Deceived - Softcover

Black, Claudia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592856985 ISBN 13: 9781592856985

Publisher: Hazelden Trade, 2009

Synopsis

<p>Pornography, cybersex, prostitutes, voyeurism, multiple affairs. No matter their ""drug"" of choice, men who act out sexually leave their partners reeling in fear, rage, incredible shame, and isolation. </p><p> But there is hope. </p><p> In <em>Deceived,</em> bestselling author Claudia Black offers women in relationships plagued by sexual betrayal the care and guidance to create a new path of clarity, direction, and confidence. Black uses stories of real women who have been through a wide variety of experiences to help readers develop the understanding and skills to: </p><ul><li> confront their partners </li><li> heighten their personal security by setting non-negotiable boundaries </li><li> avoid preoccupation with their partners' problems </li><li> practice forgiveness </li><li> let go of the uncontrollable </li><li> talk to their children </li><li> make positive changes derived from esteem and integrity</li></ul><p> <em>Deceived</em> teaches women how to proactively emerge from emotional isolation, shed secrets and shame, and discover their power to incite positive change in their relationships. </p>

About this title

About the Author:

Claudia A. Black, MSW, PhD, is a renowned lecturer, author and trainer internationally recognized for both her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. She designs and presents workshops and seminars, authors books and interactive journals, produces educational videos and consults to various healthcare programs in the United States and abroad. Dr. Black is currently the Clinical Consultant of Addictive Disorders for The Meadows and a Senior Fellow for the Meadows Institute in Wickenburg, Arizona.Dr. Black is the recipient of a number of National awards including the Marty Mann Award, the 1991 SECAD Award, and the NCA's Educator of the Year. She is also the past Chairperson of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, presently serving on their Advisory Board and most recently, in celebration of Al-Anon's 50th anniversary, spoke on Capitol Hill to members of Congress, constituents and representatives of various addiction and treatment organization.Black's books generate wide appeal. She is the author of It Will Never Happen To Me (two million copies sold and now in its 2nd updated edition), Changing Course, My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has A Disease, Repeat After Me II, It's Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood, The Anger Guide, Relapse Toolkit and her latest release, A Hole in the Sidewalk. Claudia has produced eighteen videos including her two latest, The History of Addiction and The Legacy of Addiction and just released two new CDs, A Time for Healing from Abandonment and Shame and Putting the Past Behind.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hazelden Trade
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1592856985
• ISBN 13: 9781592856985
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272