Filled with information, support, and guidance, here is the eagerly awaited book that answers the most important questions asked by partners of survivors of Child Sexual abuse.
Partners\' Stories--explores the struggles, triumphs, and courage of eight partners..
Family lssues--suggests a range of ideas for interacting with the survivor\'s family.
Sex--provides guidelines for coping with flashbacks, lack of desire, differences in Sexual needs, and frustration.
Intimacy and Communication--offers practical advice on dealing with distancing, control, trust, and fighting.
Dealing with Crisis--includes strategies for handling suicidal feelings, regression, and hopelessness.
My Needs and Feelings--teaches partners to recognize, value, and express their own needs.
Allies in Healing--introduces key concepts of working and growing together.
Addressing partners\' most important questions, Allies in Healing covers: The Basics--answers common questions about Sexual abuse.
She shows couples how to deepen compassion, improve communication, and develop an understanding of healing as a shared activity.
But what about me? Is it possible to go one day without dealing with the survivor\'s issues? Will we ever make Love again? Will the Survivor Love me in the end? How do I know if I should throw in the towel? Based on in-depth interviews and her workshops for partners across the country, Laura Davis offers practical advice and encouragement to all partners--girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, and lovers--trying to support the survivors in their lives while tending to their own needs along the way.
Laura Davis, the coauthor of the bestselling The Courage to Heal and author of The Courage to Heal Workbook, offers practical advice, encouragement and much-needed support.
Filled with information, support, and guidance, here is the eagerly awaited book that answers the most important questions asked by partners of survivors of Child Sexual abuse
