
Freedom at Last
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In this groundbreaking book, leading psychotherapist Beverly Engel reveals the truth about how shame affects victims, explains the nuances behind the emotion of shame, and teaches readers how to develop more self-awareness about how shame has manifested in their lives, along with powerful and effective shame-reduction strategies.
Not only does shame from CSA cause a multitude of problems, this very same shame stands in the way of a victim's ability to recover and heal..Freedom at Last offers effective strategies for not only healing the negative effects of abuse-related shame, but also the emotional barriers to disclosing abuse and seeking help due to difficulties trusting others and self-blame.
Using cutting-edge research along with her thirty-five years of experience working with victims of child sexual abuse, Engel provides a blueprint for readers to overcome the debilitating effects of shame, including strategies for emotional release, disclosing the abuse, practicing self-forgiveness, eliminating shame-causing behaviors, including sexual compulsions and addictions.
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- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART I: UNDERSTANDING THE SHAME ASSOCIATED WITH CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
- 1 Why Child Sexual Abuse Is So Shaming
- 2 The Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Shame
- 3 Why You Must Heal Your Shame to Heal from Child Sexual Abuse
- PART II: FREEING YOURSELF OF THE SHAME OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
- 4 Facing the Truth
- 5 Other Reasons for Confusion: Self-Doubt, Fuzzy Memories
- 6 Stop Blaming Yourself
- 7 Acknowledge Your Pain and Grieve Your Losses
- 8 Give Yourself Permission to Be Angry
- 9 Tell Someone
- PART III: FORGIVING YOURSELF
- 10 Forgiving Yourself for the Ways You Have Harmed Others
- 11 Forgiving Yourself for the Ways You Have Harmed Yourself
- PART IV: MOVING FORWARD: ELIMINATING SHAMING BEHAVIOR
- 12 Avoiding Unhealthy Shame-Inducing Behaviors
- 13 Taking the Shame Out of Your Sexual Relationships
- 14 Replacing Shame-Inducing Sex with Healthy Sex
- Conclusion
- References, Recommended Readings, and Resources
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