True Deceit False Love by Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro explores the dynamics of abusive relationships, with a central focus on narcissistic abuse. Foderaro provides a list of common and uncommon terms related to abuse that help victims make sense of what they are experiencing. If...

Nicole Beverly’s abusive ex-husband offered fellow prisoners payment to murder her. Finding Nicole is a graphic memoir recording the author’s experiences as a victim, and survivor, of shocking domestic violence and her battle for justice and safety. It includes, at the end, a brief guidebook...

In the non-fiction work Raven and the Hummingbird, Renate Caldwell chronicles the therapeutic process undertaken with a patient named Joan who suffered from Multiple Personality Disorder consequent to severe childhood abuse. To mitigate the effects of her trauma, Joan resorted to various identities, allowing her...

Reading I Just Wanted Love by D.J. Burr was a revelation. It was also heartbreaking to so intensely feel the pain and confusion of what it is like to grow up gay and "co-dependent." Just what does it mean to be a "co-dependent"? According to...

The Blood on My Hands: An Autobiography by Shannon O'Leary is a powerful, dark memoir. In her memoir, O’Leary tells how she and her family suffered at the hands of an abusive father with a multiple personality disorder. O’Leary actually witnessed her father murder people...

Why We Give Gifts at Christmas Time, written by Corine Hyman, Ph.D., and illustrated by Julie Bryant, is a book that celebrates Christmas and will teach children the true reason for the Christmas season. The main character, a young girl named Evelyn, begins by introducing...