Get Out, Get Love: What everyone should know in, and after, abusive relationships

Before the pandemic, 5 in 100 adults was in an abusive relationship - a figure now estimated to be much higher.

The author of this book was one of them.

After over a decade in an abusive relationship, he left, taking his children with him - and he has used his expertise, contacts and professional experience to formulate a recovery plan to help not only him and his family, but the hundreds of clients and fellow survivors he has met since.

And he can help you.

Get Out, Get Love is a guide to the journey that anyone leaving an abusive relationship must undertake, in three stages - getting understanding (of the reasons we fall into abuse and why we tolerate it), getting out (escaping, breaking the cycle and staying away) and getting love (seeking closure, regaining trust and love in self). A mix of storytelling, case studies from a clinical perspective, and psychological insight, there is space for personal reflection and journalling prompts. Most importantly, unlike any other book on this subject, it puts control of the narrative in your hands, by helping you understand yourself better, and allowing you to embrace growth and change, for a future of freedom and joy.

Craig Newman is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with 23 years' experience in supporting transformation and personal growth. He is an experienced therapist and coach with expertise in pain management, neuropsychology and disabilities. He has worked in both the private and public sector, most recently providing NHS leadership and teams coaching. An award-winning innovator within the digital health sector, he has created a range of digital solutions that have gone on to improve the lives of both NHS staff and patients and was the driving force behind Project5, a free wellbeing service he set up to support NHS staff during the COVID pandemic.

As a survivor of domestic abuse and a single parent, his aim now is to offer clients and fellow survivors the same freedom and personal growth that he has enjoyed, showing them how to Get Out, and Get Love.