The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself - Paperback

The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself - Paperback

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The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself - Paperback
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The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself - Paperback

The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself - Paperback

$17.00
$17.00

by Beverly Engel (Author)

"A sensible book, full of insight and hope,"* that offers support and guidance in freeing emotionally abused women from the cycle of abuse and establishing new healthy patterns of relating to others.

*Booklist

- Does your husband or lover constantly criticize you and put his needs before yours?
- Do you sometimes wonder if your best friend is truly a friend?
- Does your boss try to control your every move?
- Does your fear of being left alone keep you in chronically hurtful relationships?

If any of these questions sound familiar, you could very well be suffering from emotional abuse--the most widespread but also the most hidden abuse that women experience. This type of abuse is just as damaging as physical or sexual abuse.

But there is help in this invaluable compassionate sourcebook. As a marriage, family, and child therapist who has grappled with these issues herself, Beverly Engel guides you through a step-by-step recover process, helping you shed the habits begun in childhood and take the first few steps toward healthy change.

Using numerous examples drawn from case history and her own therapeutic expertise, Engel will show you how to

- Recognize and understand the abusers in your life
- Identify the patterns that have kept you emotionally trapped
- Complete your unfinished business
- Decide whether to walk away from an abusive relationship or take a stand and stay
- Heal the damage of abuse by building self-esteem
- Break the cycle of abuse and open yourself to the promise of healthy relationships

Front Jacket

If you feel unfairly criticized, controlled by others, or are afraid of being lonely, you could be suffering from emotional abuse. Now there is help in this compassionate sourcebook. Bevery Engel, a marriage, family, and child therapist, guides you through a step-by-step recovery process to help you heal the damage done in the past.

Author Biography

Beverly Engel, MFCC, is a nationally recognized psychotherapist and sex therapist with over 30 years of experience, as well as a bestselling author. She is the author of The Right to Innocence, The Emotionally Abused Woman, Partners in Recovery, Encouragements for the Emotionally Abused Woman, Families in Recovery, and Raising Your Sexual Self-Esteem. She has shared her expertise on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Phil Donahue Show, The Sally Jessy Raphael Show, and Ricki Lake.

Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.45 x 7.99 x 5.14 IN
Publication Date: January 21, 1992

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