{ "item_title" : "How To Manipulate A Manipulator", "item_author" : [" Raven Ashwood "], "item_description" : "What if the most dangerous manipulation isn't the lie someone tells you... but the one you slowly begin telling yourself?Raven Ashwood believed in love. She believed in commitment, second chances, and the idea that if two people loved each other enough, they could overcome almost anything.She was wrong.Not because love isn't powerful.But because love was never meant to require you to lose yourself.How to Manipulate a Manipulator is a deeply personal memoir that follows one woman's journey through heartbreak, infertility, pregnancy loss, divorce, coercive control, emotional abuse, gaslighting, financial devastation, trauma, and ultimately, healing. With raw honesty and unwavering hope, Raven shares how manipulation slowly steals your confidence, your identity, your voice, and your peace-often without you realizing it's happening.But this isn't just a story about abuse.It's a story about survival.It's a story about motherhood.It's a story about rebuilding a life from the ground up.Most importantly, it's a story about finding your way home to yourself.Before Ethan, there was another life. A first marriage. Years of infertility and the unimaginable grief of losing seven babies before welcoming the miracle of her son. There were years spent rebuilding after divorce, becoming a single mother, and discovering that happiness didn't require another relationship.Then she met a man who seemed to be everything she had prayed for.What followed was a slow unraveling of the life she had worked so hard to rebuild. Through coercive control, manipulation, emotional abuse, gaslighting, financial abuse, isolation, and trauma bonding, Raven found herself questioning her own reality.Leaving wasn't the end of the story.It was only the beginning.Recovery meant learning to sleep without fear, rebuilding financial stability, navigating PTSD, panic attacks, trauma bonds, setting healthy boundaries, trusting her intuition again, and rediscovering the woman she thought she had lost.Through the love of her family, the joy of motherhood, wildlife photography, and the peace she found in nature, Raven slowly reclaimed her life one ordinary day at a time.This memoir is for anyone who has ever: - Questioned their own reality after being manipulated or gaslit- Stayed because they believed love meant sacrificing themselves- Struggled with infertility, pregnancy loss, or grief- Experienced emotional, psychological, or financial abuse- Wondered why leaving wasn't enough to make the pain disappear- Wanted to understand trauma bonds and the healing journeyInside these pages you'll discover: Emotional abuse and coercive controlGaslighting and manipulation tacticsTrauma bonding and why leaving is so difficultPTSD, anxiety, panic attacks, and hypervigilanceFinancial abuse and rebuilding after starting overMiscarriage, infertility, and pregnancy lossMotherhood, resilience, boundaries, and healingWritten with compassion, vulnerability, and hope, How to Manipulate a Manipulator is more than a memoir. It's a reminder that healing isn't about pretending the past never happened-it's about refusing to let the past define your future.Whether you're a survivor, someone who loves a survivor, or simply seeking to understand emotional abuse, this book offers insight, encouragement, and the reassurance that no matter how far you've wandered, you can always find your way back to yourself.Because the greatest victory isn't manipulating the manipulator.It's refusing to let them decide who you become.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/819/105/9798191054292_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "19.99", "online_price" : "19.99", "our_price" : "19.99", "club_price" : "19.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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