Kategoria BISAC: Family & Relationships >> Abuse - Domestic Partner Abuse

One in four women will experience domestic violence. We all know a woman whose life is dominated and controlled by her partner - and we might not even realize it.

Many women find themselves in the thrall of the Charm Syndrome Man, a man whose distinct pattern of behavior and use of charm ultimately serves to gain control over the woman. In the new edition of her classic work, Sandra Horley CBE draws on almost four decades supporting abused women to provide an insight into the reality behind the mask of the charming man.

The book's aim is to show women they are not alone and to...

Carly Lee's repeated exposure to childhood domestic violence at the hands of her own parent, deeply affected how she viewed the world and had a devastating impact on her emotional development and growth. As an adult she came to view control and fear as acceptable in a romantic relationship. This was her normal.

As a young adult Carly's own choices would lead her to repeat the patterns of becoming a victim of domestic violence. She was humiliated and embarrassed that her adult choices had allowed herself to become a victim. A tipping point would come in her life after experiencing...

Panic was rising in her throat and the smell of gunpowder was burning her nostrils. Doors opening and closing. Burst of light. Distant shouts. Blinding pain flashing through her head. The child next to her screaming. She reached to comfort the child and her arms fell limp. Waves of terror rolled over her as she realized that she couldn't move, but the fear was swimming upstream against the inner pain that threatened to drown her. Somebody help me.......

Janice and her children broke away from suffering through years of abuse, only to find that the nightmare wasn't over, it...

God knows when we are suffering. If we listen closely, we can hear him tell us when it's time to make a change.

Monique Hite heard God the night her husband threatened her life. Soon afterward, Monique comes to a difficult decision-for the sake of her own safety and that of her children, she must leave this man.

The Day God Saved My Soul is a true story of how Monique's marriage descends into abuse and how she finds the strength to leave. The story doesn't end there-after escaping domestic violence, Monique makes a healthy new start with help from scripture and a...