Couples

Allies in Healing : When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As a Child, a Support Book - Laura Davis
Filled with information, support, and guidance, here is the eagerly awaited book that answers the most important questions asked by partners of survivors of child sexual abuse. Laura Davis, the coauthor of the bestselling The Courage to Heal and author of The Courage to Heal Workbook, offers practical advice, encouragement and much-needed support.

Partners in Recovery : How Mates, Lovers & Other Prosurvivors Can Learn to Support & Cope With Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse - Beverly Engel
Child abuse expert Engel gently guides readers through seven stages of recovery, including what to expect from one another and how to live through difficult times. Separating myth from truth, Engel explains a three-part process that aids in understanding, believing, and accepting the adult survivors, as well as supporting the anger, frustration and helplessness the mate or lover may feel.

Haunted Marriage : Overcoming the Ghosts of Your Spouse's Childhood Abuse
Clark E. Barshinger, et al.
Many books describe how to find healing from past sexual abuse. But this book focuses on the emotional, spiritual, and practical challenges faced by the spouse of one who has been abused.

Ghosts in the Bedroom : A Guide for Partners of Incest Survivors
Ken Graber
While it is important for abuse survivors to get help, all too often their partners are forgotten. Ken Graber's book is for those forgotten victims whose lives have also been affected by the sexual abuse their partners have suffered.

Outgrowing the Pain Together : A Book for Spouses and Partners of Adults Abused As Children - Eliana Gil
A guide to overcoming childhood abuse for couples guides the partners into understanding what adult survivors go through, offering a series of self-help exercises.

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