Tools for Understanding, Safety, Support & Rebuilding.
Explore books, workbooks, journals, domestic violence resource guides, courses, and practical educational tools created to help survivors, supporters, families, and organizations find clearer information and more useful next steps.
Information should help you do something with what you learn.
Compass Forward resources are designed to move beyond awareness alone. Each resource is created to help people better understand domestic violence, identify options, locate support, communicate more effectively, or navigate life during and after abuse.
Some products remain published under the Healing Compass name while Compass Forward becomes the home for the broader education, training, coaching, and consulting work.
Books, guides, courses, and survivor-centered tools.
Select any resource below to view it through its current Amazon or Payhip listing.
Healing Compass Workbook: The Compass I Wish I Had
A survivor-centered workbook created to help readers reflect, organize their thoughts, explore healing, and move forward with greater clarity after domestic violence.
Healing Compass Companion Journal
A dedicated journaling companion designed to give survivors space for reflection, processing, growth, and documenting the life they are rebuilding.
West Coast Domestic Violence Resource & Safety Guide
A practical regional guide connecting survivors and supporters with domestic violence resources, support options, and safety information across the West Coast.
Midwest Domestic Violence Resource Guide
Regional domestic violence information designed to help survivors and supporters locate resources and better understand available support options throughout the Midwest.
East Coast Domestic Violence Resource Guide
A regional resource guide created to help survivors, families, and supporters locate domestic violence services and practical support throughout the East Coast.
Free Emergency Domestic Violence Resource Guide
A free quick-access resource designed to help people locate essential domestic violence support information when they need somewhere to begin.
Stop Asking Why She Didn’t Leave: Understanding the Real Barriers to Safety
An educational course designed to challenge one of the most persistent misconceptions about domestic violence and explain the real barriers survivors may face when trying to leave.
Looking for Training, Coaching, or Organizational Resources?
Compass Forward also provides training, workshops, coaching, organizational support, and additional educational resources beyond the products currently listed in the shop.
Different situations call for different tools.
You do not need every resource at once. Start with the information that best matches where you are right now.
For Survivors
Explore guides, workbooks, journals, education, and practical tools for understanding abuse, finding resources, and rebuilding life after domestic violence.
For SurvivorsFor Family & Supporters
Learn how to better understand domestic violence, avoid harmful assumptions, support autonomy, and keep the door open for someone you care about.
Start With the CourseFor Organizations
Explore workplace education, domestic violence training, workshops, leadership support, and customized organizational services.
For OrganizationsCompass Forward is building more than a storefront.
The long-term resource library is being developed to support survivors at different stages, the people who love them, and the organizations that may encounter domestic violence in the workplace or community.
New guides, workplace materials, courses, quick-reference tools, and survivor-centered education will continue to be added as they become available.
Resources being developed may include:
- Family and friends support tools
- Workplace domestic violence resources
- Manager and supervisor guides
- Survivor recovery and rebuilding tools
- Coercive control education
- Quick-reference safety and support sheets
- Additional courses and workshops
Educational resources are one piece of a larger support system.
Compass Forward resources are educational and are not a substitute for emergency services, legal advice, medical care, mental health treatment, or individualized crisis advocacy.
If you are in immediate danger, contact emergency services or an appropriate domestic violence crisis provider in your area.
Start with the resource that answers the question in front of you.
If you need help understanding which Compass Forward service or resource may fit your situation, contact us and tell us what you are looking for.