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With the Phoenix Rising: Lessons from Ten Resilient Women Who Overcame the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Jossey-Bass Psychology)

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My therapist gave me this book after I finished therapy and reading the book summed up my life as a resilient survivor. Until I read the book I really didn't realize just how resilient I was. I had always thought of myself as unsuccessful and not useful, but it is amazing to see in print just how successful my life is considering how traumatic and abusive the childhood-adolescent years of my life were. Working in therapy helped more than words can describe, and this book is the closure that I needed. It's nice to know there are so many women who are resilient after such oppressive childhoods. The title really does sum up resiliency in myself and hundreds of other women.

I am most fortunate to have received an early copy and have already taken aid of the book for treatment in one of my abuse cases. I am of the opinion that the work is an important tool for the professional yet I also believe I shall recommend it to lay people. A superb work and I hope to meet the authors during my future visits to the U.S.A.

This book is mostly about resiliency. It is so reassuring and the review of the 10 cases provides examples to describe the resilient characteristics and decisions of the survivors. While it is hard to imagine a book that is equally helpful to both the lay person and professionals, this book has that unusual quality. I never though of myself as survivor as being resilient. This book allowed me to see my resiliency, which has played a recent role in my healing.