Lifelines : Culture, Spirituality, and Family Violence.
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Edmonton :
University of Alberta Press,
1999.
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Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Lifelines' Voices
- THE BEGINNING ...
- 1 UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF ABUSED WOMEN: The Missing Link
- Spirituality
- The Women's Movement
- Aboriginal Inspiration
- Women's Shelters in Transition
- Bridging the Secular and the Spiritual
- 2 THE WOMEN'S STORIES: Where Does Strength Come From?
- WOMEN WHO WROTE THEIR STORIES
- In Answer to Psalms 55
- Why Is God White?
- Escape
- My Beautiful Golden Bones
- From Fit to Free
- WOMEN WHO TOLD THEIR STORIES
- Loss and Ritual
- Learning to Cry.
- ""The Violation of the Veil""""Spiritual Awakening""; ""STRENGTH COMES FROM WITHIN""; ""3 VOICES OF WOMEN OF FAITH: Personal Views on the Diversity of Culture, Religion, and Background in Canada""; ""Otter Woman Speaks""; ""Buddhism for Monday, for Tuesday, for Wednesday ... ""; ""From the Pulpit�A Word or Two on Christianity""; ""Views of a Hindu Woman""; ""A Woman as Rabbi�A Message of Hope""; ""A Voice From the Muslim Community""; ""WOMEN OF FAITH""; ""4 CONVERSATIONS WITH FRONT-LINE WORKERS: The Issue of Family Violence as Seen by Individuals Who Work for Community Service Providers""
- Views of a Chinese-Canadian CounsellorChanging Together: A Centre for Immigrant Women I
- Changing Together: A Centre for Immigrant Women II
- Catholic Social Services
- Mennonite Centre for Newcomers: Centre for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
- Edmonton Community Services: A Partner in the Spousal Abuse Follow-Up Team
- Edmonton Police Service: A Partner in the Spousal Abuse Follow-Up Team
- Safe Place Women's Shelter
- WIN House Women's Shelter
- FRONT-LINE IMPRESSIONS
- 5 WHERE HAS LIFELINES LED US?: Openings and Closings
- Opening the Door.
- ""Lifelines�A Collection of Voices""""Understanding Multiculturalism""; ""Addressing Human Spiritual Need""; ""Lifelines as a Catalyst""; ""Hope and Healing""; ""APPENDICES: Tools for Helping, Healing""; ""APPENDIX 1 A FEW TOOLS FOR BEGINNING""; ""APPENDIX 2 ENABLING ACTIVITIES""; ""EA# 1 Self-Affirmation""; ""EA# 2 Self-Visualization""; ""EA# 3 Centring: Awakening Yourself""; ""EA# 4 Cultivating the Ability to Experience Joy""; ""EA# 5 A Self of One's Own""; ""EA# 6 Choosing Your Mantra""; ""EA# 7 Your Evolving Inner Spirit""; ""EA# 8 A Room of One's Own""
- EA# 9 Praying Your SpiritualityEA# 10 Centring: Creating
- EA# 11 A Garden as Dwelling Place
- EA# 12 Comparison of Assertive, Nonassertive, and Aggressive Behaviours
- EA# 13 Community as Dwelling Place
- EA# 14 Centring: Traditioning
- EA# 15 Exploration of Spirituality as Traditioning
- EA# 16 Centring: Transforming
- EA# 17 Taking Time for Mourning
- EA# 18 Our Experiences of Bonding
- EA# 19 The Experience of Birth
- EA# 20 Labelling Emotions: Positive Words
- EA# 21 Labelling Emotions: Negative Words
- APPENDIX 3 INSPIRATIONAL WORDS.