Healing the Trauma of Abuse
A Women's Workbook
Published on 1. August 2000
408 pages
978-1-60882-299-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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08/2000
New Harbinger Publications
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Mary Ellen Copeland, MA, MS, is a distinguished teacher, writer, and lecturer from Brattleboro, VT. She is the author of The Depression Workbook, Living Without Depression and Manic Depression, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain, Winning Against Relapse, and The Worry Control Workbook. Her audiotape, Living With Depression and Manic Depression, and her videotape, Coping With Depression, are widely used by therapists and depression clinics.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Part 1: Empowerment
- 1. Taking Stock and Getting Started
- 2. What It Means to Be a Woman
- 3. What Do You Know and How Do You Feel about Your Body?
- 4. Physical Boundaries
- 5. Emotional Boundaries
- 6. Self-Esteem
- 7. Self-Soothing
- 8. Intimacy and Trust
- 9. Female Sexuality
- 10. Sex with a Partner
- 11. Transition from Empowerment to Trauma Recovery
- Part 2: Trauma Recovery
- 12. Understanding Trauma
- 13. The Body Remembers What the Mind Forgets
- 14. What Is Physical Abuse?
- 15. What Is Sexual Abuse?
- 16. Physical Safety
- 17. What Is Emotional Abuse?
- 18. Institutional Abuse
- 19. Psychological or Emotional Symptoms
- 20. Addictive or Compulsive Behaviors
- 21. Abuse and Relationships
- Part 3: Creating Life Changes
- 22. Family Myths and Distortions
- 23. Current Family Life
- 24. Decision Making: Trusting Your Judgment
- 25. Communication: Making Yourself Understood
- 26. Self-Destructive Behaviors
- 27. Blame, Acceptance, and Forgiveness
- 28. Feeling Out of Control
- 29. Relationships
- Part 4: Closing Rituals
- 31. Truths and Myths about Abuse
- 32. What It Means to Be a Woman-Revisited
- 33. Closing Ritual
- Appendix
- Resources
