Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women's Workbook

by Maxine Harris, Mary Ellen Copeland, Mary Ellen Copeland MS MA

This workbook offers women who have suffered sexual, physical, or emotional abuse crucial skills for coping, self-understanding, and self-care. The book is designed to be worked through from beginning to end, with self-evaluation questionnaires, writing exercises, and a variety of activities and relaxation techniques throughout. Also included are questions to ask a doctor, a personal crisis plan, and a comprehensive list of resources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572241993
• ISBN13: 9781572241992
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A must for abused women

I was abused as a child and later continued to involve myself in relationships with emotionally abusive partners. I've been in and out of counseling for years, but I never realized how much the trauma of those younger years have impacted how I think, feel, and relate to experiences and people today. I purchased this book on the advice of my current counselor. I have to say that after a month of working in the workbook, I can already tell the difference in myself and my behavior. I would recommend this workbook to anyone who has been abused and is seeking to reclaim their lives from the hopeless heap of dispair and depression that so often occurs to those who have been vicitimzed.

Intense

This workbook is very intense.It is an excellent source of healing. I suggest having a counselor or a friend to work with also, as you go through this book.

It read my mind

This book has great exercises and helps comes to terms with sexual abuse in a gentle way. I really found it helpful in my recovery.