When Love Hurts: A Women's Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0968601618 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 106 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An excellent resource, in understandable language CrypticTryptic I have read a good portion of the book, not yet finished. So far what I read tells me this book is an excellent resource for women going through intimate partner violence, but in a broader sense can also be applied to many other types of abusive relationships women encounter as well. It is definately important to note it is written from the perspective of a heterosexual relationship, where the woman is the survivor/victim/target and the man is the abuser/bully.However, I passed on the recomendation to a friend of mine who was abused by her brother in many of the ways listed and whose patterns fell into this possib. Review for When Love Hurts TSD Domestic violence is often shrouded in secrecy and shame. Karen McAndless-Davis and Jill Cory bring compassion and insight into this difficult family situation. Their book offers commonsense advice and explains patterns of abuse that help women understand what they can do to better protect themselves. The authors use their years of experience counseling women to outline what happens in dysfunctional relationships and how to identify choices a woman still has. The workbook is interactive and helps women organize their thoughts amid chaos. Particularly interesting is the graphic explaining the process of healing emo. Even if you don't think it will apply to you, read this book! This book was suggested to me by a good friend after a relationship I was deeply involved in ended. Shocked to see I could check off so many of the characteristics of an abused woman! Even if you don't think it will apply to you; check it out. Just don't be shocked when you start checking off things that you find apply to you.
About the AuthorJill Cory and Karen McAndless-Davis are friends and colleagues who share a deep compassion and respect for women who have experienced abuse. She has researched women’s experiences in leaving abusive relationships and has developed and facilitated counseling programs for women and their abusive partners. Karen participated in a group counseling program which kindled her desire to help other women living with abuse. Jill began working with women in abusive relationships at the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter in the early 1980s. Karen’s passion for this issue comes from personal experience of abuse. Together, they bring over three decades of experience to their work. Women’s Hospital supporting staff who respond to women experiencing abuse. For many years she has provided individua
Jill began working with women in abusive relationships at the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter in the early 1980s. Karen and Jill travel widely to provide training on the women-centered approach presented in When Love Hurts.. Jill currently works at B.C. She has researched women’s experiences in leaving abusive relationships
Along with stories of women who have experienced many forms of abuse, When Love Hurts also offers exercises that allow readers to make their own decisions about their lives, or to understand what a friend or family member may be going through. It also provides tools on what to do if a woman is experiencing abuse. The book explores difficult questions and offers straightforward, real world advice about an epidemic problem in society - and one that women often keep silent about.. The first edition sold over 11,000 copies outside of standard trade channe