Recommended Reading for Child Sexual Abuse Survivors and their Family & Friends
In our library, you will find a curated assortment of books recommended by our child sexual abuse survivors community. Books include various paths to healing from child sexual abuse, plus resources for therapists, spouses, family and friends, and a collection of memoirs from our survivor community authors.
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Radical Forgiveness: A Revolutionary Five-Stage Process to Heal Relationships, Let Go of Anger and Blame, and Find Peace in Any Situation
Could there be a divine purpose behind everything that happens? If you’re willing to embrace this possibility, every aspect of your life can change. This…
Perfect Just as You Are: Buddhist Practices on the Four Limitless Ones–Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity
Spiritual practice, Pema Chödrön teaches, has nothing to do with self-improvement, since, as the course’s title claims, you’re already perfect right now. The limitless qualities…
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
Back by popular demand — and newly updated by the author — the mega-bestselling spiritual guide in which Marianne Williamson shares her reflections on A…
The Verbally Abusive Relationship, Expanded Third Edition: How to recognize it and how to respond
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…
Sexual Healing: Transforming the Sacred Wound
Healing the wounds of sexual trauma has long been considered by many psychotherapists to be one of the most challenging tasks a person will ever…
They Don't Tell: Child Abuse: A Mother's Perspective
“Mom, if I had something to tell you. Would you be a mom or would you be a friend?” Those were the words that would…
My Body Belongs to Me: A book about body safety
Without being taught about body boundaries, a child may be too young to understand when abuse is happening—or that it’s wrong. This straightforward, gentle book…
Joey Wants to Know
Joey Wants to Know is a creative tale about an inquisitive young kangaroo named Joey who wants to understand the difference between a good touch…
Some Secrets Hurt
The numbers are staggering: One in four girls will be sexually abused before they turn eighteen, and one in six boys. More than two-thirds of…
Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Treatment Innovations
The contributors to this book are all clinicians who have experienced working with people who have been severely sexually abused. In their quest to reduce…
Betrayal Trauma: The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse
This book lays bare the logic of forgotten abuse. Psychologist Jennifer Freyd's breakthrough theory explaining this phenomenon shows how psychogenic amnesia not only happens but,…
Counselling Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Therapy in Practice)
The experience of childhood sexual abuse is a trauma that often continues to have an impact on survivors throughout their lives. The experience is prevalent…