You made me this way / Shannon Molloy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molloy, Shannon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Molloy, Shannon--Childhood and youth.

Molloy, Shannon.

Boys--Crimes against.

Boys.

Children--Crimes against.

Children.

Sexual abuse victims.

Sexually abused boys.

Adult child abuse victims.

Child sexual abuse.

Adult child sexual abuse victims.

Adult child sexual abuse victims--Psychology.

Child sexual abuse--Psychological aspects.

Male sexual abuse victims--Psychology.

Sexually abused children.

Australia.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

344 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pymble, NSW : Fourth Estate Australia, 2023.

Summary:

"Part memoir, part investigation into the taboo topic of male child sexual abuse, You Made Me This Way is a very personal book, driven by Shannon revealing his own experience of having been sexually abused as a young child, and his grappling to understand how this has shaped him. The majority of men sexually abused as children never speak about their past and hide their shame and trauma away, forever carrying an enormous burden on their own, often with terrible consequences. Shannon interviews survivors, learning about their hard-won insights, as well as experts, researchers, and therapists, making this book a vitally important step in encouraging conversation about what we must do to better support these men and the systematic changes needed in order to better protect children in the future. Raw, honest, deeply important and inspiring in its courage, this book shines a light on this darkness in our society - and the challenge to all of us is not to look away." -- Back cover.

Notes:

"A powerful personal investigation into trauma, hope and healing". -- Front cover.

ISBN:

9781460761861

1460761863

OCLC:

1349338999