Stepping on the Cracks

Stepping on the Cracks

Learning to Live Again after Abuse, Addiction and Loss

Dowdney, Dominique

Trigger Publishing

09/2024

256

Mole

9781837960743

15 a 20 dias

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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
story, grief, bereavement, child abuse, domestic; violence, self help, trauma; Drug abuse, addiction, depression, memoir, mental; health, bibliotherapy, lived experience, personal