You Can't Save Us

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You can't fix it. You can't rescue them. But you can disrupt it.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Every day survivors of domestic violence are told Why didn't you just leave? Meanwhile the people closest to them-family friends neighbors and employers-are doing far too little far too late or don't know where to start to provide support. This book is here to change that!</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>You Can't Save Us: What Survivors Actually Need from the People Around Them</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a bold clear-eyed guide for those who think they care but aren't showing it in ways that matter or don't know how to show up. With compassion and clarity author keynote speaker survivor and prevention specialist Melody C. Gross breaks down exactly how relationship abuse impacts every circle a survivor is in and what you need to do to actually help.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Inside you'll get:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Practical tools and strategies tailored for each role: family friends neighbors and employers. </span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>First-person survivor accounts that reveal what support looked like and what it didn't. </span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The ABCs of Disruption a powerful framework to disrupt the cycle for good. </span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rapid-fire Q&As after each chapter to address the questions you're too afraid to ask.</span></li><li></li></ul><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Whether you're showing up for someone you love or trying to create a safer workplace or community this is your guide.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>If you've ever said I didn't know It's not my business or They keep going back this book is for you.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Because survivors don't need your pity. They need your action.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You can't save us. But you're not powerless. Now's your chance to show up authentically safely and empathetically.</span></p><p></p>