It's My Life Now Starting over after an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence

Name: It's My Life Now Starting over after an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence
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ISBN: 9780415923583

ISBN-10: 0415923581

ISBN-13: 9780415923583

Edition: 2000

Authors: Meg Kennedy Dugan, Roger R. Hock

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This book is for women who have recently left an abusive relationship and are attempting to face the challenge of putting their lives back together. During this difficult period, women who have managed to leave the relationship are faced with the scary and daunting prospect of living independently, rebuilding self-esteem and self-worth, and learning how to establish healthy relationships in the future. Many are tempted to return to the abuser and have to mend or re-establish relationships with friends or family. This book provides accessible practical information on how to protect yourself once you've left the relationship, how to get through the difficult emotions that accompany leaving an…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/28/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Meg Kennedy Dugan is Director of Counseling Services at New England College in New Hampshire. As a therapist for over 15 years, she has counseled many survivors of relationship abuse and domestic violence.

Roger R. Hock is Professor of Psychology at Mendocino College in California and the author of Forty Studies that Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research.



Introduction


Were You in an Abusive Relationship?


Are You Out of Danger Now?


How Could This Have Happened?


The Hidden Horror: Sexual Abuse


How Could You Have Loved an Abuser?


Abuse in Diverse Relationships


Losing Your Partner, Your Dream, Your Life


When Feelings Overwhelm You


Signs of Unfinished Healing


What About the Children?


The Reactions of Others


Practical Considerations


Beginning to Heal


Believing in Yourself


The Temptation to Go Back


Is Your Abuser Still in Your Life?


Loving Again