Dominique Dowdney

Stepping on the Cracks (eBook, ePUB)

Learning to Live Again after Abuse, Addiction and Loss

• Format: ePub

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Trigger Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781837960750
• Artikelnr.: 72351396

Autorenporträt

Dominique Dowdney trained as a counsellor and holistic therapist, and is now based in the UK, having globetrotted for much of her life. As a counsellor, motivated by her life experiences, she specialized in helping with trauma and recovery, and relationship problems.

Dominique originally wrote her story under a pseudonym, as she was still a practicing counsellor. Now she is sharing her story using her real name.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1
Violent Beginnings: A childhood built on fear
Chapter 2
Something Snaps Inside: Fighting back
Chapter 3
A Taste of Life: Freedom at last
Chapter 4
A Stifled Soul: Friendships give me an entirely new perspective
Chapter 5
Lost Love: For me and my father
Chapter 6
"You little bitch": Our worst fight and a final escape
Chapter 7
Growing Up Fast: Learning the hard way
Chapter 8
Escaping the Mundane: Taking ecstasy and discovering an exciting new world
Chapter 9
Feeling Restless: A need to make peace with my mother
Chapter 10
Letting Go: Finding the courage to give in to my desires
Chapter 11
Reality Dawns: Time to face the music 
Chapter 12
When One Door Closes: A fresh, new start
Chapter 13
New Routines: Smoking cannabis unlocks the darkness within 
Chapter 14
Tying the Knot: Overcoming my demons
Chapter 15
Accepting Addiction: Craving a normal family life
Chapter 16
Motherhood: Attempting to rewrite my history
Chapter 17
History Repeating Itself: Cannabis abuse takes its toll
Chapter 18
An Ultimatum: Pushing for change with a fatal outcome 
Chapter 19
A Shocking New Reality: My new normal 
Chapter 20
Rebuilding My Life: Going back to school and finding the courage to face my
past
Chapter 21
The Final Exam: After several years of hard work, my fears return
Chapter 22
A Proposal: Letting love in again
Chapter 23
Showdown: Laying ghosts of the past to rest
Chapter 24
The Perfect Day: Everything is exactly as it should be