Allies in Healing : When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As a Child

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Allies in Healing : When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As a Child

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Pros	• Good job of explaining the impact of child abuse. • Avoids suggestibility traps of other books.

Cons	• Issues of memory reliability are avoided..

The Bottom Line - A good book if a loved one was abused as a child.

Product Description

•	A well-written paperback that will help you understand issues from the survivor's point-of-view.

Guide Review

Allies in Healing : When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As a Child by Laura Davis Allies in Healing was written by one of the authors of The Courage to Heal, That book has been criticized for sections where abuse survivors who don't remember some events are encouraged to imagine what happened. Allies in Healing avoids such excesses and helps family and friends understand the healing process.

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