Hi, I have a book recommendation that is absolutely wonderful. The book is called, "When Love Hurts, A Woman's Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships" by Jill Cory and Karen McAndless-Davis. Her is the website:
http://www.womankind.bc.ca/. You can get it on Amazon as well.
When I was in an abusive relationship in Canada, I was referred to a woman's shelter. My counselor from the shelter was the best counselor I could have had, she helped me so much. She helped me to hang on to my sanity and get out of the situation when she was the only person I had to talk to, and I had to find a way to get back to California from Canada. One of her good friends wrote this book and she gave it to me out of kindness. This book turned out to be my best friend throughout the whole nightmare, and afterward as well. To get this book and read it is probably the best bit of advice I could ever give anyone in an abusive situation. In fact, I have bought at least ten of them and given them away.
When I finally made it back to California in one piece (barely), she had recommended that I go to the domestic violence shelter in my area for follow up, so I did. I went to a support group there that is also mandatory for other women in domestic violence situations. The court requires many of them to go, so I brought this book with me and gave away at least five copies. I gave two counselors there copies of the book as well and they now use it as their "bible". It is so much different than other books on the subject if you read it carefully. It was truly a godsend to me and I hope that someone else in the same situation can get the same benefits from the book!
Best wishes to everyone...
