Surviving : why we stay and how we leave abusive relationships

Gooden, Beverly 1982- (author.).

Summary: "When survivors of domestic violence reveal their predicaments, the first question many ask is "Why did you stay?" Here, an abuse survivor answers that question through her own story of survival and offers help to those who want to leave and rebuild their lives"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781538158098
ISBN: 1538158094
ISBN: 9781538158104
Physical Description: print
ix, 219 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Stuck -- Choices -- Why We Stay -- No One Is Going to Save You -- A Theory of Justice -- Reinvention -- Touch -- Harm Reduction -- Tools for Healing -- Good Love -- Unstuck.