Self Help Books for Women

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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 the survivor through the healing process.Survival Skills — Teaches survivors to create a safe, supportive environment, ask for help, deal with crisis periods, and choose therapy.Aspects Of Healing — Focuses on the healing process: gaining a capacity for hope, breaking silence, letting go of shame, turning anger into action, planning a confrontation, preparing for family contact, and affirming personal progress.Guidelines For Healing Sexually — Redefines the concept of “safe sex” and establishes healthy ground rules for sexual contact…. More >>

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

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Studies indicate that at least one in three women have been sexually abused as a child. Fixed on biblical foundations, Dr. Dan Allender shows that there is hope and healing when survivors call on the Great Physician for relief from their suffering. Now repackaged, but with the same life-giving insights, survivors and their loved ones will find professional skill and spiritual direction to learn that they can heal from the trauma of abuse…. More >>

The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

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In We Women of Many Shades and Hues, Shirley Itím Melo Phelps offers a book of support for survivors who are women of color and from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her book of daily readings cover a range of experiences, emotions and feelings that survivors of childhood sexual abuse, incest and rape grapple with in the aftermath of the deep violation of sexual abuse from their childhoods that weave heavily into their adult lives. A survivor herself, she gives us a view that shows daily the post-traumatic stress experiences of survivors who question every aspect of their psyches and who are on a journey of personal healing. ____________PRAISE FOR WE WOMEN OF MANY SHADES AND HUES____________ “There is the deep work of healing and there is the daily work of healing. Survivors and those who love and support them know intimately that we wish for the healing to be fast. For some of us, it can be fast. For most of us our healing work is daily. Shirley Itím M… More >>

We Women of Many Shades and Hues: Daily Common Ground For Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Incest and Rape

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This book is a hands-on guide for clinicians seeking to treat women who suffer from both a history of trauma and the effects of substance abuse. The intertwined nature of trauma and addiction is explored through a review of recent research, with a focus on treatment options for PTSD and addiction that together form the basis for many of the recently developed treatments for trauma and addiction co-morbidity. Vital background material is included that describes the effects of trauma on emotion regulation, interpersonal functioning, parenting, and physical health. Finally, the book addresses the many real-world challenges clinicians will face in implementing trauma-focused therapeutic approaches in community-based substance abuse treatment.

Drs. Hien, Litt, Cohen, Miele and Campbell have written an essential resource for substance abuse program directors who want to broaden their services to better assist their clients. It will also be helpful… More >>

Trauma Services for Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: An Integrated Approach

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If you–or someone you love–experienced emotional, physical, or sexual abuse as a child, you know something of the brokenness, anger, and helplessness that resulted from it. But there is hope for freedom from your past. Coates includes the complete steps to healing from your past. She shows you how through stories of transformed survivors. APRROVED AND USED BY: The Salvation Army, Meier Clinics, New Life Ministries, Association of Gospel Rescue Missions, Christians in Recovery, Christian Survivors, Crosswalk, and more. “Set Free provides hope and healing for those who want to be free.” –Steve Arterburn, author of Every Man’s Battle… More >>

Set Free: God’s Healing Power for Abuse Survivors and Those Who Love Them

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Surviving Child Sexual Abuse is a handbook for survivors and their helpers. It examines what sexual abuse entails for a child and why it happens. Personal and professional issues for helpers are addressed and the long term effects of sexual abuse are examined. The strengths of survivors are acknowledged together with the supportive alliances they have formed with partners, helpers and friends. The theme of disclosure is examined in depth and the main themes in therapeutic work with survivors are discussed and methods are described which can be used in such therapeutic work. This highly successful book ends with an evaluation of the issues involved in training helpers for working with survivors.; The book is aimed at therapists including social workers, counsellros in public organizations and private practice, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, health visitors, general practitioners, police and psychotherapists…. More >>

Surviving Child Sexual Abuse: A Handbook For Helping Women Challenge Their Past

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In Women and Substance Abuse: Gender Transparency you’ll see what can be done to aid women in some of the world’s hardest hit substance abuse hubs, including Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and New Haven, Connecticut. Filled with timely research and practical solutions, this volume shows you what you can do to aid the tremendous and immediate need for specialized interventions in the lives of women.

Women and Substance Abuse considers many of the variables in the lives of women who abuse drugs–race, choice of drug, HIV risk, and drug treatment history–and gives you line-by-line proof of the need for custom-tailored harm reduction strategies for addicted women who are and who aren’t engaged in drug treatment therapy. In addition, you’ll see why frequent cocaine use, current physical and sexual abuse, and concerns relating to children can alter the success of therapies and treatments. Overall, this unique volume will br… More >>

Women and Substance Abuse: Gender Transparency

Nancy-Nason Clark and Catherine Clark Kroeger know the pain of women who have been abused, especially the unique pain of Christian women who thought it couldn’t happen to them. In this straightforward, practical book they supply the answers to the questions you face: How do I know I need help? How much of my story should I tell? What help can I find in the community? What key steps will I need to take to get on with my life? How can I understand what help my abuser needs? How do I learn to trust God again?… More >>

Refuge from Abuse: Healing and Hope for Abused Christian Women

The traumatic affects of childhood sexual abuse can remain and recur throughout life for women who have not healed emotionally. This book by a family therapist shares stories from 18 women abused as children, explaining that healing can occur at any stage of life, and that healing, itself, occurs in stages. The author offers guidance to recognize the long-lingering potential affects of childhood sexual abuse including depression, anxiety, dissociation, and chronic shock, and she outlines steps to take for recovery. Also presented are letters from women who have healed or are in recovery.Sexual abuse by men, juveniles, and female perpetrators is discussed, as is how children may act out the abusive behavior taught by perpetrators. The incidence of abuse by family members is also addressed. Duncan explains the dual dilemma—moral and legal—that women face in exposing a sexual perpetrator within the family when not protected by the legal system due to statutes of limitations…. More >>

Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Journey for Women

This workbook offers women who have suffered sexual, physical, or emotional abuse crucial skills for coping, self-understanding, and self-care. The book is designed to be worked through from beginning to end, with self-evaluation questionnaires, writing exercises, and a variety of activities and relaxation techniques throughout. Also included are questions to ask a doctor, a personal crisis plan, and a comprehensive list of resources…. More >>

Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Woman’s Workbook