Something’s Not Right

“Am I the only one who sees this—am I just imagining things? Is something wrong with me . . . or could this be abuse?”

Maybe you don’t know for sure, but something feels off when you think about a certain relationship or interaction with an institution or organization. You feel alone and confused—but calling it “abuse” feels extreme, a label for what happens to other people, not you. Yet you can’t shake the feeling: something’s not right.

Something’s not right. In his debut book, researcher and advocate Wade Mullen introduces us to the strategies individuals and organizations utilize to gain power and cover up their wrongdoings. Abusers of all kinds use these patterns to control and coerce, to keep their victims silent.

But there is hope: if we can learn to decode these methods—if we can learn the language of abuse—we can begin to stop the cycle of destruction in our lives. Something’s Not Right will help you identify and describe tactics that were previously unidentifiable and indescribable, giving you the language—and courage—you need to move toward freedom and create a safer future for yourself and others.