Author(s): Kay Douglas

Relationships

This compassionate and practical self-help guide has helped thousands of New Zealand women to identify verbal and emotional abuse in destructive relationships, and to make changes. This is one of the first books written for women suffering from emotional abuse rather than physical abuse at the hands of their male partners. This book contains dozens of case studies and many exercises designed to help women recognise, conquer and recover from the effects of emotional abuse. It provides insights into how relationships become destructive, and offers encouragement and practical help in enabling women to make positive changes in their lives.

With powerful interviews from 50 women Invisible Wounds:

• Puts into words the confusion and distress of emotional abuse;


• Explores the impact of emotional abuse on women and children;


• Offers practical suggestions about how to address the issue of partner abuse;


• Discusses why women stay;


• Offers self-reflections questions to help readers make a decision about whether to stay or go;


• Addresses the healing process after a desctructive relationship ends.

First published 1994; revised edition 1998; this edition 2008.