Resources
​SUPPORT GROUPS
Healing from Hidden Abuse, Shannon Thomas
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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”
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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
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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
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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
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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​
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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
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Family Promise Open Doors Program
720 Shamrock Blvd Venice, FL, 34293 (941) 497-9881
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Salvation Army CENTER OF HOPE SHELTER COMPLEX
1400 Tenth StreetSarasota, Florida 34236 (941) 954-4674 or 953-(HOPE)
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Harvest House Family Haven Shelter Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing
650 17th Street Sarasota, FL (941) 203-6454
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507 Kumquat Ct, Sarasota, FL 34236 (941) 365-3759
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State certified domestic violence shelter
Manatee County 1201 8th Ave. W Bradenton, FL - 34206 (941) 747-8499