The Other Side of Yesterday: My Account of Abuse and Survival

The Other Side of Yesterday: My Account of Abuse and Survival
Author: Spencer Hatch
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2023-10-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

When I was a teenager, I never thought I would one day endure a violent and abusive relationship. I thought those things only happened to other people. I was meant for greatness. The person I ended up becoming was someone so broken that it was not possible to see a way forward. Yet, somehow, I survived. Written from true events, The Other Side of Yesterday is my true, first-hand account of surviving my relationship with a sociopath, who abused me mentally, physically, and emotionally. After taking everything from me – my dignity, self-worth, and value – he ultimately tried to take my life. This is my story of enduring, surviving, and overcoming the violence I endured at the hand of the person I loved, and how I finally found the strength to move on. In the end, I survived, and you can survive too. Life is so much better on the other side.

Crazy Love

Crazy Love
Author: Leslie Morgan Steiner
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2009-03-31
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 142996233X

The New York Times bestseller: “[A] brutally honest memoir of a brave, smart, fresh-faced young woman’s descent into domestic hell.” —Monica Holloway, author of Driving with Dead People At 22, Leslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job at Seventeen magazine, a downtown New York City apartment. Plus a handsome, funny, street-smart boyfriend who adored her. But behind her façade of success, this golden girl hid a dark secret. She’d made a mistake shared by millions: she fell in love with the wrong person. At first Leslie and Conor seemed as perfect together as their fairy-tale wedding. Then came the fights she tried to ignore: he pushed her down the stairs of the house they bought together, poured coffee grinds over her hair as she dressed for a critical job interview, choked her during an argument, and threatened her with a gun. Several times, he came close to making good on his threat to kill her. With each attack, Leslie lost another piece of herself. Gripping and utterly compelling, Crazy Love takes you inside the violent, devastating world of abusive love. Conor said he’d been abused since he was a young boy, and love and rage danced intimately together in his psyche. Why didn’t Leslie leave? She stayed because she loved him. Find out for yourself if she had fallen truly in love—or into a psychological trap. Crazy Love will draw you in—and never let go. “Compulsively readable.” —People “A must read for anyone in a consuming relationship.” —Iris Krasnow, New York Times–bestselling author

Prayed Upon

Prayed Upon
Author: Amy Nordhues
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2021-11-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781737594802

Prayed Upon won first place in the Inspire Christian Writer's "Great Openings" contest for non-fiction.

Living Brave

Living Brave
Author: Shannon Dingle
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-07-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0062959298

“Shannon’s struggle, defiance, strength, and power emanate from every page. That kind of brave can be trusted." — Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Untamed and Founder of Together Rising For all women looking to find “hope in a hopeless world and bravery in an age that seems to lack it,” comes a searing memoir by Shannon Dingle, a writer and disability advocate who has navigated loss, trauma, abuse, spiritual reawakening, and deep pain—and come out the other side still hopeful. Shannon Dingle has experienced more than her fair share of tragedy and trauma in her life, including surviving sexual abuse and trafficking as a child that left her with lasting disabilities and experiencing faith shifts that put her at odds with the evangelical church that had been her home. Then, in July 2019, Shannon’s husband was tragically killed by a rogue wave while the family was on vacation. The grief of the aftermath of losing her love and life partner sits at the heart of Living Brave, where Shannon’s searing, raw prose, illustrates what it looks like to take brave steps on the other side of unimaginable loss. Through each challenge, she reveals the ways she learned to walk through them to the other side, and find courage even through the darkest moments. Living Brave gives women permission to wrestle with difficult topics, to use their voice, to take a stand for justice, to honor the wisdom of their bodies, and to enact change from a place of strong faith.

Unguarded Heart

Unguarded Heart
Author: Amelia McTaggart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781944566180

UNGUARDED HEART... ...is the account of one young woman's challenge to overcome one abusive relationship after another. Struggling to find herself once again after losing her identity and self-worth at the hands of her abuser. Men she trusted. Loved. And Married. This book is in no way meant to condemn. All has been forgiven. This is a story of God's forgiveness, mercy and grace. Not just to one, but to everyone. This inspirational true story was written by a young woman who was used to living her life with her heart unguarded, but is now known as the woman with the Guarded Heart.

I Am Me: Survivor of Child Abuse and Bullying Speaks Out

I Am Me: Survivor of Child Abuse and Bullying Speaks Out
Author: Patrick Dati
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2014-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781629670140

I AM ME"Survivor of Child Abuse and Bullying Speaks Out" The true story about a person that chooses no longer to live as a victim but became a survivor.Do you view yourself as a victim and unaware how to overcome abuse? Do you need help conquering your demons and coming to terms with the nightmare of your past?Are you clueless on how to walk away from the individuals that hurt you and stand up for yourself?"In this book you will: "You will learn how to achieve strategies for survival and healing.Discover ways to help survivors identify and validate their childhood experience with child abuse and bullying.Identify and come to terms with your sexuality and not to hide who you really are to please others. Learn that suicide is not the way out and choosing to survive and take control of your life.Find the person you were meant to be and accept who you are and love yourself.

It Happened To Me Too

It Happened To Me Too
Author: Leila Ives
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2020-05-20
Genre:
ISBN:

I try to look forward to the future despite everything. I want to volunteer to help others survive. I have the hope that when my story is out there people might come to me for help, or at least find comfort as I have. I was at my lowest point when I had my breakdown, but this phoenix has risen from the ashes. If you seek help and have hope, I believe you can too!

Child Abuse, Gender and Society

Child Abuse, Gender and Society
Author: Jackie Turton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2007-11-21
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1134217250

This book investigates the silence that surrounds the sexual abuse of children by women; uncovering the denial, minimization and rationales used by the victims, the perpetrators and the professionals.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Author: Shirley Jackson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1962
Genre: Castles
ISBN:

We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.