Jakki Civeriati had a tough childhood. Filled with anger, tempers, even rage, she never had an example of a functional family life.

At 19 years old, Jakki married her first husband. It was a marriage filled with emotional abuse, coercive control, even domestic violence. 16 years later, she finally broke free.

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To find out more about Jakki’s book, Goodbye for Now or Goodbye Forever, visit her website.

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