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Gift of Lament is one woman's raw and powerful story of surviving the horrors of intimate partner violence. Through evocative poetry and poignant journal entries, Sherrie Winstanley explores the depths of her harrowing abusive relationship with an ex-husband and how she found the strength to eventually leave him and start a new life with her children. Her openness and courage invite the reader to see, name, and feel the brokenness in domestic abusive relationships and understand the depth that trauma victims face. Those who have lived with abuse, or still do, will relate to the rollercoaster…mehr

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Gift of Lament is one woman's raw and powerful story of surviving the horrors of intimate partner violence. Through evocative poetry and poignant journal entries, Sherrie Winstanley explores the depths of her harrowing abusive relationship with an ex-husband and how she found the strength to eventually leave him and start a new life with her children. Her openness and courage invite the reader to see, name, and feel the brokenness in domestic abusive relationships and understand the depth that trauma victims face. Those who have lived with abuse, or still do, will relate to the rollercoaster emotions she exposes and be inspired to realize they do not need to feel isolated or hopeless. It is never too late to take decisive action to free your soul and spirit, as she did, and reclaim your authentic self and heal.
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Sherrie L. Winstanley returned to post-secondary school as a mature student and earned a Bachelor of Social Work degree. She has worked with multibarriered, vulnerable adults in developing preemployment skills, realizing good mental health and wellness, and in securing housing. She is the visionary, founder, and executive director of S.H.A.D.E. (Safe Housing and Directed Empowerment) Inc., a secondstage housing initiative in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their mission is to provide safe housing and social services to immigrant and refugee women who have been impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV) and/or family violence, as they work to rebuild their lives and transition from a place of victimization to a place of confidence, healing, stability, and resiliency. For years, Sherrie has been supporting female clients living in abusive relationships. To learn more about SHADE, please visit www.shadewinnipeg.org.