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Leaving darkness behind recovery from childhood sexual abuse

"Survivors of childhood sexual abuse can use this book to begin a recovery journey informed by accurate understandings, not myths, and empowered by processes that help them thrive. This book helps survivors find the road to recovery and learn healthy practices that will lead to thriving, not ju...

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Main Author: Altmaier, Elizabeth M. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2021]
Subjects:
Sexual abuse victims > Rehabilitation.
Summary: "Survivors of childhood sexual abuse can use this book to begin a recovery journey informed by accurate understandings, not myths, and empowered by processes that help them thrive. This book helps survivors find the road to recovery and learn healthy practices that will lead to thriving, not just surviving. Written for men and women by an author who is herself a survivor, this guide tells the truth about what complex trauma means for your mental health, bodily systems, cognitive functions, and attachment styles. On that knowledge foundation you are invited to build eight key processes into your life, such as grief, meaning-making, healthy connections with others, forgiveness, and hope. Each of these is based in scientific findings from positive psychology. With self-assessments, journaling prompts, and suggested action steps to help you leave your darkness behind, this book is your essential interactive guide through the recovery journey"--
Physical Description: vii, 265 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781433833939
143383393X
Author Notes: Elizabeth M. Altmaier, PhD, is professor emeritus of counseling psychology and community and behavioral health at the University of lowa. Her research focuses on issues of trauma in experiences of interpersonal offenses and on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and chronic pain. Her studies also highlight positive processes, such as forgiveness, posttraumatic growth, and meaning making. She has published on childhood sexual abuse within faith contexts and has authored academic books on meaning making in trauma Postretirement, she is writing, volunteering, and advocating for mental and physical health needs for underresourced persons. Dr. Altmaier lives in lowa City.
Apa Life Tools is an imprint of the American Psychological Association, the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and the largest association of psychologists worldwide. www.apa.org/pubs/books/lifetools

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