Mickie J Zada

Looking Behind Closed Doors Mickie J Zada

"One November afternoon, as I sat in my favorite chair appreciating autumn leaves, watching the light, drizzly rain on the trees create bright reflections of orange and red on the calm lake surface, the wrath of domestic abuse slammed into my space. I don't recall the offense that enraged my abuser toward me. As I felt his angry fingers bruise my biceps, as the back of my head and neck again slammed into the blue and white knobby fabric of my favorite chair's frame, I knew it was time I took action: "The next time I'm bruised, I'm gone" I had promised myself, dozens of times. This was the final straw. Finally, the decision was instantaneous." 1 in 3 women suffers abuse at the hands of a domestic partner. Domestic abuse is epidemic in proportion. Those of us who have lived it thought we were the only ones: we felt alone in our fear, eggshell walking, and misunderstanding. We love our abusers, we protect them, we lie for them at the expense of our emotional safety and health. This book provides a look behind those closed doors of domestic abuse. It shines a light on what caused us to be attracted to abusers. It provides actionable suggestions for changing our minds. It offers hope. If we don't change, nothing changes.