Títulos em Mulheres

Invisible Pain: The Psychological Impact of Female Body Mutilation reveals the distressing experiences endured by women who have survived these violent practices. The text reveals persistent psychological traumas that persist beyond physical suffering through their integration with cultural, social, and individual stories that remain mostly unrecognized. The book shares heartfelt survivor stories that honor their strength and unyielding spirit while they journey through traumatic worlds to achieve healing and empowerment.

In this tenth and final instalment, Deborah talks about her dramatic health scare, and how her fitness from triathlon saw her through. Deborah speaks honestly and openly about the challenges she experienced and how she uses her determination and resilience to get back on her feet. She also looks for new ways to continue her passion for triathlon.

In this memoir of her childhood, Native American novelist Trudy Silverheels recalls her very first encounter with a cousin she had not previously been aware of. Almost immediately, the two girls recognize in each other a best friend for life. They then agree to seal their new-found relationship with a sacred ritual. But is it even possible for two girls to be blood brothers?

Shortly after its 1925 publication, Gertrude Beasley's ferociously eloquent feminist memoir was banned and she herself disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Though British Nobel Prize winner Bertrand Russell called My First Thirty Years "truthful, which is illegal" and Larry McMurtry pronounced it the finest Texas book of its era, Beasley's words have been all but inaccessible for almost a century—until now.

Raw and wickedly funny, this debut memoir details one woman’s recovery from her emotional eating disorder, while navigating divorce, discrimination, motherhood, and the madness that is Tinder dating.

When Tanja Pajevic’s mother died, she felt alone and unsupported. She didn’t want her grief to sideline her, as it had when her father died. This time around, she wanted to grieve consciously. But how? In a society that no longer has clear rituals or traditions around grief, Tanja set out to create her own. As the weeks and months passed, Tanja, a first-generation Serbian-American woman, delved into her anger, rage and sorrow, as well as explored the complicated issue of forgiveness.

In Angels Do Always Knock, I share a tender, honest memoir rooted in love, loss, and the quiet ways grace finds us. Through childhood memories, caregiving moments, and spiritual reflections, I trace the final chapters of my parents’ lives—and the presence that gently accompanied them.

In this heartfelt and empowering autobiography, Dr Sonal Bajpai takes listeners on a remarkable journey of self-discovery and perseverance. Left alone at 29, amidst personal and professional upheaval, she faced rejection, isolation, and overwhelming challenges. But instead of giving up, she chose to rise, transforming pain into strength and obstacles into stepping stones toward their dreams.

Growing up, Gram was my best friend. We shared a double bed in my family’s cottage until I was nine. Fifteen years later, I got the call that she’d fallen and hit her head. All I could see was her mouthing, “Don’t you love me enough to come back home?” I wept on the plane as I began to write her story, the one she’d asked me to write in ninth grade.

In 1997, tragedy struck my family when my father, a courageous man, was killed in the streets of Jackson, Mississippi while defending my mother's honor. His life was senselessly taken, and the justice system failed him by allowing the perpetrator to go free, devaluing my father's life and ruling his murder as justified. This traumatic event changed my life as an innocent, brown-skinned girl, and its impact will be with me forever.

Behind the Desk: Untold Stories is a rollicking, no-holds-barred journey into the unpredictable world of hospitality. With tales of unexpected bodily fluids, bizarre confessions, audacious thefts, and accidental interruptions of romantic proposals, Amanda Faye reveals the unfiltered truth of what it's like to navigate a job where every guest brings a new level of extraordinary. You'll laugh, you'll gasp, and you'll never look at a hotel stay the same way again.

This inspirational Christian memoir chronicles some spiritual encounters Alisha L. Boykin had with demons, as well as some more pleasant encounters with Jesus Christ. She shares her testimony of turning away from being involved in sexual sin of sleeping with a man, not her husband, becoming celibate, asking for forgiveness, asking God to direct her path and allowing him to choose the God-ordained husband he created for her. Alisha hopes listeners will learn from her mistakes.

Join Favour Ify on a heart-wrenching and inspiring journey of self-discovery, faith, and resilience. This memoir chronicles her tumultuous life, marked by family feuds, feelings of unworthiness, financial struggles, and marital woes. From a young age, she faced numerous challenges, including spiritual attacks that threatened to consume her. Yet, in the midst of darkness, she discovered a profound truth: God's love and purpose.

Marilyn: A Woman In Charge shows how Marilyn Laurie, a self-described "little Jewish girl from the Bronx" rose from helping launch Earth Day to become the first female policy-making officer of a Fortune 10 company. One of the world's top public relations advisors, she faced days of heady highs and humbling lows with grace and resilience.

The Magician's Daughter: A Memoir is a coming-of-age story set within the motion and light of a traveling magic show. Fourteen-year-old Katy is the daughter of Lee Grabel, a former professional magician stuck behind a desk in the suburbs who yearns to rekindle the past fame of his old magic show. When he decides to hit the road again in a grand bid to be a Las Vegas headliner, Katy has her chance for the spotlight she yearns for as his stage assistant.

In September 2022, twenty-two-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Jina Amini is killed by Iran’s morality police in Tehran for allegedly wearing her hijab too loosely. Outrage triggers nationwide protests. Women rip off their headscarves, setting them afire. Others cut their hair in open defiance. Key industries are brought to a standstill, and once-revered banners of the country’s Supreme Leader are incinerated. It’s the greatest challenge to the Islamic Republic of Iran in its forty-six-year history—not coming from a foreign adversary but from their own freedom-seeking women.

Roma, 8 giugno 1944. Vera Simoni, figlia del generale Simone Simoni, massacrato nell'eccidio delle Fosse Ardeatine, guida un corteo di donne decise a incontrare il tenente colonnello John Pollock, comandante per la pubblica sicurezza a Roma. Sono vedove, madri, sorelle, figlie delle vittime e chiedono che ai 335 ostaggi massacrati il 24 marzo 1944 sia data degna sepoltura. Non hanno tempo per piangere e vogliono che quel luogo di morte diventi un simbolo: un'area sacra di lutto per ricordare i ribelli chiamati a combattere per la libertà.

Then, in 2017, Erin's lifelong dream of playing professional football finally came true when she was invited to join the inaugural AFLW competition. She was named co-captain of the Adelaide Crows and went on to win three premierships in six seasons before moving to Port Adelaide as their inaugural captain.

Coming Home: The Journey Back to Myself is a soul-stirring memoir about inner healing, reclaiming self-trust, and the radical act of returning home to yourself. Catherine Quiring weaves personal stories with cultural critique, offering a powerful roadmap for those who have been taught to abandon themselves in order to belong. Raised in authoritarian Christianity and shaped by the demands of ableist meritocracy, Catherine lost touch with her body, desires, and inner knowing. But through self-compassion, somatic reconnection, and Internal Family Systems therapy, she found her way home.

Lifted from Shame offers hope as it recounts the story of the author's journey to understand shame and trust Jesus and His grace after a trauma-filled childhood. Louise Sedgwick grew up in a family where involvement in conservative Bible churches hid the severe sexual abuse that went on behind closed doors. Fear and shame dominated her thoughts, producing confusion about God and her worth. Relational performance and striving to be all God wanted her to be resulted in an ongoing personal sense of failure. Nothing seemed to free her.