Thus Lisa Rani and two of her daughters started a new life after a marriage and family life that had become a grim and dark struggle for survival.
Lisa's marriage was fueled with hidden addictions, lies, rages, violence, unfaithfullness and silence.
Life was fraught with fear, insecurity and uncertainty and marked by chronic sickness.
The journey began with moving away and then came the process of understanding what had happened, along with recalibrating the basics of self-esteem, a new understanding of right and wrong, developing the courage to hold a point of view and figuring out a future with hope and laughter in it, instead of tears and fear and sickness.
Lisa's iron levels were almost at zero, she had adrenal fatigue, she suffered from debilitating panic attacks and at one point she had an abscess in her throat that almost cut off her air.
The Armchair Fights Back is the author's description of her journey, her quest to understand what had gone wrong and how to make sure that such a thing would not happen again.
This book is written for women who feel trapped in their relationships by frustration, by fear or by a lack of information.
It aims to help them pinpoint the real issues, rather than staying by default or staying because they don't think that they will survive or that it wouldn't be in the best for the children.
Lisa's story will encourage you that you can make it through.
