Writing Ourselves Whole: Using the Power of Your Own Creativity to Recover and Heal from Sexual Trauma
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 163353619X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Using her own hard-won wisdom, author Jen Cross shows how to heal through journaling and personal writing.Rape victims and victims of other sexual abuse: Writing Ourselves Whole is a collection of essays and creative writing encouragements for sexual trauma survivors who want to risk writing a different story. Talk therapy can only go so far for the millions of Americans struggling in the aftermath of sexual abuse and sexual assault, as well as for their partners, families, and caregivers. Creating books that will change your lifeHealing victims of sexual assault through transformative journaling: One in six women is the victim of sexual assault. Survivors of childhood sexual trauma are strong and vulnerable enough to bear witness to each other's truths, to share and learn new languages for our experiences, to throw over the simplistic ?victim? and ?survivor? narratives that permeate mainstream media
Amherst Writers & Artists, founded by Pat in 1981 and directed and managed by Pat and Peter for thirty years, is now an international network of workshop leaders who use the writing method described in Pats book, Writing Alone and With Others, Oxford University Press. Her organization, Writing Ourselves Whole, founded in 2003, focuses primarily on sexuality writing workshops and writing with survivors of sexual trauma. Jen Cross is a w
Jen Cross draws from her personal experience, her many years of facilitating writing groups with survivors of sexual abuse, and the wisdom of a variety of teachers and writers, to provide guidance for writing?and for life?that?s both sensible and inspiring. To anyone who has experienced abuse,violation and trauma, this book is a way out of the darkness."- Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues"Writing Ourselves Whole is rich, intelligent, passionate, intimate, honest and encouraging. This book is a treasure trove!" -Ellen Bass, author of The Courage to Heal"This is the most essential book on writing practice I know Every writing teacher, writing coach, writing workshop or group leader?and every person with a history of any kind of trauma needs this book.? ?Pat Schneider, author of How the Light Gets In and founder of the Amherst Writers & Artists method . It is chock full of insights, exercises,experience and the kind o