This is the evocative story of one therapist's experiences with violence. Holiman does not simply relate her cases; she lets the reader feel what it is like to work with people who are violent and those who have been violated -- the taste of fear, the intrusion of troubling memories, the impulse to hurt again, the glimmer of hope. Bridging personal and professional, she emphasizes how violence destroys relationships while respect and love generate new connections. She outlines nine therapy tasks to help people change, including attention to safety, responsibility, retribution, and forgiveness, and concludes with her own journey home to a renewed capacity to love and be loved.