Courage to Heal A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Name: Courage to Heal A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
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ISBN: 9780060969318

ISBN-10: 0060969318

ISBN-13: 9780060969318

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Authors: Ellen Bass, Laura Davis

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The Courage to Heal is an inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and encouragement to every woman who, was sexually abused as a child -- and those who care about her. Although the effects of child sexual abuse are long-term and severe, healing is possible. The authors weave personal experience with professional knowledge to show the reader how she can come to terms with her past while moving powerfully into the future. They provide clear explanations, practical suggestions, a map of the healing journey, and many moving first-person examples of the recovery process drawn from their interviews with hundreds of survivors. Definitive in scope, The Courage to Heal speaks directly to the…

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.11" wide x 8.11" long x 1.11" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface to the Third Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Introduction: Healing Is Possible


About the Stories in This Book


Using the Writing Exercises


Taking Stock


Effects: Recognizing the Damage


Coping: Honoring What You Did to Survive


The Healing Process


An Overview


The Decision to Heal


The Emergency Stage


Remembering


Believing It Happened


Breaking Silence


Understanding That It Wasn't Your Fault


The Child Within


Trusting Yourself


Grieving and Mourning


Anger - The Backbone of Healing


Disclosures and Confrontations


Forgiveness?


Spirituality


Resolution and Moving On


Changing Patterns


The Process of Change


Self-Esteem and Personal Power


Feelings


Your Body


Intimacy


Sex


Children and Parenting


Families of Origin


Counseling


For Supporters of Survivors


The Basics


For Family Members


For Partners


Courageous Women


An Introduction


Judy Gold


Eva Smith


Janel Robinson


Soledad


Evie Malcolm


Anna Stevens


Kyos Featherdancing


Lorraine Williams


Randi Taylor


Alicia Mendoza


S. R. Benjamin


Diane Hugs


Krishnabai


Michelle and Artemis


Mary McGrath


Gizelle


Honoring the Truth: A Response to the Backlash


The Emerging Backlash


A Little History


Who Supports the Backlash


The Truth About the Backlash


What We Do and Don't Know About Memory


Personal Strategies for Dealing with the Backlash


Rachel's Story


Future Visions


Resource Guide


Index