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At first the relationship seems fine, and then things start to get ugly. You are told you're stupid. You're fat and unloveable. Your partner's family doesn't like you, you're not satisfying in bed-you should be thankful your partner's willing to stay with you at all.
If these comments sound familiar, you may be in an emotionally abusive relationship. While physical abusers use their fists, emotional abusers take a subtler, more manipulative approach-destroying your self-worth and isolating you from friends and family.
Tamara Neal understands. She's watched friends and family deal with this common but often silent abuse and experienced the pain firsthand. Written without complicated psychological jargon, Neal's advice includes practical methods for identifying red-flag behaviors, from the obvious warnings of addiction, physical abuse, and adultery to subtle indications of manipulative thinking. You'll learn, through practical examples of toxic relationships, how to respond, move on, and heal.
You are not broken, and you are not worthless. With time and honesty, you can regain your self-worth, end emotionally abusive relationships, and learn to care for yourself. Venomous Relationships offers a new chance. Are you ready to accept it?
About the author
Tamara Neal is a veteran 911 operator, Certified Relationship coach, domestic violence advocate, owner and founder of a full-service residential adult assisted living center. Neal learned to trust her instincts while employed as an emergency communication technician for the Baltimore County 911 Center. For years, she listened to screams and terror as callers bore the brunt of toxic relationships. In the seeming eternity between calling 911 and the arrival of the police, Neal was the only help available for the person on the other end of the phone. During this time, she received a national diploma in emergency dispatch; her dispatch experience gave her the authority needed to write Venomous Relationships, which won a 2015 National Indie Award of Excellence. Neal is also the author of The World's Top Ten Worst Men for Women Guide and two children's books, Friendship, which is a 2015 National Indie Award of Excellence finalist and Kinship. Her articles have appeared in CNN, Mind Body Green, WebMD, Chispas Magazine and Edge Newspapers. Neal has been interviewed on the national Jesse Lee Peterson Show and Dr. Tranquility Talks and has appeared on the Fox affiliate morning show, Good Day DC Fox 5. WBFF TV 45.and It's On Talk Show. Neal married her high school prom date,currently lives in Maryland and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren..
