self-help

Domestic Violence Survival Workbook (The) – Self-Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts

Written for practitioners to use one-on-one or with groups. Domestic abuse is very complex and can take many different forms – physical, sexual, psychological, emotional and verbal. The five sections of the workbook help participants learn skills for recognizing and effectively dealing with abusive relationships. The reproducible self-assessments, exercises, journaling activities and educational handouts are created for …

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The Rape Recovery Handbook: Step-by-Step Help for Survivors of Sexual Assault

A woman is raped in this country every two minutes; this guide provides an effective framework for victims to heal from the experience.If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you may be suffering from symptoms of depression, substance abuse, an eating disorder, panic and anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Rape Recovery Handbook provides an effective …

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Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Workbook: Practical Exercises For Working On Problems Resulting From Childhood Abuse (Practical Companion to Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse)

The Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Workbook guides readers through a series of exercises, charts, and checklists aimed at recognizing, understanding, and working on the problems resulting from childhood sexual abuse. The exercises are divided into four parts: Understanding Your Present Problems and Keeping Safe; Guilt and Self-Blame; Feelings about Yourself and Others; and Looking to the …

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The Survivor’s Quest: Recovery After Encountering Evil

Sometimes, evil does not translate into violence or murder. Sometimes, evil can be difficult to detect. It can be masked by charm and flattery, and it is often perpetuated by pathological lying, projection, and various other mind games. No matter how hidden it may be, evil always devastates—and isolates—any normal person who is touched by …

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Walking Prey: How America’s Youth Are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery

Today, two cultural forces are converging to make America’s youth easy targets for sex traffickers. Younger and younger girls are engaging in adult sexual attitudes and practices, and the pressure to conform means thousands have little self-worth and are vulnerable to exploitation. At the same time, thanks to social media, texting, and chatting services, predators are able to …

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Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free

SURVIVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE tells the stories of twelve women. Each was a victim of domestic violence, escaped from her abuser, reclaimed her dignity, reconstructed her life, and rediscovered peace. Domestic violence doesn’t just happen “out there” somewhere. It happens in our town, in our neighborhood, on our street. It happens to women we see at work, the supermarket, …

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Narcissist Free: A Survival Guide for the No-Contact Break-Up

Narcissist Free: A Survival Guide for the No Contact Break-Up…(from the author of When Love Is a Lie)The No-Contact Rule is the only surefire method for ending the cycles of abuse with narcissists and other emotional manipulators. The dynamic of these relationships is so complex that it takes a very specific strategy to break the mental connection….to put …

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