The courage to heal
Subtitle: a guide for women survivors of child sexual abuse
By: Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
Contributors: Davis, Laura, 1956- author
Edition: Fourth edition. 20th anniversary edition.
Publisher: The Courage to Heal Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: United States]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780996171809
Subjects: Adult child sexual abuse victims; Psychology; Counseling of; Child sexual abuse; Abused women
Description: First published in 1988, the groundbreaking The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse has been completely revised, updated, and expanded for its 20th Anniversary edition. Considered "a classic" and "the bible of healing from child sexual abuse," this inspiring, comprehensive and compassionate guide provides a map of support of the healing journey and a lifeline for millions. Weaving together personal experience with professional knowledge, the authors provide clear explanations, practical suggestions, strategies, and support throughout the survival healing process -- as well as help, hope and reassurance for families, friends, and caregivers. Readers will feel recognized and encouraged by hundreds of moving first-person accounts drawn from interviews and the author's extensive work with survivors, both nationally and internationally. Available in translations, as well as in an enhanced audio format, its life-saving messages resonate across cultural, leaf
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Healing Is Possible; title: About the Stories in This Book; title: Using the Writing Exercises; title: Using Guided Imagery; title: Part One: Taking Stock & Taking Care; title: Part Two: The Healing Process; title: Part Three: Changing Patterns; title: Part Four: For Supporters of Survivors; title: Part Five: Courageous Women; title: Resource Guide; title: Acknowledgments; title: List of Poems; title: Index.