When Love Hurts
A Woman's Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships

*not a cry for help I promise my dear Goodreads friends* So beautifully well written and so sensitively geared towards the target demographic. I think maybe every woman should read this just for the knowledge of warning signs or the optics of what to look for in your friends and family Really, really......more

Resource for work as a counsellor, this is a really good overview for women who have experienced partner abuse. it has lots of examples and exercises that help support.......more

I will recommend this book to everyone questioning their relationship. My favorite things is it doesn’t demand you leave or encourage you to stay. It says over and over again that you know your situation and the best way to keep yourself safe. Very in depth discussions of the use of power and contro......more

This book gives words to a topic that can be difficult to express to others--the multi-faceted experience of abuse within intimate relationships. "He's never actually hit me, but ..." Abuse isn't all physical, and the authors of When Love Hurts do a good job of explaining how abuse can also be verbal......more

A very compassionate and affirming book for women confused by their partner's mistreatment.......more