Strong at the Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse

Over more than two decades as a social worker and psychoanalyst, Linda T. Sandford has discovered that simplistic thinking regarding victims of trauma is not only terribly wrong, but it compounds those same victims' suffering. In her experience, most survivors break free from the vicious patterns of victimization and abuse and proceed to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. For this book, author Sanford interviewed more than twenty survivors of childhood trauma. Their moving stories provide vivid proof that full recovery is possible. With powerful emotions, they discuss such key issues as self-image, intimacy and spirituality. Readers will come to see how these amazing individuals -who have suffered various types of trauma - have progressed to triumph. They have grown not only strong, but often strongest, where they've been most injured. This authoritative work passionately asserts that people can move beyond horrifying occurrences in their past, and that scars can heal.