The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
By Ellen BassCome to terms with your past while moving powerfully into the future The Courage to Heal is an inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and a map of the healing journey to every woman who was sexually abused as a child—and to those who care about her. Although the effects of child sexual abuse are long-term and severe, healing is possible. Weaving together personal experience with professional knowledge, the authors provide clear explanations, practical suggestions, and support throughout the healing process. Readers will feel recognized and encouraged by hundreds of moving first-person stories drawn from interviews and the authors' extensive work with survivors, both nationally and internationally. This completely revised and updated 20th anniversary edition continues to provide the compassionate wisdom the book has been famous for, as well as many new Cherished by survivors, and recommended by therapists and institutions everywhere, The Courage to Heal has often been called the bible of healing from child sexual abuse. This new edition will continue to serve as the healing beacon it has always been.
Book details
- Paperback
- 495 pages
- English
- 0061284335
- 9780061284335
About Ellen Bass
ellen bass (born june 16, 1947) is an american poet and author. she has won three pushcart prizes and a lambda literary award for her 2002 book mules of lo Read More about Ellen Bass
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