The Bully in Your Relationship: Stop Emotional Abuse and Get the Love You Deserve

by Anne-Renee Testa

Overview

Are you being bullied in your relationship?

Maybe it's your husband, wife, partner, boyfriend, or girlfriend.

Maybe you feel you're being belittled or berated, manipulated, or controlled.

Maybe you try to shrug it off, telling yourself it's not so bad.

The truth is: You are a victim of emotional abuse--but you don't have to take it anymore.

You have the power to make it stop.

In this inspiring and life-changing book, acclaimed psychologist and relationship expert Anne-Renée Testa, Ph.D., shows you how to find your inner strength, learn to stand up for yourself, and finally get the love and respect you deserve.

“So many people have their lives torn apart over emotional abuse. Dr. Testa's book is a must-read for anyone who finds themselves in a destructive relationship.”
--Nancy Grace Host of CNN's Headline News “Nancy Grace” and of Court TV's “Nancy Grace's Closing Arguments”

“She tells it like it is and gives an honest and direct approach to get yourself out of an unhealthy relationship.”
--Maury Povich

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071594035
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/03/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	766,923
File size:	747 KB

About the Author

Anne-Renée Testa, Ph.D., is a nationally renowned psychologist, relationship coach, and media expert. She has appeared on “Today,” “Good Morning America,” and other programs on CNN, NBC, ABC, FOX, and Court TV.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Doctor is In

Part 1: Identifying the Bullies in Your Life

1. That Sick, Sinking Feeling in Your Gut: How to Tell if You’re Being Bullied

2. Why Do they Act Like That? Inside the Mind of a Bully

3. Living with the Enemy: Are You in Denial?

4. The Bully in the Bedroom: Let’s Talk about Sex… and Sex Bullies

5. You and Your Inner Bully: That Voice in Your Head… and how to Shut it Up

Part 2: The A.R.T Method in Motion

6. The A.R.T. Method: Acknowledge, Reassess, Take Action!

7. Acknowledge the Problem: No More Denial

8. Reassess Your Options: You Deserve Better

9. Take Action: Do it Scared

10. Moving Forward, Moving On: the New You—With or Without Your Partner