They learn their basic confidence, how to communicate, be treated, loved and respected by men from their fathers…” These points are introduced very early on in chapter 1 (The Beginning) and chapter 2 (My Father’s Love), and further reinforced in the chapters that follow. She also believes that it is important for girls to have a “special relationship” with their fathers because “they take their lead from them. She believes a person needs to first fall in-love with themselves and be comfortable in their own skin instead of constantly seeking love from outside themselves in order to gain happiness. There is strong emphasis on ‘self-love.’ Hameen believes loving one’s self and having high self-esteem and self-worth plays an important role in the healing process and to break the cycle of abuse. She is a voice of hope to reassure other victims of abuse that they too can break the cycle of abuse and rebuild their lives with the right amount of support and lots of self-determination. Utterly courageous and strong for leaving her abusive relationships, and for telling her truth out loud so that the rest of us can learn from her experiences and mistakes. ![]() ![]() It is through her poetry, we learn of her battle with depression, breast cancer, abuse, self-love, low self-esteem and self-worth.Īs you continue through the book, you will realise that the Author is not only a victim of domestic abuse, but she is a survivor. The book includes several of the Author’s poetry after each chapter and at the end of the book which captures some of her struggles and inner most thoughts. And even though the book is written from a woman’s perspective and experiences, male victims of abuse will also be able to relate to the experiences the Author speaks of. ![]() She hopes that by writing this book and sharing her experiences she is able to help others recognise the cycle of abuse early enough so as to avoid experiencing some of the struggles and pains she has had to endure for twenty years of her life moving in and out of abusive relationships, and repeating the cycle of abuse over and over again until she finally managed to break the cycle by leaving an abusive marriage and reclaiming her life. It is a candid, inspiring and eye-opening read in which the Author shares selected experiences of her life being in and out of abusive and controlling relationships, the lessons she learnt along the way and how she eventually broke the cycle of abuse.
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