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PEER SUPPORT
Divorce Care Support Groups
https://www.divorcecare.org
Divorce Care seminars and support groups are available, along with practical information, videos from experts on divorce and recovery, and free daily email encouragement.
PHYSICAL RESTORATION
Face to Face
1-800-842-4546
www.aafprs.org/face-to-face/national-domestic-violence-project/
This program provides plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery free of charge to victims who have sustained injuries to the face, head, or neck.
Give Back a Smile
1-800-773-4227
www.aacd.com/aboutGBAS
Front teeth damaged by a violent partner or spouse are repaired
pro bono.
PSYCHOTHERAPY
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy,
Therapist Locator Tool
www.therapistlocator.net/iMIS15/tl
American Psychological Association, Psychologist Locator Tool
https://locator.apa.org/
EMDR Institute, Find a Clinician Tool
www.emdr.com/SEARCH/index.php
Healthy Place
www.healthyplace.com
A consumer mental health site that provides information, online tests, videos, and other tools on mental health disorders and psychiatric medications.
Good Therapy
1-800-843-7274
www.goodtherapy.org
Good Therapy provides help in finding a therapist.
Mental Help Net
1-888-993-3112
https://www.mentalhelp.net
Mental Help Net provides comprehensive information on mental health and mental illness, including articles, a blog, and help line phone numbers.
OTHER RESOURCES
Not Under Bondage
https://www.notunderbondage.com
The website provides articles and book excerpts by Barbara Roberts for biblical divorce for abuse, adultery, and desertion.
Office of Head Start
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs
Head Start promotes the school readiness, health, and development of young children from birth to age five from low-income families in centers, childcare partner locations, and in their own homes.
Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org
The Salvation Army provides confidential emergency and transitional shelters where women and their children can stay, assistance with steps toward recovery and independent living, food pantries, meal programs, and other resources.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
https://acf.hhs.gov/ofa/programs/tanf
The four purposes of TANF are to: provide assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes, promote job preparation, work, and marriage, prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and encourage the formation and maintenance of two parent families.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Al-Anon
www.al-anon.org
Al-Anon provided support for family members of someone with a drinking problem.
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.aa.org
AA provides resources and support groups to someone with a drinking problem.
Cocaine Help Line, Phoenix House
www.phoenixhouse.org
1-800-262-2463
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Hotline/
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
1-800-662-HELP (4357), 24 Hour
www.niaaa.nih.gov
NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well- being. Research within NIAAA and grants funded by NIAAA are conducted to develop effective prevention and treatment strategies.
National Alcohol and Substance Abuse Information Center
1-800-784-6776 24 Hour
www.addictioncareoptions.com
NASAIC maintains a database of substance abuse centers in the United States. Services are provided free of charge to assist in referrals to an appropriate treatment facility.
Recovery Connection
https://www.recoveryconnection.com
Recovery Connection provides information and resources about substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery. Alcohol and drug addiction recovery tools are provided free of charge.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Alter Your Life by Emmett Fox, HarperCollins Publishers, 1931.
Around the Year with Emmett Fox: A Book of Daily Readings by Emmett Fox. HarperCollins Publishers, 1952.
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge. Penguin Books, 2007.
Chakra Clearing by Doreen Virtue. Hay House, 1998.
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beatty. Hazelden, 1986.
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller. Basic Books, 1981.
The EFT Manual by Gary Craig. Energy Psychology Press, 2008.
Family Secrets: The Path from Shame to Healing by John Bradshaw. Bantam Books, 1995.
The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynn McTaggart. HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.
The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz. Amber-Allen Publishing, 1997.
Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration by Penney Peirce. Atria Books, 2009.
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown. Hazelden, 2010.
Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field by Barbara Brennan. Bantam Books, 1987.
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. Scholastic Press, 1998.
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin. E. P. Seligman. Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. New American Library, 1963.
Overcoming Addictions: The Spiritual Solution by Deepak Chopra. Random House, 1997.
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy. Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1963.
The Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life by Emmett Fox. HarperCollins Publishers, 1934.
Shame and Guilt: Masters of Disguise by Jane Middleton Moz. Health Communications, Inc. 1990.
The Sugar Fix: The High-Fructose Fallout That Is Making You Sick by Robert J. Johnson with Timothy Gower. Pocket Books, 2008.
The Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart: An Emotional and Spiritual Handbook by Daphne Rose Kingma. New World Library, 2010.
The Twelve Steps for Everyone . . . Who Really Wants Them by Jerry Hirschfield. Hazelden, 1975.
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Mental Health During the Change by Christiane Northrop, Bantam Books, 2001.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900).
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rosemary Lombardy is a financial advisor and portfolio manager with over thirty-five years of experience. Although her professional expertise is in financial matters, her perspective on marital abuse, divorce, and recovery is deeply heartfelt and holistic. She draws on decades of personal experience, as well as the experiences of others who have gone through similar situations, to help inform abused women so that they will become empowered to leave their abusers and begin to heal. Her former background in law, as well as being both a Catholic who has studied the Kabbalah and a Reiki master, has infused the book with practical guidance and spiritual techniques that women can use when they most need them. Her intention with this book is to foster self-awareness, responsibility, empowerment, healing, and forgiveness.
Ms. Lombardy resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her website www.breakingbonds.com.
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