Diamond in the Dark: Leaving the Shadow of Abuse - Hardcover

Phyllis Hain

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610881001 ISBN 13: 9781610881005

Publisher: Bancroft (US), 2013

Synopsis

A blond, green-eyed child of a Marine sent home from WWII suffering from acute brain trauma, Phyllis Hain frankly chronicles her struggle to survive devastating domestic violence and spousal abuse by creating two personas -- one for the darkness of home, the other for the brilliance of life. This fascinating journey of an abuse survivor and national advocate will not just steal readers' hearts but leave an indelible, searing mark on readers' minds ... and on society at large. More specifically, Phyllis' captivating story will serve as a superb guide to abuse (child, spousal, pet, etc.) because readers will be able to see themselves in her story. The professional analysis at the end of the book adds quite a lot and provides a great amount of fodder for spousal abuse support groups (and others) to discuss. Whether it is mental, physical, or sexual abuse, Diamond in the Dark relates to them all. Diamond in the Dark can help many to heal, or even help abuse victims to speak up.

About this title

About the Author:

Phyllis Hain was born in Alabama and grew up on the Gulf Coast of Florida. During twenty-one years of work as a US Navy sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) and a family advocacy educator, she taught well over 20,000 students. Working alongside military and community law enforcement, she helped educate first-responders on how to properly document incidents and how to provide sensitive, effective treatment and support to victims of sexual assault. She responded to hundreds, if not thousands, of victims in crisis all during a career in which she received hundreds of hours of training in the field of domestic violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and victim intervention, and the correlation between animal abuse and domestic violence. Inspired by interviewing, and responding to, many courageous victims and survivors of abuses, she decided to undergo what turned out to be the multiyear ordeal of writing a memoir about her own tumultuous life as the victim of child abuse, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and spousal abuse. "

About this edition

• Publisher: Bancroft (US)
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1610881001
• ISBN 13: 9781610881005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 468