Beyond our control
Subtitle: restructuring your life after sexual assault
By: Leila Rae Sommerfeld.
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780825436826
Subjects: Abused women -- Religious life; Rape -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Rape victims -- Religious life; Sexual abuse victims -- Religious life
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: My story; title: Nighttime intruder; title: Nutcracker suite; title: His name is Crackers; title: The loud, silent year; title: Facing the enemy; title: Perpetrators change-well, some do; title: Tough love; title: God can create new life; title: Restructuring your life after sexual assault; title: Dear reader; title: Original trauma; title: Fear and the loss of safety; title: Post-traumatic stress; title: Depression; title: Shame and guilt; title: You don't need to forgive yourself; title: Memories; title: Writing to heal; title: Secondary wounding; title: They do it because they want to; title: Where's God?; title: Relationship effects; title: Marital intimacy after rape; title: Mother Eve; title: A social and cultural crisis; title: Victim thinking; title: Releasing your anger; title: Do we ever recover?; title: Choosing to heal; title: Signs of healing; title: Taking care of yourself; title: Joy will come in the morning.