Beginning to Heal (Revised Edition): A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused As Children [Paperback]

Ellen Bass (Author), Laura Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 11, 2003

There's nothing as wonderful as starting to heal, waking up in the morning and knowing that nobody can hurt you if you don't let them.

Beginning to Heal offers hope and guidance for all survivors starting the healing journey. No matter how great your pain today, you can not only heal but thrive. Based on the authors' bestseller The Courage to Heal, this Revised Edition of Beginning to Heal takes you through the key stages of the healing process, from crisis times to breaking the silence, grief, and anger, to resolution and moving on. It includes inspirational highlights, clear explanations, practical suggestions, and compelling accounts of survivors' pain, their strength, and their triumphs.

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About the Author

A pioneer in the field of healing from child sexual abuse, Ellen Bass currently teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University in Oregon. Her poetry books include Mules of Love and The Human Line.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial; Rev Sub edition (November 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060564695
• ISBN-13: 978-0060564698
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A pioneer in the field of healing from child sexual abuse, Ellen Bass currently teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University in Oregon. Her poetry books include Mules of Love and The Human Line.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much Needed, February 2, 2005

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Graphic Dreamer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginning to Heal (Revised Edition): A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused As Children (Paperback)

Like their other book, "Courage To Heal", this book is a must read for those in the abused community. It will help you to understand so much of what goes on inside the minds of those that have been abused. A Book that should be read by everyone, abused or not. Prevalant information and help, as well as inspirational.
other good reads are: Courage To Heal and Nightmares Echo

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Review of the Basics, August 14, 2007

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Laura E. Ferree "Laura Waldron" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning to Heal (Revised Edition): A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused As Children (Paperback)

This book is a very good review for your self of esteem at this diffucult time in your life. It's very easy to read and its not too long either. Personally, for me I thought it was too basic. I need more help than it gave. I need more to do with what happens in adult hood to help you get over or deal with what happend when you were a little younger. Like preteen. This book focuses on children that were abused and not preteens.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short but to the point - a useful gift, August 29, 2007

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Darren - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginning to Heal (Revised Edition): A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused As Children (Paperback)

This book is aimed at people who were sexually abused as children and are avoiding the subject of their past or don't think it is relevant to their problems of the present. If you care about someone who is clearly failing to cope with life in general, and you believe they have been abused, then this book makes an excellent gift. It is delicate and offers examples to introduce the topic. It is surprisingly compact, with a fairly simple message, that will hopefully lead to empowerment to take the next step.

Out of the pile of books I purchased to educate myself and give to my survivor friend, this book was the one I chose to give her first. It is thin and short, so hopefully it won't frighten her off reading it. I was quite nervous about giving it to her, but it was appreciated. She didn't think it would be helpful though and I haven't convinced her to open it quite yet. I know it is what she needs to do. Being light on the details, it will need to be replaced with something heavier down the track. If we get to that point it will have been *so* worth it!