Name: Steps to Freedom
SKU: SQ2402152
Availability: InStock

Description

Controlling behaviour, particularly of men towards women, remains common, in all walks of life. In this easy-to-read guide, best-selling author Don Hennessy offers advice to all those dealing with violent or controlling behaviour in their own lives, based on his experience of dealing with hundreds of such people in therapeutic settings. Most important, he explains to the reader how they can throw off the shackles and live a life free from fear and intimidation.

Steps to Freedom has helped thousands of women around the world take the first steps towards creating a better life for themselves. The book has been featured in the Irish Independent, Sunday World and RSVP magazine, and Don has made numerous media appearances, most recently on the The Sean Moncrieff Show and The Ray D’Arcy Show.

Also available by Don Hennessy: How He Wins

Reviews

“Hennessy's book Steps to Freedom . . . details how a woman can wrest herself out from under the control of an emotionally abusive partner.” ––Irish Independent

“The best book about a husband abusing his wife ever documented. I highly recommend this book, and will keep it as the go-to manual.” ––Anonymous

“Excellent. Empowering and realistic – and unlike most books out there on the topic of domestic abuse. Every woman at risk should read this, and every counsellor, pastor and therapist should too. The issue of mind-control and grooming in the midst of intimate relationships are game-changers. God bless Don Hennessy.” ––Anonymous

“A must-read. For anyone in the process of leaving an abusive relationship, or healing after one, this book is essential. It gets at the underlying structure and function of an abusive relationship, and how to make personal choices to protect yourself.” ––Anonymous

“This is the book for every woman who has ever dealt with abuse in any form. This author is not only extremely knowledgeable, but able to communicate to every ‘target’ in understandable language while explaining cutting-edge research. This man has a keen grasp on what is happening in the minds of both the ‘skilled abuser’ and the ‘target-woman’, and provides a road to healing and escape for the victim.” ––Anonymous

“Very useful. Don looks at abuse from a very different angle. Refreshing, actually!” ––Anonymous

“Finally, a book geared toward victims trying to get out that gets it right (doesn’t shame, blame, or direct the victim what to do).” ––Anonymous

“Every time you embrace a bit more truth, every time you reclaim a bit more of yourself, you take a step toward being free.” ––Anonymous

“Don gives an in-depth explanation of what happens in an abusive relationship far better, and with greater accuracy, than the victim herself. . . . A life-saving book.” ––Anonymous

“An incredible book. Highly recommended for professionals and therapists, and survivors of emotional abuse.” ––Anonymous

“This book described exactly my abuser – and how I survived in the relationship until I escaped.” ––Anonymous

“A massive breakthrough on controlling relationships. Anyone working with women and families should have a copy.” ––Anonymous

“Hennessy is probably the best expert on domestic abuse in the world.” —Barbara Roberts, author of Not Under Bondage

Author

Don Hennessy

Don Hennessy is the Director of the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency and the author of a series of best-selling books on domestic abuse and coercive control. He is a relationship counsellor who has worked for many years with women who are experiencing difficulties with abusive or controlling partners. Don has been interviewed in the Irish Independent, Irish Examiner and Irish Times, and is a regular contributor on the subject of intimate control in the broadcast media in Ireland and internationally.

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