TY - BOOK AU - Gooden,Beverly TI - Surviving: why we stay and how we leave abusive relationships SN - 9781538158098 PY - 2022///] CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Gooden, Beverly, KW - Abused women KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Victims of family violence KW - Family violence KW - Intimate partner violence KW - Autobiographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index; Introduction -- Stuck -- Choices -- Why We Stay -- No One Is Going to Save You -- A Theory of Justice -- Reinvention -- Touch -- Harm Reduction -- Tools for Healing -- Good Love -- Unstuck N2 - "When survivors of domestic violence reveal their predicaments, the first question many ask is "Why did you stay?" Here, an abuse survivor answers that question through her own story of survival and offers help to those who want to leave and rebuild their lives"-- ER -