In this bookChristine Murray carefully weaves her personal experiences as a survivor with her professional expertise as a counselor, community advocate, and researcher into a comprehensive guidebook for survivors of abuse.Moving forward after suffering abuse at the hands of someone who is supposed to love and care for you is no easy feat. And yet, healing and recovering from past abuse is possible, and the journey to get there can be an empowering opportunity for growth. Triump...

The comprehensive theory- and research-based guidelines provided in this text help answer the personal and professional questions therapists have as they provide competent clinical treatment to clients who have experienced family violence. It presents academic, scholarly, and statistical terms in an accessible and user-friendly way, with useful take-away points for practitioners such as clarifying contradictory findings, summarizing major research-based implications and guidelines, and add...

Financial Abuse Recovery: Financial Healing and Empowerment after Surviving an Abusive Relationship offers survivors of abusive relationships tools, information, and encouragement to move toward financial freedom. This book takes a holistic approach to promoting financial well-being for survivors who faced direct financial abuse, as well as those who faced other types of abuse—such as physical or emotional abuse—and who are facing economic challenges as a result.With a com...

Find strength, hope, and healing using proven strategies for recovering from verbal abuseExperiencing emotional abuse is traumatizing and can leave you feeling lost and alone, but it's possible to heal and rebuild your self-esteem. Whether used on its own or with The Verbal Abuse Recovery Journal, The Verbal Abuse Recovery Workbook will provide you with supportive exercises, expert advice, and affirmations that will help you reclaim your power and...

Overcoming the Stigma of Intimate Partner Abuse addresses the impact of the shame surrounding intimate partner violence and the importance of actively challenging this stigma. Through examples of survivors who have triumphed over past abuse, the book presents a new way to understand the dynamics of abusive relationships as well as demonstrates the strength, resourcefulness, and resilience of victims and survivors. Overcoming the Stigma of Intimate Partner Abuse offers pro...

Can your first love, ever be your last?Pia and Conor never broke up. Because you don't need to break up when your boyfriend ghosts you and gets back together with their ex. Their hotter, more popular, oh-so-perfect-ex.Fifteen years later, Pia only dates nice guys. Reliable guys. Guys that don't make you hide under a table when they run into their friends. She's over Conor. Until he turns up in her office at work, now pretending he doesn't know her.T...

Every three or four minutes someone in the US receives a diagnosis of diabetes. But, healthy eating - alongside other lifestyle changes and, if necessary, medication - may prevent diabetes from developing and dramatically reduces the risk of diabetic complications such as heart disease, amputations and blindness. This book shows how to avoid the worse ravages of this disease.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterised by pain in the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Other symptoms include fatigue, sleep problems, allergies, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, morning stiffness and problems with short term memory and concentration. Increasing recognition of fibromyalgia means that diagnosis and treatment are increasingly likely, but self-help is still key. As well as tried and tested advice on how to reduce pain, boost energy levels and he...

MOVE BETTER, FEEL BETTER - TREATING ARTHRITIS THE NATURAL WAYHundreds of thousands of people with arthritis have been helped by the Margaret Hills Clinic and by Margaret's bestselling books, Treating Arthritis: The Drug Free Way and The Treating Arthritis Diet Book. This companion title, completely updated with new exercises, routines and the latest insights into arthritis and joint function, offers a full program to help restore mobility and flex...

AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS WINNER 2024'A riveting and important read, forensically documenting the state's failings while also relating the traumatic human fallout for a whole community for whom life would never be the same again' - Mick Clifford'Meticulously compiled and unflinching yet sensitive, [this is] an exceptional record of a story that should never have happened' - Irish Independent'A gripp...

A TOOLKIT FOR IMPROVING YOUR LIFEEmotional Intelligence is a way of developing a well-balanced thoughtfulness in our lives.The ability to use our thoughts and feelings to change our behaviour and create a positive influence on our surroundings, on our friends and our colleagues, is one which can produce fundamental improvements in our professional and personal lives. It will help us to lift our performance at work, enjoy better relationships and communicate...

One, two, TREE!Without a doubt, One Tree Hill is one of the hottest shows on the WB—and the guys giving off the heat are Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty. These rising stars have wowed fans far and wide with their undeniable talent and devastating good looks. And judging by their remarkable accomplishments so far, they're an unstoppable force of nature.One Tree Hunks gives you the delicious scoop on this dynamic duo. Chad pl...