reclaiming destructive emotionally self-esteem

books:

The Emotionally Abused Woman
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1996

If you feel unfairly criticized, controlled by others, or are afraid of being lonely, you could be suffering from emotional abuse. Now there is help in this compassionate sourcebook. Bevery Engel, a marriage, family, and child therapist, guides you through a step-by-step recovery process to help you heal the damage done in the past.

Encouragements for the Emotionally Abused Woman

10 reviews
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1996

Honest,Painful, and Hopeful
No woman wants to need to read this book. However, those of us who have lived the abuse know the pain. We carry our abuse with us like an unlit torch thinking it will light the path before us. Only to find out it is the abuse that keeps us in the dark. This book is the true light; it is the words we need to hear echo in our heads; it is the hope that our lives in the end will mean something to ...

Divorcing a Parent: Free Yourself From the Past and Live the Life **
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1996

Do you come away from contact with your parent with unbearable feelings of rage, low self-esteem and depression? Is your parent hypercritical, manipulative, and/or controlling? Do you feel unsafe when you are with your parent because of verbal abuse, negligence, or inappropriate behavior? No matter how much you do for your parent, is it never enough? No one should have to endure an abusive, unhealthy relationship that threatens his or her ...

The Emotionally Abused Woman : Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself

40 reviews
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1992

Take the Time
It can take years, even a lifetime, to heal from emotional abuse. The author, Beverly Engel, lets us know within the first pages that she has endured a history of abuse, and from this background, she has made her career choices, mainly, to become a therapist helping others in similar circumstances. The abused person is often taken by surprise, emotionally involved before the abuse fully takes ...

Partners in Recovery

3 reviews
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1993

An invaluable resource for partners of survivors.
Beverly Engle gave us a wonderful gift when she wrote this book. It is the first book I purchased when my sister told me that she was molested as a child. In plain and simple language, the author dispels many of the myths associated with incest and describes the various phases of recovery. I highly recommend this book to anyone with questions and concerns about childhood sexual abuse.

The Parenthood Decision

21 reviews
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Main Street Books, 1998

Off the fence and made a decision
This book helped me tremendously in answering the question, "do I want to have a child"? I read all of the pros and cons listed in the book, many of which were already known to me but nonetheless helpful to read about. After careful thought, I have decided that I am NOT ready to be a parent. Furthermore, I made the decision that I am better off living a child-free lifestyle. I am happy with this ...

Divorcing a Parent: Free Yourself from the Past and Live the Life You've Always Wanted

9 reviews
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1991

Help for the hardest decision you may ever have to make.
"Warn a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with him. You may be sure that such a man is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned"....Titus 3:10-11. I have recommended this book several times in the course of my ministry work with adult children of abusive or controlling birth-families. The decision to divorce a parent is never easy and is ...

Raising Your Sexual Self-Esteem

3 reviews
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1996

If You've Ever Doubted Yourself, Read This Book!
This book is excellent! It is well thought-out, easy to read, straight-forward, nonjudgemental, intelligently written, and comprehensive. Whether you specifically have low sexual self-esteem or not is immaterial. This book is very helpful because it addresses the core problem of low SEXUAL self-esteem, which is low PERSONAL self-esteem. The writer encourages meaningful analysis in the ...