Healing Honestly : The Messy and Magnificent Path to Overcoming Self-Blame and Self-Shame / Alisa Zipursky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zipursky, Alisa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Mind and body.

Self-talk.

Sexual abuse victims--Psychology.

Sexual abuse victims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

"Healing History is a candid, poignant, and often funny survivor-to-survivor guide to navigating the salty waters of untrue stories and victim-blaming narratives that you hear every day. Survivors of sex abuse are inundated with untrue stories of their abuse, the aftermath, and what their healing journey should look like. The truth is those stories are a load of crap. Healing Honestly is a survivor-to-survivor guide to breaking through the negative self-talk and debunking the myths that plague victims of sex abuse, such as: there is a "real" survivor out there, and we are not it; it happened so long ago that we should be over it by now; we are having too much sex because of our trauma and, also, we are having too little sex because of our trauma. With an approachable style that makes stigmatized topics not so scary, this book shows how trauma survivors will can learn to identify these untrue stories within themselves and find guidance on day-to-day struggles, such as "how to date" and "how to navigate flashbacks." Full of wit and humor, this book offers practical strategies for survivors of sex abuse to fight stigma and self-blame with radical honesty"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

1 You Are a Real Survivor

2 Our Brains Are Protecting Us

3 No One Should Dismiss Our Health Needs

4 We Are Delightful Friends

5 Our Bodies Are Wise about Sexual Healing

6 It's Unbelievable How Fucking Lovable We Are

7 Our Healing Journey Invites Our Families to Heal

8 We Are Great at Spotting Abusive Workplaces

9 We Are the Experts in Our Safety

10 We Always Deserve Healing

Notes

Resources

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Zipursky, Alisa. Healing honestly

ISBN:

9781523001415

1523001410

OCLC:

1371465949