Frank Carlson Library

"Ellen Trawton is running away from it all - quite literally. She is engaged to marry an aristocratic man she doesn't love, she hates her job, and her mother...well, her mother is not a woman to be crossed. So Ellen escapes to the one place she knows her mother won't follow her - to her aunt's cottage on Ireland's dramatic Connemara coast. Once there, she is embraced by a family of aunts, uncles and cousins her mother never mentioned. Her imagination...

Este volumen reune tres libros: Fábulas y Verdades, Cuentos pintados y Cuentos morales para niños formales. En cada uno de ellos hay una constante: la adaptación de los temas al alma de los niños, para pensar, sentir, ver la naturaleza como ellos. Pombo se hace niño para concebir la belleza como ellos y a la vez dar forma literaria a lo que ellos no pueden expresar. Son por ello estas Fábulas y Verdades la parte más significativa de una obra...

Find peace with daily reflections that will help ground you on your life-long journey in overcoming your alcoholic upbringing. From dealing with ruminating thoughts and anxiety to stopping dysfunctional behaviors that you learned as a child in an alcoholic home, Let Go and Be Free: 100 Daily Reflections for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Volume 1) will help you learn about common traits of Adult Children of Alcoholics, shine a light to dispel the shame...

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 to compensate for your parent's behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life.

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Sleep often eludes. We try this and we try that. Still, the night gives a wakeup call we'd rather not answer. "Having Tried Everything" is the story of a terminally lonely insomniac who does answer. Stepping from the rut of routines and rituals, moving from the known to the unknown, she discovers, not only mercy and abundance but who she is and the travesty and redemption of what it means to be human. "Having Tried Everything" is at once actual, metaphorical,...

Do you want to stop relying on relationships to meet all of your emotional needs? Then keep reading... Do you need to find love and validation outside of yourself to be able to function properly? Are your abandonment issues so severe that you feel as if one of your limbs is being amputated when someone leaves you? Like most psychiatric concepts, codependency causes, symptoms, and effects are complicated. In almost all cases, codependency disorder...

In "Breaking the Cycle: Healing Psychological Trauma in Children of Alcoholics," author and researcher Desmond Gahan explores the intricate web of challenges faced by individuals who grew up in households affected by alcoholism. Drawing upon years of research, clinical experience, and compassionate insight, Mr Gahan unveils a powerful narrative that navigates the delicate terrain of psychological trauma and recovery.This poignant and empathetic guide...

Have you ever felt as though you were living two lives? One that everyone sees… And one happening in your mind… So did Megan Weisheipl. She seemingly had it all: a successful career, a happy marriage, and two wonderful children. Yet, she felt unfulfilled, unhappy-and she couldn't figure out why. Until her husband asked during an argument, "Why do you act like that?" This pivotal moment created a wave of changes. Megan stopped looking outside...

Timmy, a young and curious explorer, finds himself on an incredible journey into the heart of the African wilderness. While exploring the savannah, he encounters a cast of remarkable safari animals, each with its own unique qualities and life lessons to share. From Kazi, the wise elephant, to Suri, the swift cheetah, and Rafiki, the gentle giraffe, Timmy learns valuable lessons about family, agility, perspective, and self-acceptance. His encounters...

In between these pages, a thorough, in-depth view of abusive behavior is, introduced. The phenomena are, defined, the scope of the issue is explored from my personal and professional interpretation. Why are some women more susceptible to abuse than others? Why is it so hard to put an end to violence against women in this day and era? I not only delved deep into my journey, my truth as I have learned it, but through storytelling, I present enriched...