Over the years, our See the Triumph team has created a number of free resources that we make available to survivors and professionals who work with survivors. All of these resources can be requested through forms on the See the Triumph website.

You can learn more about each resource and find out how to request them at the following links:

• See the Triumph Workbooks and Facilitator Guide
• See the Triumph Healing Arts Curriculum
• See the Triumph Survivor Advocacy Training Program Curriculum

All of these resources are based on our See the Triumph research and are designed to offer practical tools to support survivors in their journey of recovering from past abuse.

Note: This post is cross-posted from this See the Triumph blog post.

I was so grateful for the wonderful turnout at last week's virtual book launch event for Triumph Over Abuse! If you missed the event or would like to re-listen to the talks from any of the speakers, the videos are now available for viewing on Facebook and YouTube playlists.

I'll also post all of the videos below so you can see them all together!

First, Dr. Allison Crowe shared a bit about the history of our See the Triumph campaign:

Next, we heard from Heather Evans, who is the Editor at Routledge Mental Health, who publised the book:

The next speaker was Catherine Johnson, who is the Director of the Guilford County Family Justice Center, where I'll be donating 20% of my author's royalties from the book:

After that, Dr. Shanita Brown shared tips for how people can support a loved one who is facing the journey of recovering from past abuse:

And finally, I shared some of my own reflections on the book, including insights into how survivors of abuse can overcome common misconceptions about abusive relationships & the recovery process:

Overall, I was so thankful for the opportunity to celebrate the launch of Triumph Over Abuse. Thanks to all who came to the live program, as well as to those who are checking out these videos at a later time!

Here's a sneak peek of the prizes that we'll be doing a drawing for at this Friday's Triumph Over Abuse Virtual Book Launch Event on this Friday, January 15th, from 12-1 p.m. EST:

• Four signed copies of the book
  
• An art journal
  
• A mindfulness journal
  
• Meditation cards
  
• And a $10 Starbucks gift card to get coffee with a friend
  

The four latter prizes aside from the book are inspired by The Coping Toolbox, which I discuss in Chapter 2 of the book. All who attend the live program via Zoom on Friday will be entered in these drawings. There's no cost to attend the event or enter the drawing.

If you haven't already, be sure to register for the event at https://triumphoverabuselaunch.eventbrite.com. I hope to "see" you there!

Next week, on Friday, January 15th, we're holding the virtual book launch event for Triumph Over Abuse. From 12-1 p.m. EST, join us on Zoom to learn from this great lineup of speakers: Dr. Shanita Brown, Dr. Allison Crowe, Heather Evans, and Catherine Johnson.

To learn more and register, visit https://triumphoverabuselaunch.eventbrite.com . You can also connect with the Facebook event page for more updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/941255646694490.

Our See the Triumph campaign celebrated its 8th birthday on New Year's Day. When Allison Crowe and I co-founded this campaign on January 1st, 2013, we had no idea how it would grow so much in the years ahead. But working on this campaign has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my career, as it's given us the opportunity to connect with survivors through our social media channels and research. And, in fact, the Triumph Over Abuse book grew out of that campaign, and you'll find the quotes of many survivors who participated in our See the Triumph-related research throughout the book.

To celebrate See the Triumph's birthday, we are doing a book giveaway contest for a signed copy of Triumph Over Abuse. To enter, click this link to head over to the image above on Facebook, and then like, comment, or publicly share the image to be entered. You've got til the end of the day on Thursday this week (January 7th) to enter!

To learn more, see below for the original post on the See the Triumph blog!

I believe strongly in supporting local organizations that do the hard work every day to support victims and survivors of abuse. I've been honored to be part of my own community's (Greensboro/Guilford County, North Carolina) efforts to build and sustain a Family Justice Center, which is known as a "one-stop shop" support victims and survivors of abuse. In our community, the Guilford County Family Justice Center operates two locations in the county and serves victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse. The first location opened in Greensboro in 2015, followed by the second location in High Point in 2018.

Family Justice Centers are based on a national model that woks to bring together many different types of professionals and community organizations in a way that makes it as easy as possible for victims and survivors to get the support they need. I've seen firsthand how this model has transformed our community's efforts to prevent and respond to interpersonal violence.

Because resources like Family Justice Centers are so important to me, I've committed to donating 20% of my author royalties from sales of Triumph Over Abuse to the Guilford County Family Justice Center.

If you're interested in learning more about the Guilford County Family Justice Center and how victim service resources help start survivors on the path toward recovery from abuse, be sure to come to our virtual book launch event on January 15th at noon EST. Catherine Johnson, the Center's Director, will be one of the featured speakers at the event. To learn more, check out the Facebook event page or register for free via Eventbrite!

I was so excited when I found out the timing that Triumph Over Abuse would be published on December 30th. Right before the New Year started, this timing seemed perfect to me since one of my most important goals for writing this book was to provide hope and inspiration to help survivors of past abuse begin to dream again and build hope for a more positive future.

Whether or not you're a fan of New Year's resolutions like I am, the start of a new year offers a great opportunity for envisioning a more positive future, whatever that means to you. As 2021 gets started today, take some time for self-reflection, dreaming, and even possibly starting to plan to put your dreams into action.

The quote featured here, "Start with your hopes and dreams, and then start fleshing those out and mapping out a plan to turn them into achievable goals," comes from p. 143 in Chapter 9, "Building a Strong Foundation for Your Finances and Career," in Triumph Over Abuse.

Learning to set and maintain healthy boundaries can be complicated for survivors of abusive relationships, especially in the aftermath of consistent boundary crossings by abusers. In Triumph Over Abuse, I talk a lot about how important it is to practice healthy boundary-setting as part of the abuse recovery process. This helps survivors both distance themselves from toxic people and make room for healthy relationships with friends, family members, and even possibly a new romantic relationship.

This quote, "Healthy boundaries are about making efforts to both keep bad things out and let good things in," can be found on page 46 in Chapter 3 on Surrounding Yourself with the Right Support.

Today is the day! Triumph Over Abuse officially releases today, December 30th. I'm so grateful to Routledge Mental Health for bringing this book to life so quickly so it can get into the hands of survivors and those who love and support them.

Here's where you can get your copy:

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0367646455
  
• Routledge: www.routledge.com/Triumph-Over-Abuse-Healing-Recovery-and-Purpose-after-an-Abusive-Relationship/Murray/p/book/9780367646455
  

And, if you can make it to our virtual book launch event on Friday, January 15th, from noon to 1 p.m. EST, we'll be giving away FOUR signed, free copies of the book, along with some other prizes inspired by the book! To learn more about the launch event, you can visit the Facebook event page or get your free tickets via Eventbrite.

"There's not a set time-line for recovering from abuse, so go at your own pace and allow yourself to take all the time you need to work through each step." Christine Murray, Triumph Over Abuse, p. 10.