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Ask Dr. Angela about your life, your emotions, your behaviors, your relationships, your habits and addictions, your thought patterns. Ask Dr. Angela about your mind, your brain, your SELF. See DrAngela.com and AskDrAngela.help for more information on the books by and work of this author.

This is part two (number 702) in the Ask Dr. Angela Series on abuse and violence in relationships. This discussion follows that in book number 701 and reaches further into the complexities of abuse and violence in relationships. Following this book, the discussion of the subtle and complex, frequently unseen aspects, of this abuse and violence in relationships continues in books number 703 and 704. Together, this series of four Ask Dr. Angela books on abuse and violence in relationships looks deeply at essential issues and awarenesses.

Angela Smothers has lived through the kind of darkness most people don’t come back from — addiction, abuse, heartbreak, and rock bottom moments that could’ve ended it all. But through faith, grit, and a love that never gave up on her, she found her way back to life... and then some. In A Bright Future, Angela opens the door to her past with raw honesty and soul-deep wisdom. Part memoir, part motivational guide, this book walks listeners through the wreckage — and then shows them how to rebuild.

"Guilty Shame" is about victims of abuse and rape who are having a difficult time forgiving themself for what had happened to them. While guilt can lead to remorse and a person turning from unhealthy habits; shame is what keeps many from holistic healing.