Contents
It's My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence By Meg Kennedy Dugan, Meg Kennedy Dugan, & Roger Hock.
- Introduction.
- Were You in an Abusive Relationship?
- Are You Out of Danger Now?
- How Could This Have Happened?
- The Hidden Horror: Sexual Abuse.
- How Could You Have Loved an Abuser?
- Abuse in Diverse Relationships.
- Losing Your Partner, Your Dream, Your Life.
- When Feelings Overwhelm You.
- Signs of Unfinished Healing.
- What About the Children?
- The Reactions of Others.
- Practical Considerations.
- Beginning to Heal.
- Believing in Yourself.
- The Temptation to Go Back.
- Is Your Abuser Still in Your Life?
- Loving Again.