Abusive Relationships: Leaving & Starting Over

It's My Life Now: Starting Over After Domestic Violence
It's My Life Now offers survivors of relationship abuse and domestic violence the practical guidance, emotional reassurance, and psychological awareness they need to heal and reclaim their lives after leaving their abusers. Worksheets and self-exploration exercises throughout the book help survivors monitor their progress as they navigate the crucial process of rebuilding self-esteem, trust, confidence, and emotional strength. Sensitive and compassionate discussions on all relevant issues from dealing with the needs of children to handling chance encounters with a former abuser to enhancing the ability to assess potential future mates, all combine to make this book a working manual for women who are, in so many ways, starting their lives over after an abusive relationship or domestic violence.

When Violence Begins at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse This comprehensive reference will be a valuable resource to both battered women and their caregivers. Wilson, who went underground for a few years to escape a dangerous relationship, draws on her experience as director of the Austin Center for Battered Women to provide immediate aid to victims and guidelines for helpers. She discusses the indicators of an abusive relationship; its effects on children and teens; substance abuse; how the workplace, medical, and religious communities can help; treatment programs for batterers; antiburnout tips for helpers; and advice on living underground. A final chapter presents a history of misogyny. Wilson is sensitive to cultural differences and their impact on women from various backgrounds. An appendix offers myriad resources in the form of support groups and print materials. Full of practical advice from someone with extensive experience in the field of domestic violence, this is strongly recommended for all collections.