Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Is a Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse

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A guide for partners of survivors of child sexual abuse addresses their needs as secondary victims and offers practical advice on supporting their loved ones on the path to recovery while attending to their own needs.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

"But what about me""Is it possible to go one day without dealing with the survivor's issues""Will we ever make love again""Will the survivor love me in the end""How do I know if I should throw in the towel"Based on in-depth interviews and her workshops for partners across the country, Laura Davis offers practical advice and encouragement to all partners—girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, and lovers—trying to support the survivors in their lives while tending to their own needs along the way. She shows couples how to deepen compassion, improve communication, and develop an understanding of healing as a shared activity. Addressing partners' most important questions, Allies in Healing covers: The Basics—answers common questions about sexual abuse. Allies in Healing—introduces key concepts of working and growing together. My Needs and Feelings—teaches partners to recognize, value, and express their own needs. Dealing with Crisis—includes strategies for handling suicidal feelings, regression, and hopelessness. Intimacy and Communication—offers practical advice on dealing with distancing, control, trust, and fighting. Sex—provides guidelines for coping with flashbacks, lack of desire, differences in sexual needs, and frustration. Family lssues—suggests a range of ideas for interacting with the survivor's family. Partners' Stories—explores the struggles, triumphs, and courage of eight partners.

Author Biography

Laura Davis is the author of The Courage to Heal Workbook, Allies in Healing, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, and I Thought We'd Never Speak Again. She teaches writing and lives with her family in Santa Cruz, California.

Review

"Partners can now feel supported and guided in their quest for healing--for themselves and for those they love and cherish."--Dan Sexton, Childhelp, U.S.A

Details ISBN0060968834 Author Laura Davis Short Title ALLIES IN HEALING Pages 368 Language English ISBN-10 0060968834 ISBN-13 9780060968830 Media Book Format Paperback Country of Publication United States Illustrations index Edition 1st Residence Santa Cruz, CA, US Place of Publication New York Imprint William Morrow Paperbacks Subtitle When the Person You Love Is a Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse DOI 10.1604/9780060968830 US Release Date 2013-07-09 UK Release Date 2013-07-09 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-07-09 Alternative 9781559945257 DEWEY 362.88 Audience General AU Release Date 1991-09-10 NZ Release Date 1991-08-13 Imprint US William Morrow Paperbacks Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this

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