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Strong at the Broken Places

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This author presents information on why certain beliefs are held in therapy today (such as research limited to captive partipants, e.g., long-term prison inmates who are the worst of the worst) and how this research then is applied to the general population, obviously skewing the true picture.

She makes an excellent agrument for more research into those who have survived childhood abuse and have gone onto productive lives. Those, in other words, who are at the opposite end of the "worst of the worst" scale and are the "best of the best." Therein lies the hope.

The author is also concerned about people being labled as incapable of anything beyond "Point X" and argues that there much evidence that people capable of growth and healthy lives far beyond these perceptions. However, the perceptions persist and treatments for damaged and wounded people are limited by these perceptions.

I highly recommend this book for those searching for insights into "there must be something better than this" and "this can't be all."

This book gives you Hope by showing you examples of people who overcame there trauma.It helps you see that you can escape from the past instead of being trapped by it.It could be more helpful by giving you tools to use.I actually related to the stories of the people who were traumatized and felt hope.I recommend it for survivors.

This book presents a more well-rounded view on the effects of interfamilial trauma than many that too often focus solely on pathological results, ignoring the multitude of survivors who go on to lead successful, healthy, and happy lives. I recommend this book for anyone who has been traumatized by interfamilial abuse and anyone who works with these individuals or simply desires to have a better understanding.

I bought this book for one of my counseling classes and strongly recommend it. The seller was great!