Lundy Bancroft
Abuse and trauma recovery specialist
Lundy Bancroft works in abuse, trauma and recovery. He wrote Why Does He Do That?, which has sold more copies than any other book on domestic violence.
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About Lundy Bancroft
Lundy Bancroft worked for more than ten years as a counselor for abusive men. He has also worked as a custody evaluator and a child abuse investigator. Afterwards he focused on passing what he had learned to women who have been abused, as well as to the family, friends and professionals who help them. He has written five books, including Why Does He Do That? and The Batterer as Parent. The latter, a book for professionals, received an award from the North American Resource Center for Child Welfare. His book The Joyous Recovery, written for a general audience, gathers his experience of emotional healing. He also created the Peak Living Network, a free support system for people healing from emotional wounds.