any books you recommend?

[terribleheadspace]

Do you have any books to recommend on healing from an abusive relationship and how to protect yourself from it happening again?

Ive read why does he do that and parts of the freedom program.

I need a book for my healing, anything anyone would recommend?

[Lottieblue]

Hi @terribleheadspace-

When I first left, the thing I most needed to help me heal was to try to understand what had happened – and to feel understood, too. I found The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans was really good on this front, and Healing from Hidden Abuse by Shannon Thomas might be worth a look, too.

There’s also a follow-up to The Freedom Programme called the Recovery Toolkit. It’s about building your self-esteem and so on. But none of it is a magic wand.
I read and read and read, did the Freedom Programme, spoke to a WA person every week for over a year… and it’s still hard.
Wonderful WA also gave me the opportunity to do a mindfulness course. I wasn’t brilliant at it, but I did learn how to deal with feelings and identify problems etc, so if you have that opportunity I would do that too.

And, of course, keep coming back here too…

💕💕💕

[terribleheadspace]

Thank you 🙂

[Footballfan1]

Hi,

I haven’t listened myself yet, but the ladies on the freedom programme I’ve joined recommended Evan stark good on coercive control plus he has lots of seminars on you tube xx

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