Healing Steps: A Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

SEMIFINALIST 2020 KINDLE BOOK REVIEW - NONFICTION

FINALIST 2018 FOREWORD BOOK OF THE YEAR - PSYCHOLOGY & WOMEN'S STUDIES

“As practical as it is powerful.” — Marilyn Van Derbur, author, Miss America by Day

"A well thought out and well written book addressing a difficult topic with compassion and factual information." — Benjamin Franklin Awards judge

Healing Steps: A Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse is a step-by-step guide to healing from the deep pain of early sexual abuse. Such profound abuse touches the core of a woman’s being: in unwanted memories, confusing feelings, distorted self-image, ongoing relationship struggles, and more. This frank and thorough book, written by a therapist who has herself survived sexual abuse, offers clear-eyed advice, stories of struggles and recovery, and most importantly, exercises to guide you in your own healing.

If you’re a sexual abuse survivor, it’s difficult to know how to begin freeing yourself of the past so you can be fully present for your future. Let this book be your guide. And if you’re currently in therapy (or if you are a therapist) and want a focus for your work, this book can be used as a blueprint for your therapeutic work. When you read this book, you will realize that you are not alone: you are on a journey that many have walked before – and that many are walking with you now.

Sharyn Higdon Jones, MA, MFT, is a licensed therapist and a survivor of sexual abuse. Her wise advice comes from 35+ years of professional experience as well as her own experience of surviving abuse in childhood. She has treated adult and child survivors as well as perpetrators, partners, and families of abuse victims. She has also led support groups for survivors since 1981, and she created and ran the Healing Steps Workshop series for over 20 years.