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

10 best books like The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (Ellen Bass): Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond, For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence, The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and about Adults Abused as Children, Adult Children of Abusive Parents, The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Secret Survivors, Adult Children of Alcoholics, It Will Never Happen to Me!

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
AuthorJudith Lewis Herman
ISBN0465087302
When Trauma and Recovery was first published in 1992, it was hailed as a groundbreaking work. In the intervening years, Herman’s volume has changed the way we think about and treat traumatic events and trauma victims.

In a new afterword, Herman chronicles the incredible response the book...
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond
AuthorPatricia Evans
ISBN1558505822
In this fully expanded and updated third edition of the bestselling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it. You'll get more of the answers you need to recognize abuse when it happens, respond to abusers safely and appropriately, and most important,...
For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence
AuthorAlice Miller
ISBN0374518599
For Your Own Good, the contemporary classic exploring the serious if not gravely dangerous consequences parental cruelty can bring to bear on children everywhere, is one of the central works by Alice Miller, the celebrated Swiss psychoanalyst.With her typically lucid, strong, and poetic language,...
The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
AuthorLaura Davis
ISBN0060964375
In this groundbreaking companion to The Courage to Heal, Laura Davis offers an inspiring, in-depth workbook that speaks to all women and men healing from the effects of child sexual abuse. The combination of checklists, writing and art Projects, open-ended questions and activities expertly guides...
Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and about Adults Abused as Children
AuthorEliana Gil
ISBN0440500060
"Anyone who had a troubled childhood ought to read this book."--Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director, National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse

Do you have trouble finding friends, lovers, acquaintances?
Once you find them, do they dump on you, take advantage of you, or leave?
Are...
Adult Children of Abusive Parents
AuthorSteven Farmer
ISBN0345363884
A history of a childhood abuse is not a life sentence. Here is hope, healing, and a chance to recover the self lost in childhood. Drawing on his extensive work with Adult Children, and on his own experience as a survivor of emotional neglect, therapist Steven Farmer demonstrates that through exercises...
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
AuthorWendy Maltz
ISBN0060959649
Considered a classic in its field, this comprehensive guide will help survivors of sexual abuse improve their relationships and discover the joys of sexual intimacy. Wendy Maltz takes survivors step-by-step through the recovery process using groundbreaking exercises and techniques. Based on...
Secret Survivors
AuthorE. Sue Blume
ISBN0345369793
"A resource of excellent caliber...Highly recommended for those who suspect that they are unconscious survivors of abuse and especially for therapists to dig into the darkest shadow part of human existence."
ELIZABETH KUBLER-ROSS, M.D.
SECRET SURVIVORS is the first book to expand the...
Adult Children of Alcoholics
AuthorJanet Geringer Woititz
ISBN1558741127
In the 1980's, Janet Woititz broke new ground in our understanding of what it is to be an Adult Child of an Alcoholic. In this updated edition of her bestseller she re-examines the movement and its inclusion of Adult Children from various dysfunctional family backgrounds who share the same characteristics....
It Will Never Happen to Me!
AuthorClaudia Black
ISBN0345345940
Dr. Black's analysis of ACOA's is pretty dead on. Coming from a home with an alcoholic parent I found myself relating a lot to what she says in her book. While I do think a lot of it is very - how do you say? - surface stuff, I understand the need for it considering it's meant to be sold to a wide amount of people....
Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction
AuthorSabrina Chapadjiev
ISBN1583228276
A visceral look at the bizarre entanglement of destructive and creative forces, Live Through This (a finalist for the 2008 Lambda Literary Awards) is a collection of original stories, essays, artwork, and photography. It explores the use of art to survive abuse, incest, madness and depression, and...
Healing the Shame that Binds You
AuthorJohn Bradshaw
ISBN0757303234
“I used to drink,” writes John Bradshaw, “to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I drank to relieve my shame-based loneliness and hurt, the more I felt ashamed.”

Shame is the motivator behind our toxic behaviors: the compulsion, co-dependency, addiction and drive to...
Healing the Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families (Recovery Classics Edition)
AuthorCharles L. Whitfield
ISBN0932194400
Dr. Whitfield provides a clear and effective introduction to the basic principles of recovery. This book is a modern classic, as fresh and useful today as it was more than a decade ago when first published. Here, frontline physician and therapist Charles Whitfield describes the process of wounding...
The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships
AuthorHarriet Lerner
In The Dance of Intimacy, the bestselling author of The Dance of Anger outlines the steps to take so that good relationships can be strengthened and difficult ones can be healed. Taking a careful look at those relationships where intimacy is most challenged--by distance, intensity, or pain--she teaches...
Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time
AuthorMelody Beattie
ISBN0894865838
In simple, straightforward terms, Beattie takes you into the territory beyond codependency, into the realm of recovery and relapse, family-of-origin work and relationships, surrender and spirituality.

You're learning to let go, to live your life free of the grip of someone else's problems....
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook
AuthorGlenn R. Schiraldi
ISBN0737302658
Very comprehensive and accessible book about PTSD (i.e. the writing does not just target clinicians and psychologists). Among many other topics, the book goes over different feelings such as guilt, anger and shame, processes such as grief, paying attention to dreams and what they mean, and outlines...
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
AuthorAlcoholics Anonymous
Librarian's Note: This is an alternate-cover edition for ISBN 0916856011 / 9780916856014

Originally published in 1952, this classic book is used by A.A. members and groups around the world. Bill W.'s 24 essays on the Steps and the Traditions discuss the principles by which A.A. members recover...
The Survivor's Guide to Sex: How to Create Your Own Empowered Sexuality After Childhood Sexual Abuse
AuthorStaci K. Haines
ISBN1573440795
Based on the author's extensive training and experience in working with abuse survivors, The Survivor's Guide to Sex offers an affirming, sex-positive approach to recovery from incest and rape. While most books on the topic broach sexuality only to reassure women that it is alright to say "no" to unwanted...
The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
AuthorDan B. Allender
ISBN0891092897
Sexual abuse not only destroys trust, relationships, and dreams, it also causes grief, stress, and feelings of guilt and shame. This book examines the issues surrounding sexual abuse while looking to God for restoration and peace.

• Includes information about false memory issues
•...
Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse
AuthorMike Lew
ISBN0060973005
For millions of men on the path to recovery, Victims No Longer is the next step.

The first book written specifically for men, Victims No Longer examines the changing cultural attitudes toward male survivors of incest and other sexual trauma. Now, in this Second Edition, this invaluable resource...
Courage to Change
AuthorAl-Anon Family Groups
ISBN0910034796
After two years, I think I've read most of this book; its format is the "daily inspiration" type with a reading for each day of the year. Yes, I sometimes read some of the text with a touch of sarcasm in my voice, but one of the awesome things I've learned in Al-Anon is to TAKE WHAT YOU LIKE AND LEAVE THE REST....
Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
AuthorMarsha M. Linehan
ISBN0898620341
 

This book is a step-by-step guide to teaching clients four sets of skills: interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness. A vital component in Dr. Linehan’s comprehensive treatment program, the manual details precisely how to implement...
Hush: Moving From Silence to Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse
AuthorNicole Braddock Bromley
Childhood sexual abuse is running rampant, yet it's the best kept secret in our nation today. Its victims grow into adulthood with their little child's heart trapped in the pain and torment of their past. Nicole Braddock Bromley shares her own story and the steps to moving from silence to healing. Hush...
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