamics and consequences with dramatic cases drawn from the headlines and Dr. Stark's forensic practice.
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Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma
- Techniques and Tools for Working with Suicidality and Dissociation
- By: Joanne Zucchetto, Simone Jacobs, Ly Vick Johnson
- Narrated by: Ly Vick Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality, self-harm, persistent depression, and anxiety can have roots in behaviors and beliefs that helped patients survive their trauma. This book provides practitioners with case examples, practical tips, and techniques for applying this mindset directly to their most complex cases.
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Vulnerable Minds
- The Harm of Childhood Trauma and the Hope of Resilience
- By: Marc D. Hauser
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical development. Those dealt a hand of ACEs are more likely to drop out of school, have a shorter life, abuse substances, and suffer from myriad mental health and behavioral issues.