(Press Release) Nucla, Colo., May 16, 2010 -- "Sister, Survivor - Victim to Survivor: Lessons Learned Along the Way" is a deeply personal conversation from one abuse survivor to another, where we discuss not just the process of abuse but what you can do to take back control of your life and keep it.

Many today are living beneath the shadow of past abuse - for some, abuse isn't something that happened long ago, but something that is still happening in our minds even today. Abuse affects not only the way we see ourselves, but the way we see the world around us and the way we interact with that world.

We don't have to live under that shadow anymore. Right now, today, there is a path before you. A path that leads to one of the most important decisions you will ever make in your life, the decision that determines who will be in control of your life from this day forward.

A carefully painted smile hides the deepest pain,
The partners change but the steps remain the same,
Doing what we must just to survive,
But spirits within bars never have the chance to thrive.

If you or someone you know is an abuse survivor, "Sister, Survivor" not only helps you to understand the process of abuse, but gives you many practical suggestions for ending the cycle of abuse in your life. Important abuse recovery topics such as recognizing abuse, breaking long standing cycles and patterns, setting solid personal boundaries, and rebuilding self-esteem. You owe it to yourself to let go of the past so that you can create a healthy future for you and your family.

From victim, to survivor, to thriver, the choice really is up to you. You can take back control of your life using the tools presented in this positive and uplifting manual for all survivors. Tools such as:

1. The strength that comes with making your own choices
2. Setting and maintaining personal boundaries
3. Redefining "normal"
4. The power of personal responsibility
5. Changing long-standing patterns in your life

Ayngel "Boshemia" Overson is a Colorado certified domestic violence and sexual assault advocate, as well as a fourth generation abuse survivor herself. Voted the Western Slope Advocate of the Year 2009 for her work both locally and online, Ayngel is dedicated to stopping the cycle of abuse one person at a time.

While there are many books dedicated to abuse survivors, this book is a bit different. Instead of focusing on the clinical effects of abuse, the author has chosen to focus on the positive traits that we can learn from abuse and ways we can use those traits to better not just our own lives, but the lives of others.

We are men, we are women, we are young and we are old. We all have our own unique stories. It hardly seems we have anything in common at all, but we are a family. We are a family because of what we do have in common. We are a family joined not by blood, but by spirit.
We are survivors, and we are stronger than any of us truly know or understand.

From Victim to Survivor to Thriver:
You don't have to do it alone.

Twenty-five percent of the sales of this book will go to the Josh Brune Relief Fund to aid him in his fight against cancer. Josh is a survivor too!

Contact:
Ayngel Overson (Aka Boshemia)
(970) 864-7557
www.sugarpatch.com