When You're the Partner of a Rape or Incest Survivor [Paperback]

Robert Barry Levine (Author)

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Review

Levine has worked for six years with rape and incest survivors and their mates: where most titles are written for the victim, this addresses the special concerns and challenges faced by their partners. Use this workbook as a guide to therapeutic directions, with its case histories helping to increase understanding. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 123 pages
• Publisher: Resource Publications (CA) (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893903299
• ISBN-13: 978-0893903299
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,411,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Resource for Partners of Survivors, June 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: When You're the Partner of a Rape or Incest Survivor (Paperback)

Levine has managed to write a book that is enlightening and helpful for the partner of a rape or incest survivor. Most literature on this subject is authored by survivors, and offers insight into the healing process of the victim, and how as a partner we can support them through it. While an understanding of the survivor's feelings and difficulties is invaluable, I don't want to feel like I'm only a tool in my wife's healing process. As a partner I have encountered difficulties of my own, and through testimonies of other victims, this book validated many of my own feelings, and suggested exercises to help my wife AND myself cope. I found that the writing exercises in the workbook helped me gain insight into my emotions, and allowed me to absorb and retain the advice of the interviewed partners far more effectively than reading alone. This book also goes into the bedroom, providing exercises for building a safe and loving environment for intimate contact. This subject is often ignored, and I was happy to see it covered here.