RECOMMENDED BOOKS
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Our LENDING LIBRARY includes these books
Courage To Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
A guide for Women Survivors of sexual child abuse.
This book is highly recommended by us and by many counselors who work in area of healing from sexual child abuse. This book can be used as your central 'core' of reading in your healing journey.
Courage To Heal Workbook by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
For Women and Men Survivors of sexual Child Abuse. A Companion Workbook for above book "Courage to Heal" and we highly recommend this workbook with the book.
Miss America by Day by Marilyn Van Derbur
Marilyn Van Derbur, a former Miss America, tells the story of how she was sexually violated by her prominent, millionaire father from age 5 to age 18. She was 53 years old before she was able to speak the words in public, "I am an incest survivor." She opened the door for tens of thousands of sexual abuse survivors to also speak the words, many for the first time, within their own families and communities.
Marilyn describes, in detail, what specific "work" she did on her journey from victim to survivor. Marilyn writes for the first time about what her father did to her and what the impact has been on her adult life.
Using her story as the scaffolding, she shares knowledge and insights she has gained through speaking personally with adult survivors across the country. Marilyn has been in personal contact with more survivors than anyone in America. She has personally answered over 8,000 letters and spoken in 225 cities. Survivors line up for two to three hours to tell her their stories.
Helping Victims of Sexual Abuse by Lynn Heitritter & Jeanette Vought
This book responds to the recognized need to give the Church information about sexual abuse. It is a sensitive, biblical guide for counselors, victims, and their families.
The Wounded Heart by Dan B. Allender
Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood sexual Child Abuse
The Wounded Heart Workbook by Dan B. Allender
A Companion Workbook for above book "The Wounded Heart"
People of the Lie by M. Scott Peck, M.D.
About the essence of human evil. Peck demonstarates the havoc these People of the Lie work in the lives of those around them. He presents, from vivid incidents encountered in his psychiatric practice, examples of evil in everyday life. Because the abuser is often a parent that the victim loves, this book is helpful in understanding the evilness and the havoc.
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
This book is among the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud. The book begins with a lengthy, austere, and deeply moving personal essay about Frankl's imprisonment in Auschwitz and other concentration camps for five years, and his struggle during this time to find reasons to live. The second part of the book, called "Logotherapy in a Nutshell," describes the psychotherapeutic method that Frankl pioneered as a result of his experiences in the concentration camps.
Shifting the Burden of Truth by Joseph E. Crnich, J.D., and Kimberly A. Crnich, J.D.
In the past few years courts and legislatures have finally started changing centuries old laws that kept adult survivors from suing their childhood abusers and recovering money for their injuries. Shifting the Burden of Truth is a handbook and invaluable guide for survivors and for attorneys who represent sexual child abuse victims' rights and and encourage survivors' healing. Explains laws and how they affect you and how to find and hire an attorney to represent you. Includes a list of attorneys experienced in this area of law.