In The Press

"As a psychologist and facilitator of growth, I have had the pleasure to be a part of this long journey of which Mariane speaks. I have watched as this person grew from a tightly closed flower to an open blossom that has many dimensions and is full of light and energy. She writes with heart, honesty, and integrity. I have witnessed her healing and her ability to become filled with peace, harmony, strength, and safety. I am proud of her and her ability to now live life to the fullest. "To each reader: I hope that this book gives you the courage to start on your personal road to healing and recovery from the pain in your life be it physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual." Jo Ann Cooper, PhD, Psychologist, Member, American Psychological Association Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management Fellow, American College of Forensic Examiners "Do you know anyone (could be yourself, a family member, or friend) who has been persecuted, controlled, manipulated, or bullied? If so, this enlightening, inspiring book will open their eyes to the insidious, far-ranging impact of that emotional abuse. More importantly, it will show how to regain the confidence and courage to create the quality of life you want, need, and deserve . . . now, not someday." Sam Horn, author of Tongue Fu! and Never Be Bullied Again "Abuse & Energy teaches the tools of healing the soul injured by abuse, trauma, hurtful family dynamics, and the dissociative reaction that impacts those who are abused and those who use energy abusively to hurt others. Mariane Weigley adds important and valuable understanding from her firsthand experience of less frequently discussed kinds of abuse: withholding, enabling, neglect, and isolation, in which energy is used, often quite subtly, to abuse.... If healing is to be complete, the spirit-energy encoded with information about who we really are-must be accessed fully. Mariane insightfully offers lay and professional readers a powerful glimpse of a complex territory right at the intersection of body, mind, and spirit." (Excerpt from the Foreword) Janice DeCovnick, PhD Clinical Psychologist Member, American Psychological Association