Resources
SUPPORT GROUPS
Healing from Hidden Abuse, Shannon Thomas
WEBSITES/VIDEOS
Healing from Hidden Abuse, Shannon Thomas
Why Domestic Violence Victims Don’t Leave, Leslie Morgan Steiner
Wild to Wilderness, Sarah McDugal
YouTube channel “Counseling Patrick Doyle”
BOOKS
Deciding to Stay or Go
Can Your Relationship be Saved? How to Know Whether to Stay or Go, Dr. Michael S. Border
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Lundy Bancroft
The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships, Dr. Patrick Carnes
Divorce
Conscious Uncoupling, Katherine Woodward Thomas
Divorce: Think Financially Not Emotionally, Jeffrey A. Landers
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church, David Instone-Brewer
The Life Saving Divorce, Gretchen Baskerville
God is My Witness: Making a Case for Biblical Divorce, Cindy Burrell
Trauma & Healing
Changes that Heal, Dr. Henry Cloud
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges, Amy Cuddy
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Dr. Bessel van Der Kolk
The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown
Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman
Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores, Diane Langberg
Marriage
Mutual by Design: A Better Model for Christian Marriage, Elizabeth Beyer
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, John Gottman
Faith
God’s Word to Women, Katherine C. Bushnell
Good News for Women: A Biblical Picture of Gender Equality, Rebecca Groothius
Fractured Covenants: The Hidden Problem of Martial Abuse in the Church, Marie O’Toole
Fraudulent Authority: Pastors Who Seek to Rule Over Others, Wade Burleson
Paul, Women, and Wives: Marriage and Women’s Ministry in the Letters of Paul, Craig S. Keener
The Black Swan Effect: A Response to Gender Hierarchy in the Church, several contributing authors
The Equality Workbook: Freedom in Christ from the Oppression of Patriarchy, Helga & Bob Edwards
Untwisting Scripture that was Used to Tie You Up, Gag you, and Tangle Your Mind, Rebecca Davis
What Paul REALLY Said About Women, John Temple Bristow
Sexual Betrayal
Intimate Deception: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Betrayal, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal, Dr. Kevin Skinner
Helping Your Children
Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control, Heather Forbes
Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex, Dr. Amy J. L. Baker & Paul R. Fine
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, John Gottman
Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach, Howard Glasser and Jennifer Easley
When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children heal The Wounds of Witnessing Abuse, Lundy Bancroft
Children’s Books
https://www.flyingfreesisterhood.com/resources-help-kids-learn-emotional-resiliency-skills
Narcissists
Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare, Shahida Arabi
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers, Karyl McBride, Ph.D.
Wizard of Oz and other Narcissists, Eleanor Payson
PODCASTS
Beyond Bitchy: Mastering the Art of Boundaries, Vicki Tidewell Palmer
Don’t Mom Alone- Episode Interview with Jeni B
Helping Couples Heal, Duane Osterlind & Marnie Breeker
Simple Self Care, Naturally Randi Kay
State certified domestic violence shelter
2139 Main St. Sarasota, FL (941) 365-0208
Family Promise Open Doors Program
720 Shamrock Blvd Venice, FL, 34293 (941) 497-9881
Salvation Army CENTER OF HOPE SHELTER COMPLEX
1400 Tenth StreetSarasota, Florida 34236 (941) 954-4674 or 953-(HOPE)
Harvest House Family Haven Shelter Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing
650 17th Street Sarasota, FL (941) 203-6454
507 Kumquat Ct, Sarasota, FL 34236 (941) 365-3759
State certified domestic violence shelter
Manatee County 1201 8th Ave. W Bradenton, FL - 34206 (941) 747-8499