Publisher's Synopsis
Being separated from my abusive husband didn't make me a domestic violence survivor. It surely didn't release me from the grip of his brainwashing control and the innate power he had over me.
As I started putting my shattered life back together after being separated from my abuser, I still felt his compelling control shaping my every thought and action. I didn't feel like a domestic violence survivor just because I was no longer with my abuser. In fact, I felt like a remotely-controlled, confused puppet still shaken by residual influences in my mind.
In order to become a true survivor, knowing that the thoughts in my head were mine, I had to:
- Identify the deeply rooted lies of my abuser that I believed were true
- Extract the lies
- Lean on God's strength to defeat the lies and replace them with His word
- Acknowledge that the trauma experienced from the abuse left physical and emotional scars that needed to be furthered explored
