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A compassionate and accessible guide for parents whose children have experienced traumatic or life-threatening events written by one of the foremost authorities on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents. Dr. Scheeringa understands the desperation many parents feel and explains the impact of trauma, simplifies the science into layman's terms, debunks the myths, and provides direction on navigating the confusing maze of the...
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A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together…
The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague’s voice that there’s a complicated case ahead.
And she’s right. A four-day-old baby boy called Tommy – born in prison – plus his...
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A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together…
The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague’s voice that there’s a complicated case ahead.
And she’s right. A four-day-old baby boy called Tommy – born in prison – plus his four-year-old...
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A wife and mother of a grown son and two teen daughters, a woman enjoying her career and life, Mary Jo Doig wants nothing more from life than to live out her days embraced by the deep roots of family, friends, and her community. Tightly wrapped in a life-long protective cocoon, she has no idea how wounded she is-until, on one starless night following the death of a relative, she has a flashback that opens a dark passageway back to her childhood and...
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My Mirror. My Reflection. My Depression is a harrowing yet empowering story of overcoming some of life's most difficult challenges and transforming them into purpose.
This book is a true story that charts Melissa's healing journey. When Melissa discovers that she has been wearing a mask for the last 48 years, she realises that she has no choice but to change the course of her life.
Having suffered from childhood sexual abuse from the age of six...
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Just when Casey thinks her foster care duties are done, she's asked to look after Sam, a troubled nine-year-old with a violent streak who drove his previous guardians to release him of their care. It soon unfolds, however, that this is no simple case.
Determined to get to the root of Sam's behavior, Casey is committed to uncover his mysterious past only to find out something far darker than she ever imagined...
Having recently said...
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Told through the eyes of a girl struggling with the gut-wrenching loss of her mother while forced to live in the unbalanced world of her father as revealed through graphic details and anecdotes. On the surface, this girl's early life was mundane: a well-manicured house, a privileged life, a group of daughters whose father was a doctor and who outwardly displayed a healthy lifestyle.
But the details behind that surface tell her story. It includes...
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Experienced foster care, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate. Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother's substance abuse during pregnancy, newborn Megan is taken into Rosie's loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her 'forever mummy' in Rosie. Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan and...
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Sunday Times bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson's first heartbreaking memoir The Boy No One Loved now combined in a single volume with her shocking title Crying for Help about a troubled 12-year-old girl. The Boy No One Loved is the true story of Justin who was taken into care at the age of 5 after deliberately burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey's home. A childhood of hurt...
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In Please Don't Take My Baby, Jade, 17, is pregnant, homeless and alone when she's brought to live with Cathy. Jade is desperate to keep her baby, but little more than a child herself, she struggles with the responsibilities her daughter brings. Cathy knows that Jade loves her daughter with all her heart, but will she be able to get through to Jade in time to make her realize just how much she might lose? I Miss Mummy is the true story of Alice, aged...
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A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together…
The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague’s voice that there’s a complicated case ahead.
And she’s right. A four-day-old baby boy called Tommy – born in prison – plus his four-year-old...
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For years, author Pamela Walker thought she was alone. Alone in physical and emotional trauma. Alone in substance addiction. And then she realized the most powerful of understandings: that none of us are truly alone. We all know sadness, shame, guilt, and fear; we have probably experienced poor coping strategies, sometimes without even realizing it; and we all could use some true healing.
Walker wrote Guilt, Shame and Fear: The Catalyst of Spirituality...
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Experienced foster care, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate. Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother's substance abuse during pregnancy, newborn Megan is taken into Rosie's loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her 'forever mummy' in Rosie. Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan and...
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Linda Carleton likes to describe her memoir All God, If God There Be as what might have resulted if the medieval German abbess Hildegard of Bingen had encountered Me Too. It chronicles her healing journey from childhood sexual abuse through a variety of spiritual paths and employs the practice of mandala journaling to explore both theology and her inner life.
Written with sensitivity and compassion, All God, If God There Be examines the deep...
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After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.
At first, she's no trouble at all, that is until she falsely accuses another carer, Jan, of acting inappropriately towards her. It turns out this isn't the first lie Elise has told — her previous carer was constantly following up allegations Elise had made of people bullying her, trying to have sex with her,...
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The stories we tell ourselves can be a source of trauma. But when we find out that they are just stories, just smoke and mirrors, ghosts of our past haunting our present moment, we can break free from the trap that binds us. What if you could find peace, love, and joy, no matter what you have been through?
In “Reclaiming Wonder Woman”, you will discover the hero hiding behind the victim. You will witness the innocence instead of shame, the bravery...
517) A Dark Secret
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Just when Casey thinks her foster care duties are done, she's asked to look after Sam, a troubled nine-year-old with a violent streak who drove his previous guardians to release him of their care. It soon unfolds, however, that this is no simple case.
Determined to get to the root of Sam's behaviour, Casey is committed to uncover his mysterious past only to find out something far darker than she ever imagined...
Having recently said goodbye to their...
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After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.
At first, she’s no trouble at all, that is until she falsely accuses another carer, Jan, of acting inappropriately towards her. It turns out this isn’t the first lie Elise has told – her previous carer was constantly following up allegations Elise had made of people bullying her, trying to have sex with...
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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. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son. Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by their social worker. Lara has fled an abusive relationship and Arthur has suspected non-accidental injuries. Cathy must monitor Lara whenever she is with her...
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At eighteen, Yvonne Martinez flees brutal domestic violence and is taken in by her dying grandmother, who used to be a sex worker. Before she dies, her grandmother reveals family secrets and shares her uncommon wisdom. "Someday, Mija," she tells Yvonne, “You’ll learn the difference between a whore and a working woman." She also shares disturbing facts about their family's history, eventually leading Yvonne to discover that her grandmother was...
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