"Engel doesn't just describe-she shows us the way out."
-Susan Forward, author of Emotional Blackmail Praise for the emotionally
abusive relationship
"In this book, Beverly Engel clearly and with caring offers step-by-step
strategies to stop emotional abuse. . . helping both victims and abusers
to identify the patterns of this painful and traumatic type of abuse.
This book is a guide both for individuals and for couples stuck in the
tragic patterns of emotional abuse."
-Marti Loring, Ph.D., author of Emotional Abuse
and coeditor of The Journal of Emotional Abuse
"This groundbreaking book succeeds in helping people stop emotional
abuse by focusing on both the abuser and the abused and showing each
party what emotional abuse is, how it affects the relationship, and how
to stop it. Its unique focus on the dynamic relationship makes it more
likely that each person will grasp the tools for change and really use
them."
-Randi Kreger, author of The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook
and owner of BPDCentral.com
The number of people who become involved with partners who abuse them
emotionally and/or who are emotionally abusive themselves is phenomenal,
and yet emotional abuse is the least understood form of abuse. In this
breakthrough book, Beverly Engel, one of the world's leading experts on
the subject, shows us what it is and what to do about it.
Whether you suspect you are being emotionally abused, fear that you
might be emotionally abusing your partner, or think that both you and
your partner are emotionally abusing each other, this book is for you.
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship will tell you how to identify
emotional abuse and how to find the roots of your behavior. Combining
dramatic personal stories with action steps to heal, Engel provides
prescriptive strategies that will allow you and your partner to work
together to stop bringing out the worst in each other and stop the
abuse.
By teaching those who are being emotionally abused how to help
themselves and those who are being emotionally abusive how to stop
abusing, The Emotionally Abusive Relationship offers the expert guidance
and support you need.
