Broken Vows, Shattered Dreams: A Story of Survivorship through Domestic Abuse (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781475053807)

*Celeste Charlet is the pen name for the author of this story. She is a talented artist and writer. She has other published works under her true identity including two romance/love story novels. She is a devout Christian mother and grandmother. This book is the true story of her journey and survival through domestic abuse/violence. It is her wish that this book, although difficult to write, will be instrumental and educational to women suffering from abuse and help them to learn how to survive and escape destructive relationships and move on to a happier and more productive life. She uses the first hand experiences and mistakes made in her own life to promote awareness of the signs of domestic abuse and offer hope for a better future. Though the road she walked was difficult and could have ended in her death, she was able to escape with God's help through faith and the support of several dear friends in her life. Read and learn how you too, can escape the chains of abuse and violence in your own relationships. Celeste also explores how the seeds to falling into abusive relationships can be formed early in childhood and life, leading to way you make decisions in regards to relationships throughout your life. Through her experiences, you can learn how to change negative thinking, discover how "learned helplessness" can impact your life, overcome childhood trauma, come to terms with the past, and change how you respond to others in order to move from "victim" to survivor. Celeste believes that all things happen for a purpose and that her trials have led her to the mission to help guide, support, and educate other women on the subject of domestic abuse. "If I can save just one woman's life through the telling of my story, then I will consider my mission in life fulfilled and my suffering will not have been in vain." Celeste Charlet