The Bully: A Life of Violence and Transformation - Couverture souple

Puryear, Douglas A.

 
9781519335708: The Bully: A Life of Violence and Transformation

Synopsis

Bullying is a horrendous problem, with more than 30% if US students reporting being victimized. What makes an innocent baby develop into a nine year old bully? And then worse? And how does the string of violence get broken? This is the story of a life as a bully and of how it was finally transformed.

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À propos de l?auteur

Douglas A. Puryear grew up in Texas in a family and in a culture of violence. Violence became his approach to every problem. He became a successful psychiatrist, but at home he was abusing his child. Then a major transformation occurred and he was able to break the habit of violence. He has performed prison ministry and medical missionary work. Puryear now lives peacefully in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his lovely long term wife, Martha, enjoying fly-fishing, guitar, Spanish, writing and eight grandchildren. His previous books are Helping People in Crisis; Your Life Can Be Better: using strategies for adult ADD/ADHD; and Living Daily With Adult ADD or ADHD.

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