{"product_id":"9780992046231","title":"Living in Shadow and Light: The harrowing story of a woman who survived domestic violence showing you how to help your loved one overcome battered woman syndrome","description":"Roxanne Whatley was in an abusive marriage so devastating she only escaped death because she has an odd anomaly from birth, otherwise her skull would have cracked open when her husband threw her out of their speeding car.\u003cp\u003eDetermined to become a survivor, and not stay a victim, she sought answers to the questions that plague us all when it comes to domestic violence and spousal abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer research took her into psychology, biology, philosophy and anthropology - the varied studies of us as human beings. Then she began working with other women and men who were trying to break free from their own abusive relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer work has encompassed the last twenty years, helping hundreds of women and families find their healthy, and find their safety, from domestic violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe healed herself along the way, and calls the process \"learning to live in shadow and light.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDomestic violence needs the silence and darkness to thrive, it feeds on secrecy. In the light of day it is diminished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who have been abused need the shadow of their safety, the skill of being invisible, after coming through the depths of the trauma that is domestic violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo be healthy, survivors also need to learn to live in the light with everyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes the reader through domestic violence from inside relationships, including potent and overwhelming honesty about what Roxanne went through in her own relationship and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories are heart rending. The wisdom she shares is full and beneficial. The suggestions to interrupt the patterns of violence - practical and reasonable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe invites, urges, and supports better questions so we can discover better answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth of domestic violence is that right now your mother, your sister, your daughter, or your friend is being abused. They just can't tell you, they can't tell anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book helps her help herself, but helps all of us who love that woman to be there for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether we can interrupt and solve domestic violence. This book is a great place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarteMedia Worldwide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024171942128,"sku":"9780992046231","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780992046231_p0.jpg?v=1763891428","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780992046231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}