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If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort

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"From the author of the self-help hit Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, this essential guide offers daily tips and tools to help readers heal the invisible wounds caused by growing up with immature parents. Readers will learn how to nurtureself-discovery, trust their emotions, and stop putting others' needs ahead of their own, so they can improve their relationships and build confidence in handling life's challenges"-- Provided by publisher....

"College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been...

Lucy Lovejoy married her childhood sweetheart at sixteen-years-old, but there is no longer any warmth or love at the centre of Lucy's family: her children have watched their father belittle her for years and are following in his footsteps. With her fortieth birthday approaching, Lucy discovers that her husband is having an affair with her sister and it shatters her. Mustering all her courage, she decides to leave her family and the home she's devoted...

"Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let's get started"--Publisher....

With a past like hers, Jessica Clayton feels safer in a life spent on the road. She's made a career out of helping others downsize, because she's learned the hard way that the less 'stuff,' the better, a policy she applies equally to her relationships. But a new client is taking Jess back to Cape Sanctuary, a town she once called home, and that her little sister, Rachel, still does. While Jess couldn't wait to put the miles between her and Cape Sanctuary,...

Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. IV, No. 2) April 2012 Recovering The Self is a quarterly journal which explores the themes of recovery and healing through the lenses of poetry, memoir, opinion, essays, fiction, humor, art, media reviews and psychoeducation. Contributors to RTS Journal come from around the globe to deliver unique perspectives you won't find anywhere else! The theme of Volume IV, Number 2 is "New Beginnings"....

"Pleasant Shores cop Evan Stone has worked hard to become a man of his word...So when his late best friend's sister asks for his help, he doesn't hesitate. He promised he'd watch out for Cassie, and the cottage next to his will be a perfect short-term refuge for her and her dog...Sheltered for years because of a childhood illness, Cassie is ready to reach for what she wants. And despite her family's warnings...Cassie's heart wants Evan. As the return...

The dreams. The fears. The death of a son. Just Breathe is the true journey of this author's personal tragedy. It is a story of growth, of lost dreams, and new dreams realized. Of fighting to save a child through insurmountable odds. It is a story of letting go and in the end, instead of saving her son, one mother is able to save herself.

Behind the Scene is a personal story of one little girl's experience growing up on a small Midwest farm. She was born into a large family, living in poverty, where her family's mode of transportation was a horse and buggy. This was required by the Amish religion her family belonged to. Early in her life, her dad wanted a car. They left the Amish and joined the Mennonites. The deep, dark secrets of her family's dysfunction, she vowed never to expose...