Leaving Darkness Behind

Recovery From Childhood Sexual Abuse

Leaving Darkness Behind
Elizabeth M Altmaier
Paperback
h216 x 140mm - 272pg
26 Oct 2021 US
9781433833939
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This book provides a psychologically informed perspective on childhood sexual abuse. Its goal is to help you orient yourself toward recovery and learn healthy practices that will lead to thriving, not just surviving. Written by an author who is herself a survivor, this guide describes how complex trauma affects your overall health. On that knowledge foundation you are invited to build strengths in various areas of your life, such as meaning-making, connections with others, and hope.
Dr. Betsy Altmaier has produced an exceptional and sensitive book specifically for survivors of child sexual abuse. She offers information about her own abuse experience, coupled with sound psychological information about what it takes to leave the darkness of sexual abuse behind and to live life forward. Her information is hopeful and encourages the view of recovery as a process that requires perseverance over time. Her suggested readings and exercises are "on point" and support the recovery process in a very practical way. Highly recommended!--CHRISTINE A. COURTOIS, PHD, ABPP, LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST AND AUTHOR OF HEALING THE INCEST WOUND: ADULT SURVIVORS IN THERAPY AND IT' S NOT YOU, IT' S WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU: COMPLEX TRAUMA AND TREATMENT This informative book brings a combination of new research, insights, and strategies to help survivors of child sexual abuse. It offers the resources and strategies survivors will need at different points in their recovery. The author offers both the expertise of a seasoned therapist and researcher, and the empathy and deep understanding of someone who is a survivor herself--a combination that will no doubt engender both trust and encouragement. --BEVERLY ENGEL, LMFT, PSYCHOTHERAPIST, LOS OSOS, CA
Elizabeth M. Altmaier, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology and Community and Behavioral Health at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on issues of trauma in the experiences of interpersonal offenses, and in 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 a faith context, and has authored academic books on meaning-making in trauma. Post-retirement, she is writing, volunteering, and advocating for mental and physical health needs for under-resourced persons. She lives in Iowa City.
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ISBN-13: 9781433833939
Published: 26 Oct 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: American Psychological Association
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 272

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