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SHATTERED: A True Story of Trauma and Healing. Discover Effective Coping Strategies for PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression
Kandy’s life takes a devastating turn the day she is assaulted. Confused, broken, and traumatized, she watches her world crash before her eyes. The life she built was now destroyed. Previous heartache, suffering, loss, and trauma resurfaces, including witnessing her mother’s death as a teenager.
Forced to face the trauma, Kandy hits rock bottom.
Her mental health deteriorates, and she is diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. As the mental illnesses spread like wildfire, she is sent down a gut-wrenching, dark, and twisted road. She experiences flashbacks, triggers, blood-curdling fear, behavioural changes, dissociation, and nightmares that will send your heart racing.
Discover how Kandy reclaims her life, as you learn effective coping strategies and a wealth of valuable lessons.
Shattered is an unforgettable story of trauma and healing. This book is a must-read for those who feel alone in their trauma and want to reclaim their lives.
Included in Appendices:
Lessons learned about trauma and healing
Strategies for managing anxiety, depression, PTSD, and stress
Exercises: changing thought pattern, identifying anxiety and triggers, discovering purpose and worth
Forced to face the trauma, Kandy hits rock bottom.
Her mental health deteriorates, and she is diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. As the mental illnesses spread like wildfire, she is sent down a gut-wrenching, dark, and twisted road. She experiences flashbacks, triggers, blood-curdling fear, behavioural changes, dissociation, and nightmares that will send your heart racing.
Discover how Kandy reclaims her life, as you learn effective coping strategies and a wealth of valuable lessons.
Shattered is an unforgettable story of trauma and healing. This book is a must-read for those who feel alone in their trauma and want to reclaim their lives.
Included in Appendices:
Lessons learned about trauma and healing
Strategies for managing anxiety, depression, PTSD, and stress
Exercises: changing thought pattern, identifying anxiety and triggers, discovering purpose and worth
158 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 6, 2022
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May 8, 2022
A very good read, a well-balanced account.
This is the author's second book-I've read and very much enjoyed her first book-that is about happier times, a travel memoir. This memoir is about much more difficult times; the effects it all had on her day-to-day life, and how she learned to cope on the road to healing.
She’s suffered so many painful times, and she wants to help others by sharing her story, what happened to her. It's a nice presentation, I liked the font style, and a few colour photos are included, a lot of thought and care has gone into it.
The book starts where she and her twin sister are born. The writing is concise and clear. I like reading medical memoirs, and found it interesting reading about the twins' early entrance into the world.
The book was written simply; no nonsense, no waffle, no flowery descriptions. It was straight to the point, which I liked. Despite the difficult subject matter, I found her writing very quick and easy to read. I read it in just a couple of days. There is a funny anecdote too, so it was a balanced account.
Subject matter like this is hard to read about. It's difficult to say you enjoyed reading the book-how can you enjoy it, when it's someone’s worst of times? But she is able to communicate her story on the page so well. So it is easy to read, to whizz through. But we can only begin to understand the huge amount she's gone through.
It's good that she feels writing about her journey has helped. It shows hope; a more uplifting end. Naturally she’ll still have bad days, but with writing, she’s found something that helps her cope, manage her symptoms etc. She hadn't intended to become a writer, and it was a positive thing, it seems the new focus helped her a lot.
Much of this is reading about difficult times, but it is uplifting to read how starting her writing journey helped her healing, and continues to do so.
This is the author's second book-I've read and very much enjoyed her first book-that is about happier times, a travel memoir. This memoir is about much more difficult times; the effects it all had on her day-to-day life, and how she learned to cope on the road to healing.
She’s suffered so many painful times, and she wants to help others by sharing her story, what happened to her. It's a nice presentation, I liked the font style, and a few colour photos are included, a lot of thought and care has gone into it.
The book starts where she and her twin sister are born. The writing is concise and clear. I like reading medical memoirs, and found it interesting reading about the twins' early entrance into the world.
The book was written simply; no nonsense, no waffle, no flowery descriptions. It was straight to the point, which I liked. Despite the difficult subject matter, I found her writing very quick and easy to read. I read it in just a couple of days. There is a funny anecdote too, so it was a balanced account.
Subject matter like this is hard to read about. It's difficult to say you enjoyed reading the book-how can you enjoy it, when it's someone’s worst of times? But she is able to communicate her story on the page so well. So it is easy to read, to whizz through. But we can only begin to understand the huge amount she's gone through.
It's good that she feels writing about her journey has helped. It shows hope; a more uplifting end. Naturally she’ll still have bad days, but with writing, she’s found something that helps her cope, manage her symptoms etc. She hadn't intended to become a writer, and it was a positive thing, it seems the new focus helped her a lot.
Much of this is reading about difficult times, but it is uplifting to read how starting her writing journey helped her healing, and continues to do so.
May 11, 2022
Writing about PTSD is, in itself, an incredible challenge. The mental illness comes with such overwhelming and soul wrenching feelings that it's difficult to describe this to anyone who doesn't understand. But the author expertly documented all of her feelings and her challenges during the early days of her assault. Nothing is left to the imagination. As a PTSD survivor myself, I faced my own triggers while reading. However, Kandy gave me words that I needed to understand my past trauma. Now, I'm better able to explain it to others.
May 13, 2022
Powerful Read
I think this an important book for people to read, especially men. A person’s behavior after a trauma is not a reaction to other people personally but out of a sense that danger can come from anywhere and anyone. It affects us all in different and some of us take longer to recover than others if they recover at all. The authors story and experience is a perfect illustration of how PTSD can have a debilitating effect on your life. The book is very honest and very well researched. Highly recommended.
I think this an important book for people to read, especially men. A person’s behavior after a trauma is not a reaction to other people personally but out of a sense that danger can come from anywhere and anyone. It affects us all in different and some of us take longer to recover than others if they recover at all. The authors story and experience is a perfect illustration of how PTSD can have a debilitating effect on your life. The book is very honest and very well researched. Highly recommended.
May 16, 2022
The author describes her own reaction to her own condition as heartbreaking. It is hard for most of us to see how PTSD and then anxiety can be so bad that one cannot make a grocery list, or go to the store, but when it gets that far one ends up in bed, in pain, unable to move, and that is heartbreaking for anyone to watch. Those who have been close to that situation can benefit from her ability to work her way out of it, and the rest of us can benefit from at least knowing how bad things can be.
May 9, 2022
Having endured some of what the author described, I felt validated. The author's early childhood made her extremely vulnerable. I related to feelings of shame over needing medication. The book was a real case study and I like this type of learning. I can remain a bit detached but at the same time can relate and see myself in the author's shoes. People with mental illness want reasons to have hope and they don't want to feel alone. This book offered both.
May 10, 2022
Wow! The information you will find in Shattered is priceless.
I can’t believe everything this author has gone through and is still going through. Even though it causes her pain, she shares her story to try and help others heal. I recommend this book to anyone struggling with abuse, PTSD, anxiety, or depression. The detailed ordeals in Shattered will help anyone experiencing similar problems. I love how she shares her solutions, those that work and those that don’t. Shattered is a must-read.
I can’t believe everything this author has gone through and is still going through. Even though it causes her pain, she shares her story to try and help others heal. I recommend this book to anyone struggling with abuse, PTSD, anxiety, or depression. The detailed ordeals in Shattered will help anyone experiencing similar problems. I love how she shares her solutions, those that work and those that don’t. Shattered is a must-read.
May 24, 2022
You can't help but admire the author who is working so hard to triumph over intense mental health disorders and yet channels what she has been through into a book that will hopefully help others. In fact helping and caring for others seem's to be her passion and I hope she achieves her dream of getting back to nursing. A book that weaves the authors personal journey with tips for anyone else going through similar issues, and a solid 5 stars from me.
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