I Deserve to Live shows how codependency is passed from parent to children and continues on to the next generation until it is broken. This book includes examples of dysfunctional families who have developed poor relationship skills and were not able to break free from destructive patterns. Many people are robbed of their self-esteem and true potential when they grow up in a stressful family environment. This book shows how working with a trained professional can help people come out of the denial stage, learn who they truly are, break free from toxic relationships and go on to live a happy life. Author Dr. Clarence E. Davis also discusses the importance of having a father in the home, as well as how harmful it can be when there is an inadequate or absent father. Mothers can feel helpless in abusive situations. Dr. Davis looks at some of the abuse that takes place in families that no one wants to talk about. Children grow into adulthood living in shame and fear of what they have lived through and that it might be repeated. Adults who have come out of an abusive environment often seek or develop their own abusive relationships or may attempt or commit suicide. When you read I Deserve to Live, you will learn: • Exit strategies for leaving a violent relationship. • How to spot the warning signs for domestic abuse. • How to break the cycle if you grew up in an abusive environment.