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Allies in Healing
Beyond Betrayal
Dark Moon
Family Fallout
Ghosts in the Bedroom
Man-to-Man

No Right Way
No Secrets No Lies
Outside Looking In
Partners of Survivors of Childhood Abuse Leaflet
Surviving the Silence
Trust After Trauma

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

by Laura Davis
£

"Survivors frequently have difficulties with trust, commitment, sex and intimacy, and these problems have a direct impact on you and your relationship. This book.... will encourage you to take care of yourself, teach you to look to your own needs, and show you how to support the survivor in your life without selling yourself short."

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Beyond Betrayal : Taking Charge of Your Life after Boyhood Sexual Abuse

by Richard B. Gartner with a Foreword by William Pollack
£

An important book on an important topic. Beyond Betrayal explores a once-taboo topic -- the sexual victimization of boys and young men by clergy, parents, relatives, caretakers, and other trusted adults. The book includes their stories as well as practical ways a survivor can recover his sense of self and take charge of his sexuality, his future, and his self-esteem. The book also includes advice for the families and loved ones of abused boys. HARDBACK.

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The Dark Moon

by Anne Maria Clarke
£

The story of a mother who discovered that her teenage daughter had been sexually assaulted, and with the support of family and friends had kept it secret for over a year. Using images from mythology and folklore she speaks movingly about her struggle to come to terms with what had happened, and to heal the resulting estrangement from her daughter.

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Family Fallout : A Handbook for Families of Adult Sexual Abuse Survivors

by Dorothy Beaulieu Landry
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"If this book has been handed to you by someone close to you, please read it through, consider it carefully, and be gentle both with yourself and with the one who is trying to tell you his or her story." Includes chapters and sections to help parents, grandparents, siblings, uncles and aunts, and teenage children face what has come to light about their family. Also includes advice for talking to younger children, and for partners and spouses. A small, unique book - highly recommended.

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Ghosts in the Bedroom : A Guide for Partners of Incest Survivors

by Ken Graber
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A 12-step approach to help partners of survivors cope with their own feelings, support the recovery of their partner, and solve relationship problems together.

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Man-To-Man : When Your Partner Says No : Pressured Sex And Date Rape
Man To Man Partner Says No Pressured Sex Date Rape

by Scott Allen Johnson
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"This booklet focuses on teaching men about the issue of sexual abuse and how to recognize and avoid sexually abusive behaviour with your partner. “Partner” refers to anyone with whom you are thinking of engaging in sexual contact”.

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No Right Way : The Voices of Mothers of Incest Survivors
by Tracy Orr
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Voices the often ignored experiences of women whose daughters were sexually abused by their fathers, and helps us to understand the effect of the abuse on their lives and relationships.

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No Secrets No Lies : How Black Families Can Heal from Sexual Abuse

by Robin D. Stone with a Foreword by Joycelyn Elders, M.D.
£

At last a book that speaks candidly to black families seeking to understand, prevent, and overcome childhood sexual abuse and its devastating impact on adult survivors. Through compelling personal accounts from everyday people, Robin D. Stone, a sexual abuse survivor herself, illuminates the emotional, psychological and hidden consequences of remaining silent, and provides holistic, practical steps to move toward healing. It is intended for survivors, telling them they are not at fault, not alone and how they can seek help; parents, guardians and caretakers, explaining how they can keep children safe and help survivors recover; and family, friends and other loved ones, showing ways to lend support.

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Outside Looking In : When Someone You Love is in Therapy

by Patrice Moulton & Lin Harper
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"We know that when someone you love seeks help through therapy, being on the outside of the therapeutic process can be accompanied by feelings of frustration, fear and anxiety, as well as relief and hope... We hope this book will help you examine and work with your feelings and better understand the therapeutic process your loved one is going through."

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Partners of Survivors of Childhood Abuse Leaflet
from DABS
£

"You’re probably reading this because something that happened a long time ago is having an impact on your relationship now. Perhaps your partner gave it to you, to help you understand more about what he or she is going through, and hopefully to ease the pain and confusion that both of you may be feeling. Or you may have found it for yourself, possibly even in lonely desperation at the difficulties that keep coming up in your relationship.... The chances are, it’s becoming clearer that both of you are living with the effects of the abuse your partner suffered. And one or both of you wants some help in dealing with it...."

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Surviving the Silence : Black Women's Stories of Rape
by Charlotte Pierce-Baker
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A compassionately written book, which opens with the author's own story of being raped by a stranger in her middle-class home, her court ordeal and her family's response. Plus the stories of 10 other "silent survivors" - of rape, incest, childhood sexual abuse and date rape, and finally the voices of the men who loved and supported them.

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Trust After Trauma : A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those Who Love Them
by Aphrodite Matsakis
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This book is primarily for survivors, but does include advice for partners. It may give you hope as well as understanding as the author explains how a survivor’s increased understanding of emotional pain can ultimately enrich their ability to relate to other people – and how important that is for healing.

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