I wrote this book after I gave birth to my son, which was also the time I decided to become a stay-at-home-mom. One evening while I was sitting with my son, I decided to check my work email. For some reason I still had access to my work email account and simply wanted to see what was going on with a few clients I had left behind. As I read through the work email, which contained various status updates of different clients, I noticed that one of my prior clients had returned. To see that one of my most successful clients had returned infuriated me. I was upset and disappointed and blamed myself for her return. I thought that maybe I blamed the abuser too much and didn't let her know that she has the power to change her future. Maybe I should have explained that bad relationships not only come from dating the wrong man, but are also influenced by the decisions we make before, during and after the relationship. While I thought about her, I began to write the many things that I wanted all women to know about bad relationships. I wrote what I had learned from various situations and people I met along the way. I want this book to be a guide that will lead women to healthy relationships, because bad relationships are produced out of the bad decisions we make along the way.   This book is like a friend who will give you their honest opinion without sugar-coating the truth. This book has been made out of the love and compassion I have for women who have been hurt and don't want to be another victim. This is my first book, but it is not my last. Thank you for reading. 

Masters in Social Work