'Will help so many learn to recognize what an abusive relationship is' - Mel B 'I read it all in one sitting, it is brilliant! This book is so relatable and Maddy's funny and engaging approach starts serious conversations' - Teresa Parker, Women's Aid Are you forever finding yourself in the stranglehold of controlling companions? Well, fear not, because once you've finished reading this book, you'll be able to wave ta-ta to unhappy and unhealthy relationships for good. Consider me the Psycho Sprucer, Bad Boy Buster, the Hot Mess Assessor - ready to leave your love life sparkling. How to Leave Your Psychopath is a candid account of the complex, subtle nature of coercive control and abusive relationships from comedian Maddy Anholt, who - until her eyes were opened - had spent her entire dating life trapped in them. Relatable and accessible, the book covers all the common techniques these toxic twerps use to exert control, including gaslighting, breadcrumbing and negging. This book is the ultimate handbook to help you see and respond to red flags, recognize controlling traits, and learn to give any prospective date a score on Maddy's unique 'Psychometer', from super-empath to psychopath. Vitally, by interweaving psychological insight and autobiographical anecdotes, Maddy shows you the road to self-discovery, leading you on the path to safer dating and a healthier, more joyful life. Funny, judgement-free and full of brilliant first-hand advice, this empowering guide will help anyone ditch their controlling partner to find freedom and happiness.

"Dr. Fredrika is a powerful, authentic, and sincere author who truly cares about making a difference in the lives of her readers. How to Separate and Divorce as a Christian is an invaluable resource which will help anyone who finds themselves in the challenging transition process of ending a covenant relationship. Having been through the process herself, Dr. Fredrika takes a very interactive, supportive, scripturally-based approach to helping you with all the major aspects of rebuilding your life after dissolution. The rest of your life is the best of your life, and this book helps you manifest that reality."-Delatorro McNeal, best selling author of Caught Between a Dream and a Job. This book is for you if you are a Christian who: Is facing separation or divorce after having tried everything to save your marriage and is in need of practical and spiritual advice to maneuver through the divorce process Knew what to do during your marriage but didn't do it and is now facing separation or divorce Loves God, is well-meaning towards your spouse and yet you are contemplating whether to separate or divorce This book does NOT: Promote or endorse divorce over the sanctity of marriage Condemn Christians who are facing separation or divorce Now is the time to learn how to: Hear from God when making decisions about you and your children's lives Let God teach you how to run your life rather than let your life run you Protect you and your children Arm yourself with 10 powerful spiritual weapons Encourage yourself even when you make mistakes Dr. Fredrika wrote this book from a desire to share with others information and strategies God shared with her when she found herself in a highly contentious divorce.

After 50 years of living Cathy does something most of us to at age twenty-one, she grew up. With the help of her psychiatrist she discoveres she had lived her life being all things to all people - parents, husbands and lovers, and, of course, her children. In the process she had lost herself. Join Cathy on this journey through tears and laughter as she discovers her true self. Her story begins with a failed attempt at suicide. It is from the bottom of this very dark hole that she must find her way out. Cathy learns that she has lived her life pretending she is on the "Good Ship Lollipop" when she is really on the Titanic. Even though her life has been a very rocky road, God has planted some flowers along the way. This story is for all women who wake up in their mid-life and discover they haven't been living.

This book tells my life story. The good the bad the hard truth. It tells who I was; who I am and what I've overcome. It shows my financial hardships and my many relationships. This book also tells my survival of my street life and my encounters with the law.

Dad, It's time to tell the Truth is the story of one man's struggle to be a father to four kids in the midst of constant turmoil. Tony Rassini writes a memoir that is candid, thorough and at times shocking. All the while confronting the consequences of abuse, frivolous spending and neglect. Dad It's time to tell the Truth spans three decades of bad decisions with good intentions. From suicidal drug addiction to a six figure salary and back to broke again Tony documents his experience with lawyers, doctors and the Court's while examining the effects his life had on his children. Discovering what happens when two parents hate each other more then they love their kids, this is a memoir unlike any other. It was 2005 when his son Nick first asked to come and live with him... he started by begging his ex-wife to please give him a chance and allow Nick to live with him for 6 months Her answer "No Way " Nick's rebellion and self destruction soon began... by the summer 2008 he was property of the state of Colorado. In April 2009 is when his written story began to come to life......

In the second of Fenella's three books, happiness is short lived in marriage - eleven days to be exact, followed by a seven year nightmare before finally bailing ship. The first book: "Rejoice... I Will Fear No Evil (Psalm 23)" begins with physical abuse, but the marriage as told through the character of Jessica, was a relationship of emotional abuse, that led to planning suicide as the only escape. Having counselled and helped others, Jesse couldn't help herself Of course, Jesse lives to tell the story, but has many sadness's and three major bereavements to deal with, not to mention the unleashing of a great anger and bitterness in her heart and the spoils they bring. Whilst succeeding in a career working with young people having been forced out of mission, her personal life becomes a non-stop quest for love, internet dating, and a total failure, hidden behind the mask of a clown. A finger of fate flicks the switch bringing sickness - ME, and the ensuing realities of limitations, causing Jesse to go in pursuit of yet another lifelong dream to improve her quality of life... requiring her to sell up, saying farewell to friends, seeking pastures new and fresh opportunities. Priding herself on being a survivor, Jesse brushes the hurts under the carpet and moves on 'til such a time when the hurts and disappointments become a mountain impossible to avoid and a volcano bursts beyond the mask, spewing the poisons within... and a realisation that something has to change. Returning to her waiting 'Perfect Valentine', He empowers and encourages Jesse to break free from the chains of self-pity, low self-worth, and the constant cloud of failure, to a place of victory - with the dreaded mountain as rubble at her feet "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me." I am touched by the almost childlike way Fenella Stevensen views life in her early years of "Rejoice... I Will Fear No Evil (Psalm 23)" struck by the sincerity in each word, and the emotion which at times jump out of the pages. Fenella has unearthed an incredible talent in that her life story, but most of all in spreading the word that no matter where you come from, what dark journeys life makes you take, hope prevails. Patrick Jason - Malta Now

Horsefeathers, Chaos, and Tragedy is an incredible true story about a marriage, divorce, and child custody struggle that happened over a generation ago. This saga happened in Canada at a time when divorce laws were relaxed. One may regard this story, in part, as an expos of the then rapidly expanding divorce industry. The levels of intelligence, competence, and integrity of a few of the professionals involved in this process at that time are clearly portrayed. Four children were involved. Two of them were old enough to decide where they wanted to live. The custody struggle involved the two younger ones. The problem centered on the behaviour of the two parents and specifically on the marked differences between the public and private conduct of one of them. At various times, four different psychiatrists, more or less independent of each other, were sufficiently concerned about the mother's behaviour that they felt the father should be bringing up these young children. However, the wife hired a lawyer who had a reputation for manipulating witnesses and enhancing affidavits. The resulting struggle, in and out of court, was almost beyond belief.

I commend Dr. Mattocks for his forthright presentation of Broken Family-Fractured Society, which addresses the alarming and deteriorating condition of the family in our contemporary society, and offers advice and encouragement based on a firm foundation of biblical principles. The author's intent is to promote the preservation of marriage in the values that the Lord gave the human family in the Garden of Eden. This is an invaluable work for those interested in one of the most crucial issues facing humankind. This insightful book is a must-read for every family, church leader, teacher, and counselor-anyone interested and involved in the challenge of restoring holiness in marriage. Mary Melton, MA, California Dr. Mattocks shows that marriage goes far beyond man and woman coming together and exchanging vows and rings. It is in fact fundamental to the survival of mankind and critical in God's plan. Sonia Golding, Birmingham, England

This book tells the story of a young woman who grew up in a poor, single parent home, surrounded by drugs, violence, and welfare recipients. K'Dee was known to be smart, academically, but the question was: Did she have common sense? K'Dee has always aspired to have the finer things; however, life had a different plan. At a young age, she ran from her problems until she built up the courage to face them head on with prayer, perseverance, and persistence. If you want to know how she survived the pain, hurt, and agony of an abusive marriage, managed a family while moving ten times in one year, overcame depression, coped with the death of her mother, battled her own illness, and conquered love, while chasing her dreams...it's all here Through it all, people wondered how she could wear a smile on her face, dress like a millionaire, and still be thankful to God. Through all that K'Dee was challenged with, she came out on the other side of life with self-esteem, expectations and standards as high as Mount Everest. This humorous, yet serious self-examination of K'Dee's life is no exception to the hard work she produces.

"Hock the platinum. Take down the vacation photos. Cancel the joint checking account."

There's no question . . . Divorce Sucks. And perhaps no one knows that better than author Mary Jo Eustace, whose ex-husband Dean McDermott married Tori Spelling a mere thirty days after their divorce was finalized. One part tell-all and one part guide to get readers on their feet after a bitter breakup, this hilarious addition to the bestselling Sucks series tells everything readers don't want to know about divorce - from what a phone call with a lawyer will cost; to how to handle your newer, younger replacement; to what Hollywood divorcees are actually thinking when they watch their ex walk the red carpet with a millionairess. Sometimes horrifying, sometimes gratifying, and never merciful, this book will give readers an inside look at one of today's most public divorces while reminding them - hey, it could always be worse.