{"title":"Kelly White","description":"\u003cp\u003eKELLY WHITE is a nonprofit executive, women’s advocate, and survivor of domestic violence with more than three decades of nonprofit leadership experience. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Safe Place for Women: How to Survive Domestic Abuse and Create a Successful Future\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite holds a degree from the University of Kansas and began her career as an occupational therapist. Upon her departure from SafePlace, the organization renamed its 105-bed family shelter the Kelly White Family Shelter in her honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, White draws on her personal experience of domestic violence and her professional background across organizations including SafePlace, the Chicago Foundation for Women, Austin Children’s Shelter, and SAFE Alliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly White’s books are published by Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-safe-place-for-women","title":"A Safe Place for Women: How to Survive Domestic Abuse and Create a Successful Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is life, joy, and love after abuse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a young wife and mother, Kelly White experienced violence and terror at the hands of her husband. She knows firsthand the love–hate relationships women often have with their abusers and the devastating effects these feelings can have on independence and self-confidence. She has sought refuge in a women’s shelter, worked to obtain help from law enforcement and struggled financially and emotionally as a single mother and sole breadwinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years later, as the leader of nationally recognized programs for battered women, she has helped thousands of women and children rebuild their lives. White’s own story, and those of other women who have survived and thrived, are related here. She also provides practical tools for abused women and the friends, family and professionals who seek to help them. You learn to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erecognize dangerous red flags and break through denial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003euse the legal, law-enforcement and organizational resources available in your community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eovercome fear and stress to build a new life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscover the ways in which you are more powerful, competent and capable than you thought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite includes important information on the impact of domestic violence on children, the role of drugs and alcohol in abuse, violence against people with disabilities and battering in the lesbian\/gay\/bisexual\/transgendered communities. While violence against women is not a thing of the past, using this resource can help battered women make it a part of their pasts — and create a safe and fulfilling future for themselves and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0897935276\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780897935272\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Kelly White","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43215034548440,"sku":"9780897935272","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43215034581208,"sku":"9781630266523","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780897935272_FC_mockup_v2_1665606798_ad69bc7e-1526-4c3c-8ae8-2f117e6b52c0.jpg?v=1791007861"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-kelly-white.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}