@article{ref1,
title="Moving from surviving to thriving: African American women recovering from intimate male partner abuse",
journal="Research and theory for nursing practice",
year="2004",
author="Taylor, Janette Y.",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="35-50",
abstract="In this ethnographic study, a womanist framework was used to investigate the process of recovery from domestic violence. A purposive sample of African American women (N = 21) was interviewed to gain understanding of their recovery process. Survivorship-thriving was the overarching process. Six themes related to survivorship-thriving were identified: (a) Sharing secrets/Shattering silences--sharing information about the abuse with others; (b) Reclaiming the Self-defining oneself separate from abuser and society; (c) Renewing the Spirit-nurturing and restoring the spiritual and emotional self; (d) Self-healing through Forgiveness--forgiving their partners for the abuse and violence; (e) Finding inspiration in the Future-looking to the future with optimism; and (f) Self-generativity by Engaging in Social Activism--participating in prosocial activities to promote social change. This article presents recovery oriented towards survivorship-thriving as a transformative process overall characterized by resilience and self-generativity. This represents more than just recovery as return to homeostasis or &quot;back to normal.&quot; Implications for survivor-informed practices are included.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1541-6577",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}