Chapter 11: Breaking the Chain of Negative Family Influences
Acts [of others] may cause pain, anguish, even physical harm, but they cannot destroy your
eternal possibilities in this brief but crucial life on earth. . . . Your attitude can control the change for good in
your life. It allows you to have the help the Lord intends you to receive. No one can take away your
ultimate opportunities when you understand and live eternal law.
—Elder Richard G. Scott
Church Websites
Anxiety and Fear Articles from the Church’s LDS Family Services website
Embracing Hope from the BYU Broadcasting website
Church Articles
"Becoming a Transitional Character: Changing Your Family Culture" from the BYU School of Family Life Forever Families website
"Change Yourself and Change Your Marriage" by Douglas A. Abbott, Ph.D., from the BYU School of Family Life Marriage and Families Jan. 2003 magazine
"Dispelling the Darkness of Abuse" Name Withheld. From the February 2000 Ensign
"Healing the Tragic Scars of Abuse" by Richard G. Scott from the May 1992 Ensign
"Hope for Children Like Betsy" by Lynn K. Wilder, Ph.D., and Rob Weidman, from the BYU School of Family Life Marriage and Families April 2002 magazine
"The Journey to Healing" from the September 1997 Ensign
"Let it End with Me" Name Withheld. From the September 2001 Ensign
"Removing Barriers to Happiness" by Richard G. Scott from the May 1998 Ensign
Stopping the Cycle of Abuse: Becoming a Transitional Character by James MacArthur, Ph.D., from the BYU Families Under Fire conference archives (PDF file)
Other Websites/Articles (Note: Not sponsored by BYU or the Church)
Children of Alcoholics Foundation
CYFERnet - Transitions various research based articles from different Universities
"Making a Change: Keys to Success" (PDF file) from the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension
Other Books (Note: Not sponsored by BYU or the Church)
Warner, C. T. (2001). Bonds that make us free: Healing our relationships, coming to ourselves. Salt Lake City, UT: Shadow Mountain.