Trauma Bonded

A True Story of Navigating Attachments Forged in Complex PTSD

Sarah Westbrook

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Daisy Girl Communications, LLC
06 September 2023

Biography: general; Christian Churches & denominations; Gender studies: women; Popular medicine & health; Coping with illness

Break free from toxic trauma bonds and reclaim a happier, healed life with this self-help memoir.

You never forget your first kiss, your first love...or your first trauma bond.

Emotionally battered and neglected by her personality disordered parents - and manipulated by Mormon beliefs - 16-year-old Sarah was convinced her boyfriend Michael would save her. When her parents discovered that they'd committed the sin of premarital sex, the aftermath left the teenagers irrevocably bonded.

Your trauma bond might feel like true love - or an obligation to repair or heal a relationship - but that toxic connection is a shackle, trapping you in the pain of your past. Break free and reclaim the happy, authentic life you deserve.

With humor, grace, and untamed honesty, therapist Sarah Westbrook shares a 25-year journey of navigating relationships impacted by abuse and trauma. Part confessional memoir, part self-help guide for survivors, Trauma Bonded pairs her extraordinary story of recovery with mental health insights for overcoming toxic relationships, healing from childhood trauma, and finding peace after complex post-traumatic stress disorder (c-PTSD).

You'll discover:

A unique perspective of c-PTSD through adolescence, marriage, affairs, and motherhood. The role of chronic traumatic experiences in attachment styles and the neuroscience in the development of trauma bonds. Why trauma bonds drive self-destructive behavior-despite the cost to you and everyone else caught in the crossfire-and ways to break the cycle. How religious trauma from the Mormon church or other sects may skew your worldview and belief system. Tips for building healthy relationships based on respect, trust, and unconditional love (not shared trauma)!

It's time to leave your pain in the past-where it belongs. Break the manacles of your trauma bonds and finally find freedom with Trauma Bonded.

By: Sarah Westbrook
Imprint: Daisy Girl Communications, LLC
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 735g
ISBN: 9798987921906
Pages: 556
Publication Date: 06 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Trauma Bonded: A True Story of Navigating Attachments Forged in Complex PTSD

"""The power of Westbrook's vulnerability is breathtaking. It is a rare thing to go so deeplyinside someone's personal experience of abuse and trauma. It is at once harrowing and profoundly cathartic."" -Aaron Toronto, Producer and Director of The Brilliant Darkness! ""Trauma Bonded is a book that can instill courage in you. It will teach you how to recognize and reconcile your own failures as well as those who have failed you. Sarah's story helps you know that you deserve the love that you are shown, even at your worst and that youcan persevere and thrive, no matter what challenges life throws at you."" -Alex Vidales, Podcast producer and host of StageCraft on WERA-LP "