Beginning to heal : a first book for survivors of child sexual abuse / Ellen Bass and Laura Davis.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Cedar, 1993.Description: xii,107pISBN:- 9780749316556 (pbk) :
- 9780749316556 (pbk)
- 0749316551 (pbk)
- 9780749316556
- Child sexual abuse -- United States
- Adult child sexual abuse victims -- United States -- Psychology
- Abused women -- United States -- Psychology
- Child abuse
- Sexual abuse & harassment
- Coping with personal problems
- Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Bullying, violence, abuse &
- Women Sexual abuse
- 362.8292 BAS
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Part one.The healing process -- Healing is possible -- The decision to heal -- The emergency stage -- Remembering -- Believing it happened -- Breaking silence -- Understanding that it wasn't our fault -- The child within -- Grieving -- Anger -- Forgiveness? -- Spirituality -- The process of change -- Resolution and moving on -- Part two.Courageous women -- After you tell: Janel's story -- I told my son: Eva's story -- It only happened once: Vicki's story -- Learning to survive: Soledad's story -- I loved my father: Randi's story -- For supporters of survivors -- National child abuse hotline.
For women just beginning to recover from child sexual abuse, and for those wanting to help someone who is doing so, this book offers an introduction to the healing process. It is a shorter version of "The Courage to Heal", and takes readers through the key stages in the healing journey.