The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Audiobook

" excellent but difficult "

" A very good book and relevant to the subject. Has insights to the problems that childhood abuse has caused which you may not be aware of. Highly recommend if the subject is of interest. "

" These books are very difficult to work through. Sure it is easy to just mindlessly read through it and I could have finished them much more quickly if I had simply just read them. But Healing takes its own time and moving from one part to the next can be the most difficult. Going through these books along side of counseling has been most beneficial. Working through the books helped me stay focused on what I needed to in between counseling visits and also gave me something to talk about at my next appointment. Thank you Silvia for recommending it and all of your help. "

" Often considered the 'bible for survivors'. It is very good, hard to read. There are parts I don't like, and didn't read. Very helpful in starting to heal and throughout the healing journey. "

" Great exercises to follow that help women/teens who have been sexually traumatized as children. "

" a worthwhile introduction to not feeling crazy anymore. "

" This isn't my favorite book for survivors, but it's definitely the easiest one to find, and it has some really helpful stuff in it. I have found that reading the first chapter and the stories about peoples' abuse is actually pretty bad for me at this point in my healing. The appendix with resources is a place that I found books and organizations that help me more, and the list in the middle of ways to delay answering people or say "no" to requests is solid gold. "

" i read this at a weird time in my life. i think some of it is hard to take in. it opened my eyes to some hard issues. like i said though, some of it is hard to read "

" Very good, got rid of this book but now I wish I still had it. Good book to go over when needed. "

" I used to us this a lot with my women clients. "

" Great reference book and encouragement for those of us who have been through hell and back. There is truly hope for the abused. Keep your chin up. A MUST read for all...there are victums out there everywhere. Ths information is invaluable! "

" Easier to read than i thought it would be. Very useful to see that there are others, and i'm not alone. Gives a lot of hope that there IS recovery from this! "

" great book for a tough time. if you are a survivor and you can read it straight through, your're not really taking it in. it's a hard book to read. "

" Read it years ago and wanted to add to my list. A wonderful guide for those in need of healing and those who love and support a survivor. Full of first person stories and creative exercises. Ellen Bass is an effective creative writing teacher for all--whether a survivor or not. "

" Great tool for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Not to be taken lightly - this book will open doors for healing - but can also bring on unexpected emotions. Use in conjunction with professional counseling recommended. "

" Applies to a very certain set of circumstances. For me, my abuse needed to be addressed on a much broader scale. I believe this book is good - but must be recommended for very specific circumsances. "

" Though I don't agree with everything. This book helped me on the path of healing. "

" Can be very healing for clients who are survivors of sexual abuse, however sometimes the graphic nature of the content is traumatizing to clients. So, I am very cautious when recommending this as reading to clients and always teach relaxation skills before recommending it. "

" I also bought the workbook. The two books together helped me to hel in so many different types of ways. It also gave me insight on to whom to give the blame. Some aspects that had never even been part of my rasstional before. "

" This book helped me heal as a teen. I used it alone and with my therapist and recommend it to survivors and all those who want to help them "

" I use this workbook all the time in groups. It is helpful and my clients seem to get much help from it! "

" I enjoyed this one more as a book on tape. Very helpful to any survivor of abuse. Definately a must read for those in recovery or professionals that work in the field of trauma and recovery. "