 I'm Dr. Lisa Aronson-Fontes. I'm going to speak about my book, Invisible Chains, Overcoming Coercive Control in Your Intimate Relationship. This is for people who are or were in a controlling or abusive relationship. It's also for people who care about someone in such a relationship, friends, family, and professionals, including therapists, social workers, police, domestic violence advocates, medical personnel, and clergy. The first section defines course of control and describes the isolation, micromanagement, manipulation, degradation, stalking, and sometimes physical and sexual abuse that can be part of course of control. It describes how abusers control their partners through their children, and it includes stories about people who were controlled, what they suffered, and how they coped. The second part discusses why course of control happens, how the way men and women are raised makes these kinds of relationships more likely. The third part discusses some of the special challenges faced by LGBTQ people in course of control relationships, and it describes some situations where women control men. It also describes course of control in relationships that teenagers have. The final part of the book opens with a detailed questionnaire so people can examine their relationships and see if they are overly controlling. There's a chapter on staying and expecting change, a chapter on ending the relationship safely, a chapter on feeling like yourself again, and finally, a chapter on how to help someone who is in an abusive or controlling relationship. I wrote this book from a place of empathy, understanding, and total respect for people who are trapped as victims. I have been there myself. I hope this book makes a difference. So far people tell me it is written clearly. They feel completely engaged by the book and they recognize themselves in it sometimes. One woman told me the book was a lifeline for her. She felt it would be key to helping her heal. I hope you'll take a look at the book and send me an email or contact me on Facebook. Let me know what you think of the book and let me know what you think of the concept of course of control. Thank you.