I crawl away and shut myself in a room with my Beatle records, the music that would keep me from suicide and strong enough to care for our baby daughter.This was the aftermath of his tours of duty in Vietnam, bringing that war home to our front door, letting itself in uninvited,causing both of us to relive the demons of the violence he experienced over there. It is a story that many women of my era who were married to combat Vietnam vets seldom tell; and who certainly wouldn'...

This book sets out an integrated systems model which utilizes a public health approach and 'whole of society' philosophy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse. It guides those engaged in policy, practice and planning concerning gender based violence and child abuse towards a more systemic approach to tackling these problems.

A groundbreaking examination of stress and its effects on health and diseaseCardiologist Robert S. Eliot identifies “hot reactors”—apparently healthy people who overreact to such common occurrences as losing a tennis game or missing a train. If you are a “hot reactor,” you may be responding to stress with an all-out physical effort that is taking a heavy toll on your health . . . without your even being aware of it.Based on more than twenty years o...

This distinctive volume examines the psychological claims of spirit possession and psychosis as they are linked to child sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and poor mental health.In the context of both clinical complaints and community-based determinants, this book uses Jungian and Fanonian theory, political history, and case study analysis to explore the systems at work in projecting internalized traumas of colonialism and personal powerlessness onto a scapegoated demonic pr...

Candice St. John is an Emergency Room doctor from Atlanta Georgia. She travels to the beautiful and romantic island of Saint Lucia to establish an emergency care system at the New National Hospital on the Scenic Millennium Highway. When she arrives on the island she is picked up at the airport by a handsome, Frenchman Damian Brandon Jolicoeur who has so immersed himself into the Saint Lucian culture that he has become as informal as his hosts. Having emerged only recently from a failed rel...

Presenting real-life case studies of child sexual abuse in the Caribbean as a basis for discussing interventions and models of practice that are relevant for a wide range of cultural and social settings, this multi-disciplinary text will be of interest to scholars, professionals and practitioners alike. Contributors to this volume demonstrate how sexual abuse is never just a problem of the individual: structures of inequality and the intersection of the factors they give rise to help to ex...

Bestselling Authors Tackle Difficult Issues for Believers and DoubtersWhen it comes to the big questions about God--Is he real? Why are Christians so unlike Jesus? Does he really care about me?--Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz don't pretend to have all the answers. But they do know how to wrestle with doubt. They welcome questions, and in these pages they ask some of the most important ones you have about God and the Bible. With candor, insight, and a...

Practical Strategies for Responding Biblically to Gossip, Criticism, and Negative WordsCommunication expert Michael Sedler gives readers practical strategies for identifying, counteracting, and responding graciously to gossip, criticism, and negative words. He shows readers how to· positively handle negative language· reconcile with those who have spoken harm to you· build others up by speaking life-giving words, even when you don't want to

Actress, producer, mother, and imperfect environmentalist, Sara Gilbert understands how helping the environment can seem overwhelming. Between keeping up with work, friends, and kids, who has the time or money to maintain a compost pile, become an activist, or knit a sweater out of recycled grocery bags? Fortunately, we now know that small changes here and there in our everyday lives can make a big impact on the environment. We just need to know where to begin. That’s where Gilber...

This is your year of self-discovery, a journey to create a life filled with grace, meaning, zest, peace, and joy.ONE OF HEALTHLINE’S 8BEST MEDITATION BOOKS OF THE YEARWith warmth and wisdom from a lifetime of spiritual seeking, inspirational force Agapi Stassinopoulos guides you through fifty-two weeks of letting go of what doesn’t work for you and finding what does. You’ll cultivate the building blocks of self-care (meditation, he...

From the authors of The Great American Slow Cooker Book, here are 32 all-new good-for-you recipes that help you cut down on fat, calories, and commercial additives while enhancing the naturally delicious flavors of great ingredients.Think your slow cooker is only good for hearty stews and soups? Think again, with this exclusive collection of 32 healthful recipes that show a slow cooker is the healthy cook’s secret weapon.Featuring recipes like Tort...

What would you like to change in your life? Be more focused at work? Communicate more effectively? Find work-life balance? Make smarter decisions? Be more patient with your team or family? Have greater self-confidence? Less stress? Just . . . be happier?Often, the biggest obstacle to change lies in our most deeply ingrained habits: those automatic thought processes that operate outside our consciousness, and yet have a profound impact on our behav...