Escaping Emotional Abuse: Healing from the Shame You Don’t Deserve

Beverly Engel

Jul 2021 · Highbridge Audio · Narrated by Stephanie Richardson

About this audiobook

In The Emotionally Abused Woman, therapist Beverly Engel introduced the concept of emotional abuse, one of the most subtle, yet devastating forms of abuse within a relationship. Now Engel exposes the most destructive technique the abuser uses to break our spirit and gain control-and guides listeners on how to free themselves from the shame that can keep them from the life (and the love) they deserve. Emotionally abused people are gradually stripped of self-esteem, dignity, and humanity-making them feel unworthy and utterly powerless to escape. But they possess a potent tool with which to combat shame: self-compassion. In this book, Engel shows how to access it. Using her highly effective Shame Reduction Program, she helps listeners jumpstart the process of recovery by offering specific steps to help heal, regain self-confidence-and ultimately become empowered enough to leave-for good. An invaluable resource for both men and women who suffer from emotional abuse, as well as therapists and advocates, Escaping Emotional Abuse is a supportive, nurturing guide for anyone seeking to break the chains of shame, and gain the emotional freedom to create healthier, lasting relationships.

About the author

Beverly Engel, LMFT, is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and an acclaimed advocate for victims of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. She is the bestselling author of more than twenty self-help books, including The Emotionally Abused Woman, Healing Your Emotional Self, and It Wasn't Your Fault.

Stephanie Richardson records from her professional home studio near the mountains in Utah. She narrates audiobooks in a variety of nonfiction and fiction genres, including self-development, memoir, children's and young adult, and cozy mystery. She was awarded the ABR award for best mystery in 2020.