This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
I am a registered psychotherapist and I work in private practice. I have dedicated my career to working in the field of anger, abuse, and trauma recovery. This is no doubt because of my history.
As well as working with women who are living in, or recovering from, abusive relationships, I have worked extensively with men changing abusive behavior for the last 28 years, I consider this is a positive, proactive way I can contribute to women’s and children’s safety.
My first book Invisible Wounds: Help, Hope, and Healing for Women in Abusive Relationships, and Recovery, has been a very much-loved book that has helped thousands of women. It was first published in New Zealand by Penguin Books and has been continuously in print ever since. The updated 3rd edition is now available in kindle, print and audiobook formats.
I am also the author of 5 other books: The Abusive Relationship Workbook, Men Making Changes, Power Games, Living Life Out Loud, and Challenged by Childhood.
I can be contacted through my website: www.kaydouglas.com.
Reviewed by Sheena Monnin for Readers' Favorite
Invisible Wounds by Kay Douglas is an empowering guide for women who have been in an abusive relationship or who know someone who is in an abusive relationship. The author carefully covers the ways abuse can look and feel, as well as the stories many victims can tell themselves to cope or try to protect themselves or their children. Any woman who reads this book will benefit from understanding the warning signs, learning to see abuse in its early stages, and knowing how to be there for women they know who might be in an abusive relationship but haven’t reached the point of acknowledging their own abuse. The author provides a comprehensive and compassionate look at very sensitive and painful topics and provides a path of hope and healing for victims.
Kay Douglas’ Invisible Wounds is powerfully written and full of useful information that every woman should read and understand. Abuse can happen at any time in a variety of relationships. Learning many of our own tendencies to deny abusive words or actions, or tolerate more than we should, can save lives and help women to leave these situations earlier than they might otherwise. I appreciate how the author explores the history of abuse in society’s treatment of and expectations placed on women in decades gone by and how society today still does not offer full support for women on the path out of an abusive relationship. The author does a fantastic job of outlining the problems, the signs and symptoms, the setbacks, and the solutions to the problems. Each part of this resource is invaluable and very well communicated.
