Welcome
On the pages of this blog, you will discover helpful information about overcoming the emotional grip of abuse associated with unworthiness, childhood trauma, domestic violence, narcissism, emotional neglect, healing the child within and leaving a violent situation with a plan while keeping safety in mind. Most importantly, you will learn how to overcome and get out of the cycle-of-abuse mindset in which you may find yourself trapped.
Whether experiencing the emotional fallout from abuse such as PTSD, anxiety, or depression, you will come to a deeper understanding and awareness of transforming your adult thinking while healing the inner child within. It’s that inner child who keeps making unhealthy relationship choices - once you come to this realization your ability to put yourself first and set healthy personal boundaries is a game changer.
RISING BEYOND ABUSE
Theresa Marie Villanova
If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, sexual or emotional abuse, narcissist control, childhood neglect, and feel caught in patterns of dysfunctional thinking, then this book and blog are for you.
Theresa Marie Villanova is a first-time author and survivor of abuse, domestic violence, emotional neglect, and childhood trauma. Her book, Rising Beyond Abuse, is a teaching memoir. Her book chronicles her accounts of childhood trauma, sexual assault, life with an alcoholic parent, and her marriage as a young woman to an abusive alcoholic husband that ended in domestic violence and divorce. Theresa Marie writes smoothly and articulately, keeping the reader engaged as she transitions from telling detailed stories about her life into talking about her career as a victims advocate for people who’ve suffered domestic violence and other crimes. She intricately weaves in practical and up-to-date information for healing from the past while helping you transform and become your true and powerful authentic self.
Rising Beyond Abuse is filled with solid knowledge, data, and other experts in the field including links to their websites to further your understanding of abuse and how and why someone innocently ends up in abusive situations as well as the reasons why people stay in abusive relationships. You will find practical advice about domestic violence advocacy programs, alternative therapy options, and spirituality for help in releasing the past. You'll develop a new awareness of how letting go of old beliefs while embracing healthier thought patterns will create a lighter and brighter future as you move through your journey of life.
This book is a must-have for victims—both men and women—therapists, social workers, and anyone who wants to learn how to rise beyond abuse.