Trauma Bonded

<h4>Break free from toxic trauma bonds and reclaim a happier healed life with this self-help memoir. </h4><p><br></p><p>You never forget your first kiss your first love...or your first trauma bond.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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 <strong><em>Trauma Bonded</em></strong><em> </em>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). </p><p>You'll discover:</p><ul><li>A unique perspective of c-PTSD through adolescence marriage affairs and motherhood.</li><li>The role of chronic traumatic experiences in attachment styles and the neuroscience in the development of trauma bonds.</li><li>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.</li><li>How religious trauma from the Mormon church or other sects may skew your worldview and belief system.</li><li>Tips for building healthy relationships based on respect trust and unconditional love (not shared trauma)!</li></ul><p>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 <strong><em>Trauma Bonded.</em></strong></p>