Time to Break Free :
Meditations for the First 100 Days After Leaving an Abusive Relationship
by
Judith R. Smith
£
"For a
woman leaving an abusive relationship, the first 100 days are the
hardest - a time of uncertainty when it's all too easy to give up and
go back. For a woman at this dangerous, difficult juncture, Time to
Break Free offers what is most needed: encouragement, support, straight
talk, and, above all, a reminder that she is not
alone." Small, but unique.
About the Author:
From the age of sixteen, Judith Smith experienced one
abusive relationship after another and, at the age of thirty-nine, found herself
in the most violent and terrifying relationship of her life. She endured the
abuse and emotional turmoil for three years before deciding to break free. Once
Smith emerged from the insanity of that relationship, she realized that she
wanted to change her life. She wanted to understand why she had felt so
emotionally chained to her abuser, and why she had never been able to enjoy a
loving and fulfilling relationship. She joined a support group that offered
education for battered women and attended every week, oftentimes more, for over
nine months. She went to counseling and obtained counseling for her children
with an agency specializing in domestic violence and abuse. She then attended a
training program to become a domestic violence counselor. It is from her
personal experience as a battered woman that Smith understands how emotionally
overwhelmed and vulnerable people feel in the beginning stages of leaving an
abusive relationship. Time to Break Free is designed to be short, and
easy to understand. It is written for the first one hundred days after a person
leaves an abuser. This is a most difficult time, as many people, unaware of
their options or lacking education on the subject of abuse, return to their
abusers or find similar relationships. One of the most common statements among
newly aware abused women is, "I just didn't know." It is with this in mind, and
with love, compassion, and hope, that Smith has written this book for women who
are ready to take back their lives and begin the process of breaking free. Smith
currently resides in Roseville, California and is a single mother of two young
children. She has extensive experience as an educator, artist, publisher,
graphic designer, and creative advertising specialist.
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