In this companion volume to "The Courage to Heal", Laura Davis has created a workbook for all women and men suffering from the effects of childhood sexual abuse.
Kaeleigh and Raeanne are the twin daughters of a district-court judge and a politician mother. They are identical in almost every way, but each girl has dark secrets. The bestselling author of "Crank" gives voice to victims of childhood sexual abuse, in a moving and disturbing novel.
Many people seem to have it all outwardly, but inside they are falling apart, crushed and wounded by their past, but Joyce Meyer feels God has a plan to heal the broken-hearted and the victims of abuse. For thirty years she suffered the devastating effects of verbal, sexual and physical abuse. Today she has a worldwide ministry of emotional ...
Filled with information, support, and guidance, here is the eagerly awaited book that answers the most important questions asked by partners of survivors of child sexual abuse. Laura Davis, the coauthor of the bestselling The Courage to Heal and author of The Courage to Heal Workbook, offers practical advice, encouragement and much-needed support.
In this book, Wendy Maltz helps survivors of sexual abuse achieve the loving and safe sexual lives they so richly deserve, taking them step-by-step through one of the most challenging aspects of recovery. Based on the author's clinical work, interviews, survey results, and workshops, this guide is filled with first-person accounts of men and women ...
A cross between memoir and historical critique, Jensen's book, primarily a story of domestic abuse, sweeps far and wide in its discussions of environmental, social, and political excesses.
From age four to 18, Sue William Silverman was sexually abused by her father, a high-ranking government official. This is an often graphic memoir of those years which recounts how Silverman's mother ignored her distress, thus conspiring in an attempt to keep the situation unreported and undetected.
In his follow-up to "The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl," Lyga delivers a disturbing, ripped-from-the-headlines novel about a seventh-grade boy who has a very adult relationship with his female teacher.
When a parent's love for a child is more expecting than giving, more jealous than trusting, the child can become trapped in a "psychological marriage" with the parent, becoming a victim of covert incest. Identification of this problem is often difficult, for the victim often feels idealized and privileged rather than abused. Dr. Adams provides a ...
With a new Preface, a new Introduction, and an expanded and up-to-date resource section, this classic guide by a psychotherapist and sexual abuse counselor answers victims' needs and addresses changing cultural attitudes toward male survivors of incest and sexual violence.
While it is important for abuse survivors to get help, all too often their partners are forgotten. Ken Graber's book is for those forgotten victims whose lives have also been affected by the sexual abuse their partners have suffered.
Grace Adams has had a hard life. She was molested by her father whom she murders in self defense after the funeral of her beloved mother; after serving time for the murder she escapes a miserable post-jail existence and heads for New York, where she takes a job at a law firm and volunteers at a battered women's shelter. When the husband of one of ...
"Stolen Tomorrows" will encourage women who have been abused to think about, talk about and seek help for what has been their secret shame. It illustrates the emotional and psychological devastation inflicted on girls when they experience childhood sexual abuse, exploring varied situations and settings in which this abuse takes place, focusing on ...
In this groundbreaking book, women of all ages and circumstances describe their struggles to come to terms with their fear, anger, and pain, and the silence that allowed their abuse as children and teenagers. Written with courage and honesty, these stories are a powerful testament to all survivors of sexual abuse; and offer real hope for change- ...
Told by the one person best qualified to tell it, this is the story of a 24-year-old teacher who seemed to be on the Golden Path to the good life but went so far wrong, and how her decision impacted not only her own life, but her husband, her victim, and many others.
Originally published as the groundbreaking "The Courage to Heal," this book has become a touchstone for anyone seeking a gentler, more gradual entry into the process of healing from childhood sexual abuse. The new edition has been updated to include the stories of both men and women survivors, and also covers the issue of clergy abuse.
Kubetin, a victim of sexual abuse who has worked through the pain, draws from personal experience and the misfortune of many others in detailing the trauma of abuse and eventual recovery. Although the hurdles are great, Kubetin and Mallory stress that God's plan enables every victim not only to survive, but to overcome the darkness of the past.
To escape the horror of violent abuse, the two-year-old child "went to sleep" and created the inner world of "the Troops, " the 92 voices that shielded her from pain, but that she didn't know existed until adulthood. Now in paperback, this is a journey through the fragmented world of the multiple personality--told by the Troop.
In Chee's novel, which does not take place in Edinburgh, Aphias Fee is a young Korean boy growing up in Maine. Along with many other choirboys, he is molested by the director of the Pine State Boys Chorus, a situation the boys tolerate for years out of feelings of guilt and fear. It is not until he grows up that Fee understands certain things ...
Through Dorie Van Stone's candor in regard to her own childhood, the reader will gain insight into the trauma of abuse and also knowledge of the steps to recovery for those unfortunate enough to have been affected by this plight.
"On the Threshold of Hope" offers hope and healing to men and women who have been traumatized by sexual abuse. Dr. Langberg's insights and the quotations from many survivors assure readers that they are not alone and that Christ, the Redeemer, can heal their deep wounds. Through stories, Scripture, questions, and encouragement, Dr. Langberg walks ...
This study is based on the "Incest Survivors'After-Effects Checklist", a tool developed by the author for identifying a history of hidden incest and understanding its consequences, many of them overlooked by previous works on this topic. The book redefines incest in a broader way than has previously been done and offers detailed and insightful ...
Entering the tumultuous, dissociated world of the adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse presents an intimidating challenge for clinicians. But as the authors of this innovative book argue, therapists must be willing and able to work within the powerful and rapidly shifting relational paradigms of transference and countertransference commonly ...
Bromley shares her story of childhood sexual abuse and the steps to moving from silence to healing. She exposes the harsh realities of abuse, explains the pain it causes, and empowers survivors to begin a personal journey toward healing.
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The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Featuring "Honoring the Truth: A Response to the Backlash"
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Ellen Bass (Preface by), Laura Davis (Preface by)
