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FreeAtLast
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Date: October 04, 2010 06:25PM
A no. of years ago at an Exmormon Conference in SLC, there was a woman who spoke about the book she wrote about her experiences as a battered wife of a Mormon priesthood holder (she had kids). I forget her name and the title of her book. You might want to contact conference chairperson Sue Emmett, who is also Vice President of the Exmormon Foundation (ref.
http://www.exmormonfoundation.org/board.html). Sue might remember the lady's name and/or book title (or have related, archived info. that would be useful to you).
You can contact Sue via the Foundation's Contact page.
"The Battered Woman Syndrome, Third Edition" (ref.
http://www.amazon.com/Battered-Woman-Syndrome-Third-FOCUS/dp/0826102522/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b)
"Battered Woman" (ref.
http://www.amazon.com/Battered-Woman-Lenore-E-Walker/dp/0060907428)
"The Psychological Effects of Mormonism - How Mormonism Affects People's Self-Esteem" (ref.
http://members.shaw.ca/blair_watson/).
The psychotherapist who pioneered the study of self-esteem is Dr. Nathaniel Branden (ref.
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/splash.php), who has written several excellent books on the subject, including "A Woman's Self-Esteem: Struggles and Triumphs in the Search for Identity" (ref.
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21_23).
A video-tapeded interview with Carolyn Jessop, who was systematically abused in the Mormonism-rooted FLDS cult, and liberated herself is online at
http://fora.tv/2007/12/05/Carolyn_Jessop_on_her_Escape_from_the_FLDSCarolyn's book, "Escape", discusses her traumatic experience in the patriarchal FLDS cult and liberation from it (ref.
http://www.amazon.com/Escape-Carolyn-Jessop/dp/0767927567).
If you want to touch base with former Mormons in your area, info. about groups is online at
http://www.exmormon.org/helpers.htm and
http://www.postmormon.org/exp_e/index.php/discussions/search/ under Our Community > Post-Mormon Chapters.
Things change for the better after we decide to take action to improve our lives, and do so. You can stay in your marriage - or leave. You can report your husband to the police - or not. You can contact a woman's organization that helps battered women and request assistance - or continue to tolerate the status quo. You can choose to act in ways that will improve the quality of your life - or you can remain a victim.
You're the captain of the ship of your life; it'll go in whichever direction you set.
Best wishes!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/04/2010 08:11PM by Susan I/S.