Allies in Healing audiobook

This was a very useful and informative book. I am debating about entering into a long-term relationship with someone Who has suffered this. This book has made me realise that it is something I want to get involved in and would like to help the person on that journey towards healing. I found this book very insightful and there were some interesting facts in it.

Another book I saw recommended in an online discussion by experts of resources to help friends/family/partners of survivors of sexual trauma. As other reviewers have suggested, parts of this book's approach may be a bit out of date, but as a non-expert I found a lot of it very informative and helpful.

This review is from: Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child (Paperback)I am a survivor who is also an ally in healing. This book is quite good in helping you to help others. It is written by one of the authors of Courage in Healing.If you love someone who has been abused sexually as a child, this is a good place to start. If you are a spouse, lover, partner to a survivor of abuse, this book will help to answer some of the questions you have.For instance, Laura Davis helps you to know that you are not wrong for feeling that so much is often about the survivor and their abuse. Sometimes, you feel overwhelmed by it. Laura helps you to learn a little about how to help you and your partner so that you are not overwhelmed.You learn how to take care of your desires, needs and more while helping your partner.I recommend reading this book if you are trying to help someone who is a survivor

Simple, concise, supportive.It lends clear insight in how a persona can be supportive when a person they love is dealing with the trauma of being sexually abused and what they can expect (i.e. a lot of time spent talking about the trauma, how intimacy may be changed, etc.) and how to care for themselves and get their needs met as their loved one goes through this healing process.My husband and I found it helpful and healing. It spoke to us both and we liked the parts which referred us to have deeper compassion for each other during this time...not to "turn" on each other out of the frustration of the situation. There were many wonderful suggestions.It became a wonderful tool and is one reason I can publish an open review about books of this nature today.

I read this book at first purely for research and character development. Later, I realized it helped me find tools to help friends recovering from childhood abuse and neglect.This was a very helpful read for anyone looking to understand the survivor viewpoint and challenges faced by survivors and their significant others. There’s a lot of focus on repressed memories, which is a bit uncomfortable at times, but this should be a handy guide for anyone looking to traverse this fraught situation.

as being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse Laura Davis helped me understand how my partners, lovers and friends were dealing with my behaviours...anger, shame etc.forgiving myself and seeing my abuser was healing. I was stuck in place or grave until i looked at my abuser and went meh i forgive you and you can't control/hurt me anymore.

I love the setup of this, which is basically question and answer, followed by a bunch of personal stories. I found it intriguing and informative and easy to read, even when it wasn’t applicable to anyone in my personal life.Also there are SO many recommended books at the end! A treasure trove!

One of the most helpful books I have read. Partners and intimates of survivors need to read this. Strikes many sensitive spots, but damn me if I wasn't laughing, crying, and LEARNING from this book. Couldn't recommend it more.

Excellent treatment in Q&A to clarify what it may be like to be an adult survivor of child abuse.