Since most parents love their children as much as they can, and in similar ways or reaction to how they were loved --  "Setting YourSelf Free" examines what gets in the way of the development of dignity, and shows that it is malignant, invisible cycles of emotional abuse.  Emotional abuse is always part of physical and sexual abuse, but also appears separately and invisibly, growing in intensity as generations pass, unless there is intervention.  Five cycles or patterns of emotional abuse are codified:  rage, enmeshment, rejection/abandonment, severe neglect, and extreme over-protection and overindulgence.   The book, with exercises, shows how emotional abuse, without intervention destroy marriages, families, friendships work settings, and communities.

Why do youth abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs? How can you tell when a young person is using, and how should you respond? What if a student tells you that someone else is using drugs? This hands-on resource provides an overview of the substances kids are most likely to use (including over-the-counter drugs and increasingly popular inhalants), concise descriptions of effects and warning signs, and a guide to working with youth, parents, the school, social workers, and law enforcement. Comprehensive, realistic, and optimistic, it follows the entire cycle of substance abuse, from experimentation to recovery.

Generally, spending more time on the job is associated with an increase in work-spouse conflict which, in turn, is associated with less marital satisfaction. This is especially so when people are working more hours than they desire. People report increased conflict when they are working more hours than their spouses would prefer. Still, research findings on the effects of increased work hours are mixed. So it may be important to consider whether it is husbands' or wives' work hours that is at issue to understand the relationship between increased work hours and marriage. Also, differences in findings may reflect differences in approaches taken in studies.