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A Safe Place: Beyond Sexual Abuse

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This book helped me so much when I got it at the age of 14. The author's personal story, as well as the stories of others are included. What I really like is the analogy that the author uses with garbage and a garbage bag. Garbage after a while really begins to stink. If you carry the garbage of sexual abuse around too long it will really start to stink. As the abuse goes on more garbage is added and the worse the smell gets. The process of getting rid of the garbage is healing from the abuse through therapy or other means.

I was blessed to meet the author & go through a support group. Her open & loving nature helped me to open up & allow God to heal my wounds & I began a journey of recovery that I would never thought or prayed possible. I owe a majority of my recovery to the author & all the "Glory" to God.....If you are drawn to this book, then I challenge you to purchase it & allow God to wrap you in his loving arms..

I found this be an great book to give my 14 yr daughter. She just recently told us about the sexual abuse which occurred in daycare when she was 5 to 6 yrs. We all are having a hard time with this situation and dealing with it. She believes that God has abandoned her and I want her to know he has not. I believe this book will show her that if she will just read it. I am not sure if she is ready at this point yet but when she is, it will be here for her. THANK YOU.

I am a psychotherapist who works with sexually abused children, teens, and adults. This book had anti-gay references and was right wing religiously fundamental in many statements made throughout the book. Though some of the content was good, I was very appalled at the intolerance and overly religious foundation of the book. I wouldn't recommend this book.