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Stop Being Pushed Around!: A Practical Guide
(10-Step Empowerment)

Lynda Bevan
Loving Healing Press (2007)
ISBN 9781932690453
Reviewed by Erin M. Hudgins, LMSW for RebeccasReads (1/09)

“Stop Being Pushed Around! A Practical Guide” is just that: practical, but even more… Empowering.  Author, Lynda Bevan outlines a succinct, common sense approach aimed towards reclaiming one's own self-worth by changing from victim to survivor.  The personal therapy synopses' and direct language both work to motivate and challenge the reader to identify their own defeatist behaviors and enter the process of change.  Bevan maintains a strengths-based approach, and stays clear of pathologizing the reader while thoroughly examining the negative roles we may play in our relationships.  In stop Being Pushed Around, you will discover: 
* Whether or not you are a victim
* How fear, criticism, and intimidation can control you
* Insight into how you became a victim
* Tips on how to change your behavior and become a survivor
* How to maintain change and promote relationship development
* Techniques to enrich the soul and spirit 

This easy to relate to, solution-focused guide does not attempt to push an agenda, it simply provides a foundation of understanding along with the tools necessary to begin trusting one's own feelings again.  Short and long term strategies along with observation and review exercises are outlined so that one can maintain success from victimization.   Bevan dedicates great thought towards realistic problem solving approaches while maintaining a focus on safety, health, and growth.  I would recommend this book to anyone who feels emotionally inadequate or dependent in his or her relationship, be it at home or work.  

  

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