When it comes to finding love, it seems like everyone has an opinion. Rather than joining the loud choir of love experts and dating gurus, Respected helps women bolster their sense of self-worth and as a result, become better prepared to participate in healthy romantic relationships. As a writer and breakup coach (yes, that's a real thing), Akirah Robinson has made it her life mission to remind women how brave their hearts are. As a survivor of partner abuse, she herself struggled to heal and believe that she might one day experience healthy love. After kissing dozens of frogs, Akirah realized a change needed to be made within herself before she'd likely find her prince. She took a break from trying to fill the void in her life with unkind men and made a commitment to intentionally love and care for herself first. In doing this, she came to realize that all women, herself included, deserve to be respected! "Respected" is Akirah's way of spreading this good news. With personal anecdotes, helpful tips, and thought-provoking questions, "Respected" is a book that helps women seek relationships that support their well-being by challenging them to first create healthy relationships with themselves. No one can predict when you'll meet the love of your life, but "Respected" just might inspire you to treat yourself with kindness and create a life of adventure until you do. If you are struggling in a relationship, healing from a breakup, or experiencing a long bout of singleness, read "Respected" as a reminder that regardless of how you feel, you deserve nothing less than the utmost respect--from yourself and others.
About the Author: Hello! I'm Akirah Robinson. And when women forget how brave their hearts are, I'm here to remind them. It was many years before I realized how brave my own heart is. I found grieving the end of an abusive relationship to be extremely challenging and often times sought comfort from alcohol or men to avoid my pain. One day I accepted my need to stop numbing myself, for the sake of my sanity and others'. Healing in such a painful and beautiful way eventually uncovered for me a passion to help other women believe in their brave hearts and seek healthy relationships as a result. This is why I write about relationships and other things that would have helped me back then, as I healed towards self-love. I am a licensed social worker which basically means is that I rock at helping people. While in graduate school, I gained several years of experience counseling survivors of domestic violence. In addition to completing forty hours of domestic violence training for certified advocates, I have also completed forty hours of crisis intervention training. All of this experience comes in handy when I coach women who are trying to move forward after a rough breakup. As a relationship writer, my work has been featured on the Huffington Post, Glamour.com, and Tiny Buddha. My first book, "Respected: How One Word Can Change More Than Just Your Love Life" released in November 2014. My handsome husband owns a restaurant, which is convenient because I get hungry a lot. Together we live in Pittsburgh with our mischievous dog, Walker, who enjoys chewing on all our belongings. We spoil him anyway.