These are resources that I have used and found my help for recovery and healing.
THERAPY/COUNSELING…
- Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County (717) 299-1249 Free DV Counseling and more website
- Pennsylvania Counseling Services (717) 392-8848 Family Based Counseling and more website
WEBSITES/BLOGS…
- VERBAL ABUSE: What it is and why it is devastating www.verbalabuse.com
- VERBAL ABUSE FAQS: https://www.verbalabuse.com/verbal-abuse-faq/
- SPIRITUAL ABUSE: Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Violence and Abuse in its Midst https://cryingoutforjustice.blog/resources/
- UNMASKING THE DOMESTIC ABUSER IN THE CHURCH: https://unholycharade.com/resources/
SOME OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE READ …
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans How to Recognize it and How to Respond
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft How to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship
A Cry for Justice by Jeff Crippen and Anna Wood How the Evil of Domestic Violence Hides in your Church
Not Under Bondage by Barbara Roberts Biblical Divorce for Adultery, Abuse and Desertion
The Verbally Abusive Man – Can he change? by Patricia Evans A Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go
Controlling People by Patricia Evans How to recognize understand and deal with people who try to control you
The Emotionally Destructive Marriage by Leslie Vernick How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope
OTHER RESOURCES …
- HOTLINE – National Domestic Violence Hotline CALL 1-800-799-7233 https://www.thehotline.org/
- PCADV – Find Domestic Violence help in Pennsylvania by county https://www.pcadv.org/
- MORE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES: https://www.verbalabuse.com/resources-for-domestic-violence-help/
- DR PHIL’S CONSOLIDATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES https://www.drphil.com/resources/domestic-violence-resources/
Verbal abuse precedes domestic violence and giving orders is verbally abusive.
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