Women with Controlling Partners

Taking Back Your Life from a Manipulative or Abusive Partner

By: Carol A. Lambert MSW

Narrated by: Tina Wolstencroft

If you have a controlling partner, you aren't alone. Millions of women suffer psychological abuse at the hands of a spouse or intimate partner during some point in their lives, not fully seeing or knowing what is happening to them. Research shows that psychological abuse affects women's overall well-being more than physical abuse, is a bigger contributor to inducing fear, and can be a precursor to violence. To make matters worse, having a controlling partner often results in hidden injuries like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, and low self-efficacy - feeling like you can't make a difference in your life. So, where can you turn for help?

Based on over a decade of clinical and domestic abuse research, Women with Controlling Partners will help you identify the coercive constraints that can be predictive of intimate partner abuse, recognize the harmful effects of psychological abuse on your mental and physical health, and gain the personal strength and power to break free. Using the author's three-stage recovery model, you'll be empowered to move out of denial, deconstruct what holds you psychologically captive, and take back your life.

©2016 Carol A. Lambert (P)2020 Tantor

Controlling parents

The book is an excellent eye opener. It feels like the first step to face reality. It's suitable for women with different educational backgrounds since it doesn't discuss psychological reasoning or use it's terminologies.
I do recommend continuing on reading other books about different types of abuse & brainwashing to recognize different manipulation tactics.