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Take Back Your Life.


Take Back Your Life

Janja Lalich Janja Lalich, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico, California.

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Bay Tree Publishing

721 Creston Road, Berkeley, CA 94708

0972002154 $19.50 510-525-0842 www.baytreepublishing.com

Take Back Your Life: Recovering From Cults and Abusive Relationships by co-authors Janja Lalich (Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico References

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) & Madeleine Tobias (The Clinical Coordinator and a psycho therapist at the Vet Center in White River Junction) is a self-help resource for survivors of harmful relationships, whether with an individual or a group, and their loved ones loved ones nplseres mpl queridos

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 abusive relationships have some people, and the confusion, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress experienced by the victim, along with suggestions for picking up the pieces of one's life and embracing the healing process. Of special note are the chapters addressing problems with family members and children in cults, and therapeutic concerns. Take Back Your Life is written primarily for lay readers however, and is a very sober, serious, and practical guide.
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Date:Sep 1, 2006
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