Domestic Relationships

In January of 1995, 17-year-old Lizzette Martinez met Grammy-winning musician and record producer R. Kelly at Aventura Mall in Florida where he was performing. At first, it seemed that her hopes of becoming a professional singer were about to come true when he offered to help boost her career. However, this mentorship quickly turned into sexual grooming, leading to years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.

Love Turned Criminal is a raw memoir about the warning signs of abuse as well as a beacon of hope to all people in similar situations, letting them know they are not alone and there is a way out.

Texas, 1976: Odessa steht kurz vor dem nächsten Ölboom. Während die Männer der Stadt den kommenden Wohlstand feiern, kennen und fürchten ihre Frauen die Gewalt, die immer zu folgen scheint. Als die vierzehnjährige Gloria Ramírez mehr tot als lebendig auf der Veranda von Mary Whiteheads Ranch gefunden wird, wissen Mary und die anderen Frauen von Odessa, was jetzt passieren wird. Aber sie wissen auch, dass sie dieses Mal zusammenhalten werden. Eine eindringliche Erkundung der Schnittstellen von Gewalt, Herkunft und Klasse.

Kitty O’Brien suffered domestic abuse and coercive control at the hands of her former partner, and in this book, she describes the strategies and techniques she used to escape the relationship, heal from trauma and move on.

Die Selbstpflege ist eines der wichtigsten Dinge, die Sie lernen können. Der Schlüssel dazu ist, zu verstehen, was für Sie am besten funktioniert und wie Sie es anstellen.

Hannah’s story is astonishing, the sort of information your mind and heart simply want to reject. The depths of human cruelty and callousness that she has endured are so extreme that you will find yourself struggling to accept it, even as the undeniable evidence is displayed before you. Fire has left its indelible marks upon her skin, covering her entire upper body in a pattern of soft whirls and divots, a testimony to the suffering she has endured at the hands of her ex-husband and so many others—all of whom were meant to be heroes, but revealed themselves to be monsters.

Haunted by ghosts of the past, she was sailing directly into the eye of a storm. But fighting the challenges at sea was nothing compared with her complex personal struggles on an intense journey to find self-valuation. Determined to complete the life-changing odyssey, in book two of her Living Life Sideways series, Michelle Segrest’s focus turns to an extraordinary effort to salvage her crumbling relationship with a masterfully manipulative skipper.

Sedan år 2005 kan Brottsförebyggande rådet inte se några som helst positiva tendenser när det gäller våld i nära relation. Trots stora satsningar har de många årens arbete inte gett några tydliga resultat. Tvärtom finns studier som visar på ett ökat våld mot kvinnor. Om vi inte lyckas vända den negativa trenden kan våldet i nära relation bli ett av vår tids största politiska misslyckanden. De uteblivna resultaten borde resultera i politisk självkritik och eftertanke. Vad har gått fel, vad kunde gjorts annorlunda och vad har missats i arbetet? För att komma vidare finns två vägar.

In Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It, Kaur tells of the pain, lies, and betrayal she suffered at the hands of those who were meant to protect her the most. But her story doesn't end there. Davinder's willingness to speak out and fight not only saved her life but the lives of many other women and young girls over the years. She offers courage and strength to those who can't advocate for themselves, and she works with organizations all over the world to help end arranged and forced marriages.

Michelle Segrest dreamed of checking one giant challenge off her bucket list. Boarding a 43-foot sailboat to rekindle her relationship of six years, she set out on the eight-month voyage from North Germany to Alabama filled with hope. But suffering extreme seasickness and heavy gales in the Baltic proved the least of her problems when she faced abusive gaslighting from her partner. Unable to keep food down long enough to help when maintenance issues struck, Michelle’s only comfort came from her two devoted beagles.

The tale of Mary Hope MacLaren is a story of hope. It is the story of a young woman's hopes and dreams, shattered, as her new husband turns violent. It is the story of hope enduring over the years, but of hope renewed at his untimely death. Most of all, it is the tale of a woman's fight back to who she had been before and of her renewed hope for the life she once wanted, dreamt of having.

Deeply researched, daringly inquisitive, and resonant for our times, A Survivor's Education reveals the entanglement of storytelling, abuse, and power–and how we can balance narrative and evidence in our attempts to determine what “really” happened.

Can the misfortunes of one woman's ancestors give her the strength to fight for her freedom? When Alice inherits a wooden chest from her deceased mother, she suddenly finds herself swept away by the devastating stories contained within.

When J. R. Cobis woke up from his fantasy, he discovered he was living in a nightmare. His once-loving wife had become someone he didn’t recognize. Their marriage flipped the script on domestic violence where the wife was the abuser and the husband was the victim!

Dictators aren't just for countries. You can find them in relationships as well. A dictator is someone who decides how everything will be done and fully expects others in his world to abide by his laws. This article outlines three signs that you are probably in a dictatorial relationship. This is the most obvious sign, but a dictator makes the rules. No one else is allowed to contribute to the rule-making. If your boyfriend decides all of the rules and expects you to live by them, you are probably dating a dictator.

This is a three-audiobook bundle that addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these: Codependent relationships can be quite the challenge. Many people are in one even though they don’t realize it. Often, it is based on a lie or a learned pattern from their childhood. We’ll discuss these issues and touch on terms such as complementarity and polarity. We’ll also give you tips on how to develop a healthier relationship with others, whether that is your spouse or partners are the job or otherwise.

By using the power of daily affirmations combined with EFT tapping, NLP, journaling, and power questions, you can recover from a toxic manipulative partner quickly, without having to take months or even years to go through the recovery process. This audiobook is for people of any age who may be dealing with the psychological and emotional baggage of gaslighting abuse in their personal relationships. The simple self-help techniques inside this audiobook can be used daily to improve your emotional and mental strength, so you can accept what is and fast-track your emotional recovery.

In Shattered to Shining, nine women and one male domestic violence survivor describe how they were shattered, as their home became a place where physical and sexual violence, emotional and psychological control dominated their lives. Through persistence and courage, they have risen above their situation and come out the other side shining with positivity, strength, commitment, and empathy for others.

Because she refused to testify against her husband for actions she had already forgiven, Diana Weinberger, a former missionary, was incarcerated in an Idaho jail - a jail in which she had volunteered for a year in prison ministry! Diana's marriage was on the rocks. Years of wandering from her Christian roots had led this former YWAM missionary down paths she would later regret. She and her husband, both successful career professionals, divided their time between the world of work and the world of play - a world of bikers and wild parties.

Her marriage to successful airline pilot Captain X seemed like a dream come true. In reality, it was a nightmare. From the second they met, Captain X swept MrsXNomore off her feet, constantly showering her with gifts, flattery, and attention. He never left her side unless he was working his scheduled flights. Expertly he gained her complete trust and love. Soon they married, often traveling the world on major airways. Early on she underwent the physical and emotional stress of infertility and adoption with little help from her husband. Things were not adding up.