Websites
David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages. Hundreds and hundreds of very useful resources on trauma of all types.
http://www.trauma-pages.com
Labyrinth of People. About three hundred articles, many focused on daily living.
http://members.cox.net/lop1/
Ellen Lacter’s site. A multitude of articles on the
nature of and evidence for ritual abuse, healing, and psychotherapy and a
links page with about five hundred entires.
http://endritualabuse.org
Male Survivor. Discussion boards and chat rooms for professionals and survivors, find a therapist or support, other resources.
http://www.malesurvivor.org/
Many Voices. A suportive website featuring their newsletter.
http://www.manyvoicespress.org/
Self-injury: You are NOT the only one. A very complete and practical site – even has information on first aid.
http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html
Survivorship. Support for ritual abuse survivors. Conference, webinars, and a moderated password protected message board.
http://www.survivorship.org
Books for inner and outer children
Federico, Julie K. (2009) Some parts are not for sharing. Tate Publishing, Mustang, OK.
NOTE: Pre-school and first grade.
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Freeman, Lory and Deach, Carol. (1982) It’s my body. Parenting Press, Seattle, WA.
NOTE: Pre-school.
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Girard, Linda Walvoord. (1984) My body is private. Albert Whitman and Co, Morton Grove, IL.
NOTE: Third and fourth grades.
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Hindman, Jan. (1997) A very touching book: For little people and for big people.
NOTE: Kindergarten and first grade.
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Spelman, Cornelia Maude and Weidner, Teri. (1997) Your body belongs to you. Albert Whitman and Co, Morton Grove, IL.
NOTE: Kindergarten and first grade.
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Sanford, Doris. (1990) Don’t make me go back, Mommy: A child’s book about Satanic ritual abuse. Multnomah Press, Portland, OR.
NOTE: Children’s book. A little girl discloses about ritual abuse in
day care, and is believed and helped by her parents and therapist.
Popular with adults with inner children. Not for children who are being
abused at home.
Starishevsky, Jill (2009) My body belongs to me. Safety Star Media, NY, NY.?
NOTE: Kindergarten and first grade. For children who have been sexually abused.
Books
Alderman, Tracy and Marshall, Karen. (1998) Amongst ourselves: A self-help guide to living with dissociative identity disorder. New Harbinger Pub., Oakland, CA.
Anon. After-Effects of Repressed Satanic Cult
Abuse – Ritual Abuse: A Broad Overview – Satanic Ritual Abuse: A
Survivor’s Story – The Domino Effect: From Incest to a Cult and the Road
to Recovery – The Domino Effect: From Incest to a Cult and the Road to
Recovery – Understanding Ritual Abuse. Survivors of Incest Anonymous World Service Office, Inc, Baltimore, MD.
NOTE: Booklets, available from Survivors of Incest Anonymous, written
for RA-friendly meetings called “Nothing Too Heavy to Share.”
See http://siawso.flyingcart.com/index.php?p=products&req=dept&id=8
A. T. W. (2005) Got parts? An insider’s guide to managing life successfully with dissocative identity disorder. Loving Healing Press, Ann Arbor, MI.
NOTE: A.T.W. offers methods, techniques, and exercises that helped her
deal with her DID. She does not believe that integration is necessary.
Topics covered include: relationships, work, parenting, self-confidence,
self-care, triggers, flashbacks, and body memories.
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Bass, Ellen and Davis, Laura. (2008). The courage to heal: A guide for women survivors of sexual abuse. 20th anniversary edition. Harpercollins, NY, NY. Also available in Spanish.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface to the First Edition – Breaking Silence –
Believing It Happened – Healing Is Possible – Understanding That It
Wasn’t Your Fault – Using the Writing Exercises – Using Guided Imagery:
Grieving – Anger – Disclosures and Truth-Telling – TAKING STOCK TAKING
CARE: Forgiveness? – Spirituality – Recognizing the Damage – Honoring
What You Did – Resolution and Moving On – THE HEALING PROCESS: Getting
in Touch with Your Feelings – An Overview – Trauma and the Brain – The
Emergency Stage – Healthy Intimacy – Reclaiming Your Sexuality –
Children and Parenting – Relating to Your Family Now – The Basics –
Introduction – Anna Stevens – RESOURCE GUIDE: Finding Help Building
Community – Resilience – Special Topics – Abuse by Clergy –
Acknowledgments
NOTE: From the publisher: “The Courage to Heal is an
inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and a map of the
healing journey to every woman who was sexually abused as a child.
Weaving together personal experience with professional knowledge, the
authors provide clear explanations, practical suggestions, and support
throughout the healing process. New material includes: contemporary
research on trauma and the brain; an overview of healing tools such as
imagery, meditation, and body-centered practices; additional stories
that reflect an even greater diversity of survivor experiences; the
reassuring accounts of survivors who have been healing for more than
twenty years; the most comprehensive, up-to-date resource guide in the
field; and insights from the authors’ decades of experience. Cherished
by survivors, and recommended by therapists and institutions everywhere,
The Courage to Heal has often been called the bible of healing from
child sexual abuse.” Includes some information on ritual abuse.
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Bean, Barbara and Bennett, Shari (1993) The me nobody knows: A guide for teen survivors. Lexington Books, NY, NY.
NOTE: A workbook and informational resource for teenagers who have been
sexually abused. Contains material on incest and ritual abuse.
Bromley, Nicole Braddock. (2007) Hush: Moving from silence to healing after childhood sexual abuse. Moody Pub., Chicago, Il.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Heartfelt Thanks – Our Little Secret – A Legacy of
Hush – The Lie That Binds – Finding the Courage to Tell – In Search of
Power – The Truth That Sets You Free – Choosing Life – The Cure for an
Unforgiving Heart – Cutting the Cord – All You Need – The Desires of
Your Heart – Making a Difference – The Healing Journey – No More Secrets
NOTE: A practical, down-to-earth Christian guide to healing.
Cassese, James, Ed. Gay men and childhood sexual trauma: Integrating the shattered self. Harrington Park, Binghamton, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword: The State of the Art – Integrating the
Experience of Childhood Sexual Trauma in Gay Men – Social Context –
Phase Oriented Psychotherapy for Gay Men Recovering from Sexual Trauma –
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – Survivor Groups of
Mixed Orientations – The Mistreatment of Non Traditional Sexual Abuse
Survivors – Illusions of Intimacy – HIV and the Cycle of Trauma -Cross
Cultural Perspectives – New Directions for Research Examining Sexual
Trauma Histories of Gay men
NOTE: From the publisher: “(G)ay men
(often) hide their childhood memories of being sexually victimized
because of fear, shame, and the stigma of stereotypes which equate
homosexuality with child abuse. Some gay men may view these histories as
“rites of passage” and dismiss other perspectives as betrayals of their
community or inadvertent support for the anti-gay agenda of the
religious right. Certain therapists and so-called support groups
ridicule them as hysterics with false memories. Groups like the North
American Man-Boy Love Association or the Rene Guyon Society dismiss the
source of their anguish as wishful thinking or a healthy, consensual
intergenerational romance. …. Gay Men and Childhood Sexual Trauma
discusses practical ways to help the survivor heal, including: adopting
eye movement desensitization and reprocessing techniques to treat
traumatized gay men helping gay men to break the old arousal patterns
associated with their abusers, handling survivors’ formidable issues of
trust, addictions, depression, and low self-esteem, leading survivor
groups of mixed sexual orientation, discerning the special meaning of
HIV to traumatized gay men, respecting cross-cultural differences in
treating the gay male sexual trauma survivor (and) finding new
directions for research.”
Clark, John. (2003) The healing of Satanically ritually abused multiple personality disorder. Authorhouse, Bloomington, IN.
Clay, Colin. (1996) More than a survivor: Memories of Satanic ritual abuse and the paths which lead to healing. 1337 College Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0W6.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Warning – Forward (Karl Oberdieck, MD) –
Introduction- Where adult memories begin- Triggers – The Satanic
lifestyle- Survivors’ voices – Ritual abuse – Dissociation and multiple
personality adaptation – The journey towards healing – Recommended
reading – Index.
NOTE: More than a survivor covers a number of
topics in clear and accessible language and is an excellent introduction
to the topic of ritual abuse. Because it covers so much ground, from
specific rituals to Nazism to different approaches to healing, no one
chapter is all-inclusive. The author, an Anglican ecumenical pastoral
counselor at the University of Saskatchewan, speaks in a gentle,
non-authoritarian voice. Readers should be prepared for reproductions of
survivor art, drawings of Satanic symbols, alphabets, and graphic prose
and poetry by survivors. Canadians will be particularly interested in
the discussion of some Canadian criminal investigations and trials and
of ‘Bad Medicine,’ the perversion of Native American practices. May be
difficult to locate.
Daniels, April, Scott, April, and Scott, Carol. (1992) Paperdolls: Healing from sexual abuse in Mormon neighborhoods. Palingenesia Press, Salt Lake City, UT.
Davis, Laura. (1990) The courage to heal workbook: for women and men survivors of child sexual abuse. Harper Collins, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction – About the Exercises in This Book
– Survival Skills for Healing – Building Your Support System – Dealing
With Crisis – Nurturing Yourself – Marking The Way – Where Did I Come
From? How Did It Change My Life? How Did I Survive? Aspects of Healing
– Resolution And Moving on – Remembering – Believing It Happened –
Breaking Silence – Understanding That It Wasn’t Your Fault – Learning to
Trust Yourself – Grieving And Mourning – Anger – Confrontations
– Dealing With Your Family Now – Guidelines For Healing Sexually
– Resources
NOTE: From the publisher: “A combination of checklists,
writing and art projects, and open-ended questions and activities
expertly guides the survivor through the healing process. Survival
Skills — Teaches survivors to create a safe, supportive environment,
ask for help, deal with crisis periods, and choose therapy. Aspects Of
Healing — Focuses on the healing process: gaining a capacity for hope,
breaking silence, letting go of shame, turning anger into action,
planning a confrontation, preparing for family contact, and affirming
personal progress. Guidelines For Healing Sexually — Redefines the
concept of “safe sex” and establishes healthy ground rules for sexual
contact.” Carefully thought out cognitive and creative exercises to
accompany The Courage to heal. Respectful and empathetic through out.
Davis says in “About These Exercises”, “There may be moments when you
feel inadequate, confused or unable to proceed…. That means there is a
flaw in the design of the book, not in you.”
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Davis, Laura. (1992) Allies in healing: When the person you love was sexually abused as a child. Harper Collins, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1: Partner’s questions: The basics: Allies in
healing: My needs and feelings: Dealing with Crises: More about sexual
abuse: Intimacy and communication: Sex: Family issues: Final thoughts.
Part 2: Partner’s Stories: Introduction: Jack’s Story “Recovering
together:” Marise’s Story “She works really hard and so do I:” Noah’s
story “Crisis and cult abuse:” Eric’s story “The support of others:”
Lorraine’s story “Breaking up:” Richard’s story “A year at a time:”
Scott’s story “Building trust over time:” Virginia’s story “Forging a
commitment:” Healing books and other resources: Index.
NOTE: Written
in the format of The Courage to Heal, this book covers topics such as
communication, sex, emergencies, and interacting with the survivor’s
family. Girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, and lovers are all included.
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Einhorn, Lois. Ed. (2006) Forgiveness and child abuse: Would YOU forgive? Robert D. Reed, Bandon. OR.
NOTE: Lois Einhorn briefly describes the ritual abuse she endured as a
child and then shares the fifty-three answers to the question, “Would
you forgive?” Well known people who responded include Mumia Abu-Jamal,
Patch Adams, M.D., Edward Asner, Art Buchwald, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter,
Laura Davis, Thomas F. Eagleton, Albert Ellis, Paul Ferrini, Lynne
Finney, Arun Gandhi, Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, Linda Hogan, Rabbi
Steven Jacobs, Bill T. Jones, Mary Elizabeth King, Robert Muller, Daniel
Quinn, Robert C. Scaer, M.D., Pete Seeger, Bernie Siegel, M.D., Gerry
Spence, Richard E. Vatz, Kurt Waldheim, and Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
Jeanne Adams, Ellen Lacter, Rev. Bernie Bush, and Dale McCulley are
active in the ritual abuse survivor community. All are articulate,
thoughtful, and deeply human.
Engel, Beverly. (1990) The right to innocence: Healing the trauma of childhood sexual abuse: A therapeutic 7-step self-help program for men and women, including how to choose a therapist and find a support group. Random House, NY, NY.
Gartner, R. B. (2005) Beyond betrayal: Taking charge of your life after boyhood sexual abuse. John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ.
NOTE: This book covers both male and female abuse of boys and young
men, by family members, clergy, teachers, babysitters, and health
professionals. Dr Gartner’s patients share their stories to illustrate
the effects of abuse and the process of healing.
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Gil, Eliana. (1983, 2009) Outgrowing the pain: A book for and about adults abused as children. Dell Pub, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction – Coming to Terms with Abuse as a Child
– Denial – Minimizing – After Effects of Abuse – Patterns of Relating
to The World – Taking Hold of Your Past – Say Goodbye to The Parents –
Addendum – Suggested Reading
NOTE: Simple language, short, and easy to read.
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Grohol, John M. (2004) The insider’s guide to mental health resources online. Guilford Press, NY, NY.
NOTE: From the publisher: “… resources in psychology, psychiatry, and
related areas such as self help and patient education. The book
describes the full range of available search tools, newsgroups,
listserves, and databases, including MEDLINE and PsychINFO-and reviews
and rates hundreds of specific mental health sites. Users learn how and
where to go online to find treatment information, use Web based
assessment tools, locate reliable advocacy and support groups, obtain
articles and books, pursue distance learning opportunities, get listed
in online directories, find job postings, conduct grant searches, and
much more.”
Grubman-Black, Stephen. (1990, 2nd edition 2002) Broken boys/mending men: Recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Blackburn Press, Caldwell, NJ.
NOTE: From the author: “This book is meant to encourage telling, so
that feeling returns. It is meant to affirm for victims, survivors, and
those others who care and want to help, that it’s okay to tell.”
Hocking, Sandra J. Hocking, Phoenix J. and Ross, Colin A. (1992) Living with your selves: A survival manual for people with multiple personalities. Launch Press, Rockville, MD.
NOTE:
From Sidran Institute: “Designed to help people live with their
condition, Living with Your Selves was written “by a multiple, for other
multiples.” It is neither a clinical book, nor a workbook, although it
contains elements of each. The author’s objective was to create a
“how-to manual” for living, which would fill the gap between the
clinical literature and survivors’ stories. It is a sensible and
practical approach borne out of Hocking and Co.’s personal experiences,
which are quite universal in application. Particularly useful are
chapters entitled “Choosing a Therapist,” “Self-Healing and Therapy,”
and “Covering Up versus Coming Out.” This last chapter deals with the
risks and benefits of disclosure of multiplicity. It discusses who to
tell, when to tell, how to tell, how much to tell, and perhaps most
important, what motivates disclosure. Chapters on “Internal
Organization” and “Contracting” are also very well done.
King, Neal. (1995) Speaking our truth: Voices of courage and healing for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. HarperCollins; Harper Paperback, NY, NY.
NOTE: Men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse share their
stories and adult experiences, outline stages in the healing process,
and offer hope, inspiration, and guidance for other survivors.
Larsen, Earnest. Abused boys, wounded men: Taking responsibility for ending the cycle of pain. Workbook. Hazelden, Center City, MN.
NOTE: This book, the workbook, and the facilitator’s guide, (all
previewed in Google books) were developed for inmates and parolees who
are dealing with the repercussions of childhood abuse. This six-session
course is to help men understand what abuse looks like, determine
whether they have suffered from abuse, and take steps to move forward.
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Lew, Mike. 2004) Victims no longer: The classic guide for men recovering from sexual child abuse. Harper Row, NY. NY. 2nd ed. (2004), HarperCollins, NY. NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Sexual Abuse Myths and Reality – Messages about
Masculinity – Men and Feelings – Sexuality, Homophobia, and Shame – Loss
of Childhood: – Survival Strategies A New Perspective – Forgetting
Denying Distancing and Pretending: Numbing – Compartments – Self Image,
Self-Esteem and Perfectionism – Sex Trust and Caring: Is Recovery
Possible? Breaking Secrecy – Relationships and Social Support – Sexual
Feelings -: Individual Counseling – Groups And Workshops –
Confrontation – Clergy Abuse – About Forgiving – Moving on – For and
About Partners – Family And Friends – Other Resources – Books,
Articles and Pamphlets – A Final Word
NOTE: From the publisher: The
first book written specifically for men, Victims No Longer examines the
changing cultural attitudes toward male survivors of incest and other
sexual trauma. (Readers can:) identify and validate their childhood
experiences; explore strategies of survival and healing; work through
issues such as trust, intimacy, and sexual confusion; establish a
support network for continued personal recovery and make choices that
aren’t determined by abuse”
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Lew, Mike. (1999) Leaping upon the mountains: Men proclaiming victory over sexual child abuse. Small Wonder Books, Jamaica Plain, MA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1: Early Recovery: Books and Reading: Safe
Environments: Professional Resources: Safe and Supportive Persons:
Writing Activities: Other Creative Activities: Taking Difficult but
Necessary Steps: Attention to Self: Attention to Others: Religion and
Spirituality: Feelings: Intimate Relationships: Part 2: Mid-Recovery:
Books and Reading: Safe Environments: Professional Resources: Safe and
Supportive Persons: Writing Activities: Other Creative Activities:
Taking Difficult but Necessary Steps: Attention to Self: Attention to
Others: Religion and Spirituality: The Role of Feelings: Forgiveness,
Risk, and Changes: Part 3: Late Recovery: Books and Reading: Safe
Environments: Professional Resources: Safe and Supportive Persons:
Writing Activities: Other Creative Activities: Taking Difficult but
Necessary Steps: Confrontation: Limits and Boundaries: Attention to
Self: Attention to Others: Religion and Spirituality: Interpersonal
Exploration: Foregiveness: The Role of Feelings: Trust: Hope, Grace, and
Moving On: Part 4: Victorious Messages: Man to Man: Argentina to
Zimbabwe: Afterword: How Far We’ve Journeyed and what is Ahead:
Resources
NOTE From the publisher: “Presenting the first real
investigation of what male sexual assault survivors themselves identify
as most important during various stages of recovery, Leaping upon the
Mountains contains powerfully moving contributions from hundreds of
MEN.”
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Levine, Peter. (2005, 2008) Healing trauma: A pioneering program for restoring the wisdom of your body. Sounds True, Boulder, CO.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: A Tiger Shows the Way – What is Trauma? – The Causes
and Symptoms of Trauma - How Trauma Affects the Body – Twelve Phase
Healing Program: A Guide to the Audio Exercises – Sexual Trauma: Healing
the Sacred Wound -Spirituality and Trauma: Pathway to wakening –
Helpful Tips and Techniques for Preventing Trauma – Additional Resources
NOTE: Levine comes from a blend of theoretical viewpoints, including
Buddhism, but focuses on why animals get hurt but aren’t traumatized.
They shake all over after an initial fight or flight response, while
people normally remain frozen. He offers exercises to get back in touch
with the body and release the effects of the trauma. There is a CD with
the book to guide you through the exercises.
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Maltz, Wendy. (1991, 2001) The sexual healing journey: A guide for survivors of sexual abuse. HarperCollins, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: About the Sexual Healing Journey – Realizing There’s
a Sexual Issue – Acknowledging the Abuse – Identifying the Sexual
Impact – Deciding to Reclaim Our Sexuality – Creating a New Meaning for
Sex – Finding Our Real Sexual Selves – Gaining Control over Automatic
Reactions – Moving Toward Healthy Sexual Behavior – Healing with an
Intimate Partner – Techniques for Relearning Touch – Solving Speci?c
Sexual Problems – Enjoying Sexual Experiences – Resources
NOTE:
From the publisher: “Based on the author’s extensive training and
experience in working with abuse survivors, The Survivor’s Guide to Sex
offers an affirming, sex-positive approach to recovery from incest and
rape. While most books on the topic broach sexuality only to reassure
women that it is alright to say “no” to unwanted sex, this one
encourages women to learn how to say “yes” to their own desires and on
their own terms.
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Matsakis, Aphrodite. (1996) I can’t get over it: A handbook for trauma survivors. New Harbinger Pub, Oakland, CA.
NOTE: From a reader’s review: “A tremendously useful book – I recommend
this to any client I have who is a trauma survivor dealing with PTSD
symptoms. It is a down-to-earth “owner’s manual” for improving one’s
quality of life by understanding the problem, reducing the frequency and
severity of symptoms being triggered, and speeding up the relief of
those symptoms when it does happen. Matsakis is one of the field’s
leading authorities on PTSD, and she has performed a work of real
service and compassion by writing this.”
Miller, Alison. (2112) Healing the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control. Karnac Books, London, England.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Preface: E. Sue Blume – Foreword: Valerie Sinason –
Introcution – A therapist’s first experience with ritual abuse and mind
control (with thanks to “Lorraine”, “Teresa”, “Tony”, and “Jennifer”) –
Ritual abuse and mind control: the definition evolves – The basics of
therapy – Markers of mind control and ritual abuse – “Ritual” abuse:
religious and creed-based abuses, with contributions by: Old Lady: “The
special child’s spiritual training” Adriana Green: “The strangers’
house” – Military, political, and commercial uses of mind control, with
contributions by: Trish Fotheringham: “Mind control as I experienced
it” Jeannie Riseman: “A 1940s system of programming” – A reversed
Kabbalah trainer speaks, contributed by Stella Katz – The programming:
indoctrination, lies, and tricks – Understanding and working with
alters’ jobs and hierarchies, with a contribution by: LisaBri: “When
therapists make mistakes” – Dealing with programming: alternative
strategies, with contributions by: Jeannie Riseman: “Programming: taking
the wind out of its sails” Robin Morgan: “Dismantling my inner
structures” – “Stabilization” takes on a new meaning – “Maybe I made
it up,” with contributions by: LisaBri: “Honesty and denial” Carol
Rutz: “Validating my mind control memories” – Boundaries and bonds: the
therapeutic relationship, with contributions by: Stella Katz: “For
Miranda” LisaBri: “A survivor in therapy” – Treating programmed
pedophilia (with thanks to “Jennifer”) – The unimaginable – Working
with the traumatic memories – Successful resolution: co-consciousness
or integration, with contributions by: Jen Callow: Part 1: “To integrate
or not to integrate” Jen Callow: Part 2: “Building inner community”
Stella Katz: “Reclaiming me” – Ritual abuse and mind control
treatment: greater than the sum of its parts – Appendices: 1. Resources
(books and websites) 2: Satanic calendar
NOTE: Review from
Goodreads “Although Dr. Miller’s book was written as a manual for
therapists who are helping ritual abuse and mind control survivors to
heal effectively, I/we (survivor(s) of ritual abuse/torture, mind
control, rape/torture and incest) have also read the book and find it to
be an invaluable resource. Before reading the manual, we sought our
therapist’s advice about which chapters to read and also checked
regularly with our insiders before reading the book further. Dr. Miller
truly appreciates her clients’ (and their insiders’) need to be heard in
a respectful way so that the therapist may be able to understand and
work with the client’s system in a manner that is most beneficial for
the client’s healing. Hence, Dr. Miller not only shares her knowledge,
insight, wisdom, experience and expertise that she has gained from
listening/working with survivors, but she has sought out some survivors
to share pertinent information about their specific systems, ritual
abuse and mind control experiences and their advice for therapists.
Consequently, Dr. Miller and these survivors, through their words,
encouraged me/my insiders to do what was forbidden, to think for
ourselves, and begin to really understand how the perpetrators used
lies, tricks, theatrics and/or torture to try and control us so that we
may become as evil/sick as them or become self-destructive via their
programming tactics. The perpetrators did not and will not succeed
though because now we know that we are not alone. Furthermore, this book
disempowers the perpetrators and exposes them for who they really are.
Dr. Miller’s book is not only helping us to heal well, it is empowering
us to help other survivors heal and thrive as worthy human beings.”
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Miller, Alison (2014) Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse. Karnac Books, London, England.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Symptoms, memories and evidence – The struggle for
healing – Dissociation, multiplicity and personality systems –
Engineered multiplicity: personality systems created by mind control –
Indoctrination – Sally from three perspectives – 7 Internal
hierarchies – Talking with the higher-ups – Keeping safe from the
perpetrator group – Dealing with triggering – Building inner community
– Coping with daily life – Emotions – What about the memories?
Putting together the traumatic memories – Looking at your family –
Healing your sexuality – Succeeding in friendships and relationships –
Therapy and therapists – Overcoming spiritual abuse – Becoming yourself
NOTE:
From the publisher: “In contrast to the author’s previous book, Healing
the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control, which was for
therapists, this book is designed for survivors of these abuses. It
takes the survivor systematically through understanding the abuses and
how his or her symptoms may be consequences of these abuses, and gives
practical advice regarding how a survivor can achieve stability and
manage the life issues with which he or she may have difficulty. The
book also teaches the survivor how to work with his or her complex
personality system and with the traumatic memories, to heal the wounds
created by the abuse. A unique feature of this book is that it addresses
the reader as if he or she is dissociative, and directs some
information and exercises towards the internal leaders of the
personality system, teaching them how to build a cooperative and healing
inner community within which information is shared, each part’s needs
are met, and traumatic memories can be worked through successfully.”
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Napier, Nancy J. Getting through the day: Strategies for adults hurt as children. Sidran Foundation Press, Baltimore, MD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: I know I have Been Hurt, But Now What?
Dissociation and Childhood Hurts: When You Have a Need Not to Know
-Therapeutic Dissociation: A Better Way – Identifying Triggers: Why Am I
So Scared? Healing with “Mindfulness”: Something to Hold on to –
Containing and Sitting with Feelings: I Feel Like I’m Going to
…Disappointment and Despair: I Just Don’t Know What to Do – Dealing with
Inner Child Parts: What Do I Do with Them Now? Shame And the Disowned
Self: I Can’t Bear to Let You See…Your Future Self: Could That Possibly
Be Me? What about the People in My Life? What about My Therapist? In
Fact, What about Therapy?
NOTE: From the publisher: “ In
straightforward language, the author discusses the continuum of
dissociation and explains the difference between ordinary mood shifts
and trauma-induced dissociation. Chapters are devoted to the therapeutic
value of dissociation, triggers, mindfulness, “inner child” parts,
shame, your “future” self, and your relationships with family, friends,
and therapist.
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Oksana, Chrystine. (1994, 2001) Safe passage to healing: A guide for survivors of ritual abuse. Harper Perennial, NY. NY, and iUniverse, Lincoln, NB.
NOTE: Written in the format of Ellen Bass’ The Courage to Heal, this is
the first and still the best book on healing from Ritual Abuse. The
chapter on the crisis phase has probably saved more lives than any other
book written on ritual abuse. If you can only buy one book, buy this
one.
Rauch, Mikele. (2009) Healing the soul after religious abuse: The dark heaven of recovery. Praeger Pub., Westport, CT.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Nightmare of Light – Trauma and the Life Cycle –
When Religion Is the Abuser – Spiritual Leadership and the Trance of
Religious Power – Psychological and Physical Abuse in the Name of God –
When Religious Violate in the Name of God: Sexual and Ritual Abuse –
Recovery in Four Directions – The Water of Life – Resources – Glossary –
Notes – Bibliography
NOTE: Chapter 6 is devoted to sexual and
ritual abuse. The authors make the point that abuse occurs in religious
settings other than Christian churches.
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Reid, Greg (1995). Orphans in the storm: Male survivors of sexual and ritual abuse. Youthfire Publications, El Paso, TX and The American Focus on Satanic Crime Vol. 27. American Focus Publishers, Edison, NJ.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Looking for the Signs – Where Predators Hunt- Myths
About Abused Boys – Types of Abuse & Abusers – What A Victim Looks
Like – What Not To Tell Us – A Predator Toolkit t – Open Letter To The
False Memory Syndrome Foundation – Sleeping… Sort Of – The Hurt Of
Being Different – Doubt and Denial – Sadness – Telling the Secret – What
Being Molested Cost Me – Why We Don’t Talk- Predator Radar – Then and
Now- Out of the Revolving Door – Touch…The First Time – It Felt
Good…Sort Of – Authority – Feeling My Skin – Teddy Bear or Tiger? –
Letting Go – Letter to a Molester – Letter to Joel – I’ve Got Nothing to
Prove – I’ve Got To Do Something- Epilog
NOTE: Part One contains
facts helpful to professionals and Part Two addresses personal issues
molested boys, teens and men face on the road to healing.
See http://www.gregoryreid.com/id51.htm
Rose, Emilie P. (1996) Reaching for the light: A guide for ritual abuse survivors and their therapists. Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, OH.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword (Renee Frederickson): Preface:
Introduction: Prelude: Davida Angelica roared: The basics: What is
ritual abuse? Building networks: Interlude I: Michelle’s story: Kid
management: Interlude II: Adam’s story: Reprogramming: overcoming Mind
control: Loss and grief: Interlude III: Living the questions: Facing
Evil: Interlude IV: Baby angels: reclaiming ritual as an agent of
healing: Interlude V: from a child survivor of ritual abuse: Healing our
spiritual selves: Interlude VI: Love in real: Long-term healing: For
therapists and helpers: Postlude: Courageous hope: Definitions: Guided
imagery for creating a safe place: Notes: The survivor’s glossary of
medical terms.
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Rosenbloom, Dena, Williams, Mary Beth, Watkins, Barbara E., and Pearlman, Laurie Anne. (2010) Life after trauma: A workbook for healing. Guilford Press, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Prologue Before You Begin Why You Feel Thrown for a
Loop – Thinking Things Through – Feeling Safe, Being Safe – What Does
Safety Mean to You? – Do You Feel Safe Enough? – Summarizing Your Work
on Safety – What Does it Mean to Trust? – Regaining Control in Your life
– Valuing Yourself and Others – Feeling Close to Others – Epilogue:
Healing for the Long Term – Toward a Greater Meaning – Recommended
Resources – About Psychotherapy – Be Aware of Your Own Beliefs
NOTE:
Detailed exercises designed to explore and evaluate basic attitudes,
evaluate areas of strength and weakness, and designing ways to act
differently in the future.
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Ryder, D. (1992) Breaking the circle of ritual Satanic abuse: Recognizing and recovering from the hidden trauma. CompCare Publishers, Minneapolis, MN.
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St. Clair, Moriah S. (1998) Abused beyond words: The healing journey of reclaiming our inner power and peace by speaking the unspeakable truth. Pathways United Publications, Corte Madera, CA.
Smith, Margaret. (1993) Ritual abuse: What it is, why it happens, how to help. HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco, CA
NOTE: A general introduction to ritual abuse and healing, written by a
survivor/multiple, with a chapter on getting out if you are currently
cult-involved.
Sonkin, Daniel Jay. (1998) Wounded boys, heroic men: A man’s guide to recovering from child abuse. Adams Media, Holbrook, MA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: Child Abuse and You – Preparation for
Your Journey – The Abuse and the Wounds – Breaking Denial: “I Was an
Abused Child” – Healing through Feelings – Healing through Attitudes –
Healing through Behaviors – Healing through Sexuality – Making Peace
with Your Abuser – Epilogue – Wounded Heroes – How to Start a Self-Help
Wounded-Men’s Group – A Selection of Suggested Readings – National
Resources – A Selection of Internet Resources – The Hero’s Journey
NOTE: A workbook for men who have been physically, sexually, or
psychologically abused with instructions for applying methods by which
abused men can avoid abusing others.
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Trout, Diana. (2009) Journal spilling: Mixed-media techniques for free expression. North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome – Gathering Supplies – Warming Up – Stretch
Spill – Plunge In – Lean Into Trust – Taming the Critic – Secrets Wishes
– My Space – Lifeline – Field Trips – Resources
NOTE: From a
reader’s review on GoodReads: “Throughout the book, the author talks
about keeping moving. At one point she refers to it as aerobics for
creativity. The idea is to not think too much and keep moving
creatively; to keep your hand moving. She also gives some advice on what
to say to your mind if it starts to interrupt (which mine does all the
time!!): “…quietly tell it you are busy right now.” … There are lots
of things to try in this book: paper dolls, using book covers to make a
journal, making glitter glue, using white out as an art supply, cutting
rubber stamps, using regular household items to make marks, book making,
and many other exercises and techniques. She also tells you how to make
a traveling kit.”
Williams, Mary Beth and Soili Poijula (2002) The PTSD workbook: Simple, effective techniques for overcoming traumatic stress symptoms. New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Before Doing the Work: Safety, Security, and
Intention – Identifying and Writing about What Has Happened to You – My
Traumatic Experiences – Coping with Trauma with Less Avoidance and
Denial Dealing with Associated Symptoms of PTSD: Guilt, Survivor Guilt,
Shame, and Loss – Difficulty Regulating Emotion – Alterations in
Attention or Consciousness: Dealing with Dissociation and Traumatic
Amnesia – How Trauma Impacts the Way You View Yourself – Dealing with
Your Perpetrators – Finding Meaning
NOTE: From the authors: “In this
workbook, you will have the opportunity to complete numerous exercises
that will give you insight into your symptoms, your beliefs, your
behaviors, and your feelings about the trauma or traumas you endured.
Many of these exercises can be completed in the book itself, so that the
book becomes a record of your recovery from trauma as well as a
resource for you to turn to again and again throughout that recovery.
Other exercises can be completed in a separate notebook or journal,
which can also be used to expand upon the exercises you complete in the
book or to record your other thoughts and feelings along your journey to
healing.”
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Wood, Wendy Ann (1991). Triumph over darkness: Understanding and healing the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. Beyond Words Publishing: Hillsboro, OR.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Letter to the editor – Perceptions – Seeing the
darkness before the light – Tangled scars – Looking back fifty-eight
years – Letter unmailed – My feelings – Told my mother -A symbolic act –
This is a poem about incest – People do not really want to know – If
not for group – Nasty words – Told God I was angry – Other – Remembering
– Not remembering – Telling – Living out loud – Building – My dream –
Silence – Who are you? – Evil – Expectation – remembering – Seeing the
darkness before the light – Moving beyond the darkness – Telling about
it – Letters between mother and daughter – My recovery – Suggested
readings – On male survivors of sexual abuse – Therapy- Voices of male
survivors – Survivors of childhood sexual abuse – Broken -With ritually
abused survivors – Insights – Partners in healing – And/or committed
relationship – Those who go through our pain with us – Survivor- A Tool
To Journey Inward
NOTE: Poems and essays. Includes healing
strategies, personal accounts, poetry, questions and answers, “progress
reports” on survivors, and a chapter on ritual abuse.
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Woodsum, Gayle M. (1998) The ultimate challenge: A revolutionary, sane and sensible response to ritualistic and cult-related abuse. Action Resources International, Laramie, WY.
NOTE:
From the publisher: “The Ultimate Challenge… Provides a thorough
presentation of what ritualistic and cult-related abuses are, why they
exist, and how offenders get away with what they do. In a unique and
straightforward manner, it intentionally de-mystifies and
de-sensationalizes the most sophisticated of child abuses while forcing
the reader to question popularly accepted myths that trap victims and
survivors. The original analysis presented offers a framework within
which service providers can dare to break from the limitations of
institutionalized thinking and offer clients complete release from the
realities and consequences of horrific abuse. Additionally, it provides
victims and survivors with a philosophy they can apply to their
individual situations and needs, creating a path to liberation from
abuse with or without support from the outside world.”
3/2014
Anon. After-Effects of Repressed Satanic Cult Abuse – Image of Ritual Abuse: A Broad Overview – Image of Satanic Ritual Abuse: A Survivor’s Story - The Domino Effect: From Incest to a Cult and the Road to Recovery – The Domino Effect: From Incest to a Cult and the Road to Recovery – Understanding Ritual Abuse. Survivors of Incest Anonymous World Service Office, Inc, Baltimore, MD.
NOTE: Booklets, available from Survivors of Incest Anonymous, written
for RA-friendly meetings called “Nothing Too Heavy to Share.”
See http://siawso.flyingcart.com/index.php?p=products&req=dept&id=8
Bass, Ellen and Davis, Laura. (2008). The courage to heal: A guide for women survivors of sexual abuse. 20th anniversary edition. Harpercollins, NY, NY. Also available in Spanish.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface to the First Edition – Breaking Silence –
Believing It Happened – Healing Is Possible – Understanding That It
Wasn’t Your Fault – Using the Writing Exercises – Using Guided Imagery:
Grieving – Anger – Disclosures and Truth-Telling – TAKING STOCK TAKING
CARE: Forgiveness? – Spirituality – Recognizing the Damage – Honoring
What You Did – Resolution and Moving On – THE HEALING PROCESS: Getting
in Touch with Your Feelings – An Overview – Trauma and the Brain – The
Emergency Stage – Healthy Intimacy – Reclaiming Your Sexuality –
Children and Parenting – Relating to Your Family Now – The Basics –
Introduction – Anna Stevens – RESOURCE GUIDE: Finding Help Building
Community – Resilience – Special Topics – Abuse by Clergy –
Acknowledgments
NOTE: From the publisher: “The Courage to Heal is
an inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and a map of the
healing journey to every woman who was sexually abused as a child.
Weaving together personal experience with professional knowledge, the
authors provide clear explanations, practical suggestions, and support
throughout the healing process. New material includes: contemporary
research on trauma and the brain; an overview of healing tools such as
imagery, meditation, and body-centered practices; additional stories
that reflect an even greater diversity of survivor experiences; the
reassuring accounts of survivors who have been healing for more than
twenty years; the most comprehensive, up-to-date resource guide in the
field; and insights from the authors’ decades of experience. Cherished
by survivors, and recommended by therapists and institutions everywhere,
The Courage to Heal has often been called the bible of healing from child sexual abuse.” Includes some information on ritual abuse.
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Bean, Barbara and Bennett, Shari (1993) The me nobody knows: A guide for teen survivors. Lexington Books, NY, NY.
NOTE: A workbook and informational resource for teenagers who have been
sexually abused. Contains material on incest and ritual abuse.
Blume, E. Sue, (1998) Secret survivors. Random House, NY, NY.
NOTE: From the publisher: “Secret survivors
is the first book to expand the definition of incest to include any
adult abuser and to focus on what incest does to survivors. E. Sue Blume
shows how incest is often at the root of such problems as depression,
sexual and eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and phobias and
panic disorders. Using this information and the author’s guidance,
survivors can identify themselves, develop alternative, nondestructive
survival techniques and begin again on a new path toward a rich and
empowered life.”
Bromley, Nicole Braddock. (2007) Hush: Moving from silence to healing after childhood sexual abuse. Moody Pub., Chicago, Il.
NOTE: A practical, down-to-earth Christian guide to healing.
Brown, Dee. (1996) Satanic ritual abuse: A
handbook for therapists: How to deal effectively with the multiple
personalities of ritual abuse survivors. Blue Moon Press, Denver, CO.
NOTE: A warm, encouraging introduction to the treatment of adult
survivors of ritual abuse, written for therapists beginning work in this
area. Probably difficult to locate, but worth reading.
Clark, John. (2003) The healing of satanically ritually abused multiple personality disorder. Authorhouse, Bloomington, IN.
Clay, Colin. (1996) More than a survivor: Memories of satanic ritual abuse and the paths which lead to healing. 1337 College Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0W6.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Warning – Forward (Karl Oberdieck, MD) –
Introduction- Where adult memories begin- Triggers – The satanic
lifestyle- Survivors’ voices – Ritual abuse – Dissociation and multiple
personality adaptation – The journey towards healing – Recommended
reading – Index.
NOTE: More than a survivor covers a number
of topics in clear and accessible language and is an excellent
introduction to the topic of ritual abuse. Because it covers so much
ground, from specific rituals to Nazism to different approaches to
healing, no one chapter is all-inclusive. The author, an Anglican
ecumenical pastoral counselor at the University of Saskatchewan, speaks
in a gentle, non-authoritarian voice. Readers should be prepared for
reproductions of survivor art, drawings of satanic symbols, alphabets,
and graphic prose and poetry by survivors. Canadians will be
particularly interested in the discussion of some Canadian criminal
investigations and trials and of ‘Bad Medicine,’ the perversion of
Native American practices. May be difficult to locate.
Cori, Jasmin Lee, (2007) Healing from trauma: A survivor’s guide to understanding your symptoms and reclaiming your life. Avalon Pub, Cambridge, MA.
NOTE: The author is an incest survivor (from infancy) as well as a
therapist. Although the book does not deal with ritual abuse, all the
information is applicable. The focus is on resilience, gaining control,
and creating a renewed life. There are “points to remember” and
workbook type exercises throughout.
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Davis, Laura. (1990) The courage to heal workbook: for women and men survivors of child sexual abuse. Harper Collins, NY, NY.
INTRODUCTION: ABOUT THE EXERCISES IN THIS BOOK – SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR
HEALING -BUILDING YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM – DEALING WITH CRISIS – NURTURING
YOURSELF – MARKING THE WAY – I COME FROM? – HOW DID IT CHANGE MY LIFE? –
HOW DID I SURVIVE? – ASPECTS OF HEALING – RESOLUTION AND MOVING ON –
REMEMBERING- BELIEVING IT HAPPENED- BREAKING SILENCE- UNDERSTANDING
THAT IT WASNT YOUR FAULT- LEARNING TO TRUST YOURSELF- GRIEVING AND
MOURNING- ANGER- CONFRONTATIONS- DEALING WITH YOUR FAMILY NOW-
GUIDELINES FOR HEALING SEXUALLY- RESOURCES
NOTE: Carefully thought out cognitive and creative exercises to accompany The courage to heal. Respectful
and empathetic through out. Davis says in “About These Exercises”,
“There may be moments when you feel inadequate, confused or unable to
proceed….That means there is a flaw in the design of the book, not in
you.”
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Davis, Laura. (1992) Allies in healing: When the person you love was sexually abused as a child. Harper Collins, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1: Partner’s questions: The basics: Allies in
healing: My needs and feelings: Dealing with Crises: More about sexual
abuse: Intimacy and communication:: Sex: Family issues: Final thoughts.
Part 2: Partner’s Stories: Introduction: Jack’s Story “Recovering
together:” Marise’s Story “She works really hard and so do I:” Noah’s
story “Crisis and cult abuse:” Eric’s story “The support of others:”
Lorraine’s story “Breaking up:” Richard’s story “A year at a time:”
Scott’s story “Building trust over time:” Virginia’s story “Forging a
commitment:” Healing books and other resources: Index.
NOTE: Written in the format of The Courage to Heal,
this book covers topics such as communication, sex, emergencies, and
interacting with the survivor’s family. Girlfriends, boyfriends,
spouses, and lovers are all included.
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Dolan, Yvonne. M. (1991). Resolving sexual abuse: Solution-focused therapy and Ericksonian hypnosis for adult survivors. W.W. Norton, NY, NY.
NOTE: An experienced therapist presents a number of useful techniques
for working with sexual abuse survivors. Adapter from the publisher’s
statement: “Yvonne Dolan works from the assumption that, despite the
traumas they have endured, clients have the inner resources to create
uniquely effective solutions to their problems. Both solution-oriented
and hypnotic techniques are used to tap those resources in the context
of a safe, respectful relationship. Clients are encouraged to trust
themselves, to move at their own right pace, and to recognize and build
on tiny signs of healing. This approach enables clients to find relief
from symptoms stemming from or related to the sexual abuse, to alter
feelings associated with memories of trauma so that flashbacks become
less intrusive, and to develop a positive, practical, and healthy future
orientation. Ericksonian techniques are particularly powerful in
enabling clients to resolve dissociated traumatic experiences,
experience corrective development learnings, and turn the symptom of
dissociation into a resource for healing. Solution-focused therapy
ensures that clients not only resolve past sexual abuse but also form a
clear map of functional behaviors and perceptions to replace
trauma-based ones. Specific strategies are offered for treatment of
post-traumatic amnesia, self-mutilation, sexual dysfunctions, memory
problems, and a multitude of other symptoms.”
Einhorn, Lois. ed. (2006) Forgiveness and child abuse: Would YOU forgive? Robert D. Reed, Bandon. OR.
Note: Lois Einhorn briefly describes the ritual abuse she endured as a
child and then shares the fifty-three answers to the question, “Would
you forgive?” Some of the people who responded are well known: Art
Buchwald, Kurt Waldheim, Laura Davis, and Pete Seeger, for example.
Jeanne Adams, Ellen Lacter, Rev. Bernie Bush, and Dale McCulley are
active in the ritual abuse survivor community. All are articulate,
thoughtful, and deeply human.
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Fredrickson, Rene. (1992). Repressed memories; a journey to recovery from sexual abuse. Simon and Schuster, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: A Dawning Reality – Warning Signs – How Could I
Forget? – The Family System: Untold Lies – Memory Recovery Work –
Imagistic Work – Dream Work – Alternative Strategies – Made Up Or Real? –
Putting the Pieces Together – Telling Your Story – Healing – PTSD
Symptom List – Guidelines for Responding to Disclosures of Abuse
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Gartner, R. B. (2005) Beyond betrayal: Taking charge of your life after boyhood sexual abuse. John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ.
NOTE: This book covers both male and female abuse of boys and young
men, by family members, clergy, teachers, babysitters, and health
professionals. Dr Gartner’s patients share their stories to illustrate
the effects of abuse and the process of healing.
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Gil, Eliana. (1983, 2009) Outgrowing the pain: A book for and about adults abused as children. Dell Pub, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION – COMING TO TERMS WITH ABUSE AS A CHILD
– DENIAL – MINIMIZING – AFTEREFFECTS OF ABUSE – PATTERNS OF RELATING
TO THE WORLD – TAKING HOLD OF YOUR PAST – SAY GOODBYE TO THE PARENTS –
ADDENDUM – SUGGESTED READINGS
NOTE: Simple language, short, and easy to read.
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Hawkins, Diane W. and Hawkins, Tom. (2001) Supporting ritual abuse survivors. 9th ed. Restoration in Christ Ministries, Grottoes, VA.
NOTE: A Christian approach to healing form ritual abuse – kind, easy to understand, and psychologically sophisticated.
Lew, Mike. 2004) Victims no longer: The classic guide for men recovering from sexual child abuse. Harper Row, NY. NY. 2nd ed. (2004), HarperCollins, NY. NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: SEXUAL ABUSE MYTHS AND REAITY: MESSAGES ABOUT
MASCULINITY: MEN AND FEELINGS: SEXUALITY, HOMOPHOBIA, AND SHAME: LOSS OF
CHILDHOOD: SURVIVAL STRATEGIES A NEW PERSPECTIVE: FORGETTING DENYING
DISTANCING AND PRETENDING: NUMBING: COMPARTMENTS: SELF IMAGE,
SELF-ESTEEM and PERFECTIONISM: SEX TRUST AND CARING: IS RECOVERY
POSSIBLE?: BREAKING SECRECY: RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT: SEXUAL
FEELINGS: INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING: GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS: CONFRONTATION:
CLERGY ABUSE: ABOUT FORGIVING: MOVING ON: FOR AND ABOUT PARTNERS FAMILY
AND FRIENDS: OTHER RESOURCES: BOOKS ARTICLES AND PAMPHLETS: A FINAL
WORD
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Lew, Mike. (1999) Leaping upon the mountains: Men proclaiming victory over sexual child abuse. Small Wonder Books, Jamaica Plain, MA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1: Early Recovery: Books and Reading: Safe
Environments: Professional Resources: Safe and Supportive Persons:
Writing Activities: Other Creative Activities: Taking Difficult but
Necessary Steps: Attention to Self: Attention to Others: Religion and
Spirituality: Feelings: Intimate Relationships: Part 2: Mid-Recovery:
Books and Reading: Safe Environments: Professional Resources: Safe and
Supportive Persons: Writing Activities: Other Creative Activities:
Taking Difficult but Necessary Steps: Attention to Self: Attention to
Others: Religion and Spirituality: The Role of Feelings: Forgiveness,
Risk, and Changes: Part 3: Late Recovery: Books and Reading: Safe
Environments: Professional Resources: Safe and Supportive Persons:
Writing Activities: Other Creative Activities: Taking Difficult but
Necessary Steps: Confrontation: Limits and Boundaries: Attention to
Self: Attention to Others: Religion and Spirituality: Interpersonal
Exploration: Foregiveness: The Role of Feelings: Trust: Hope, Grace, and
Moving On: Part 4: Victorious Messages: Man to Man: Argentina to
Zimbabwe: Afterword: How Far We’ve Journeyed and what is Ahead:
Resources: About the Author
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Levine, Peter. (205, 2008) Healing trauma: A pioneering program for restoring the wisdom of your body. Sounds True, Boulder, CO.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: A Tiger Shows the Way – What is Trauma? – The Causes
and Symptoms of Trauma - How Trauma Affects the Body – Twelve Phase
Healing Program: A Guide to the Audio Exercises – Sexual Trauma: Healing
the Sacred Wound -Spirituality and Trauma: Pathway to wakening –
Helpful Tips and Techniques for Preventing Trauma – Additional Resources
NOTE: Levine comes from a blend of theoretical viewpoints, including
Buddhism, but focuses on why animals get hurt but aren’t traumatized.
They shake all over after an initial fight or flight response, while
people normally remain frozen. He offers exercises to get back in touch
with the body and release the effects of the trauma. There is a CD with
the book to guide you through the exercises.
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Matsakis, Aphrodite. (1996) I can’t get over it: A handbook for trauma survivors. New Harbinger Pub, Oakland, CA.
NOTE: From a reader’s review: “A tremendously useful book – I recommend
this to any client I have who is a trauma survivor dealing with PTSD
symptoms. It is a down-to-earth “owner’s manual” for improving one’s
quality of life by understanding the problem, reducing the frequency and
severity of symptoms being triggered, and speeding up the relief of
those symptoms when it does happen. Matsakis is one of the field’s
leading authorities on PTSD, and she has performed a work of real
service and compassion by writing this.”
Matthew, Laurie. (2001) Who dares wins! Young Women’s Centre Ltd, Scotland.
NOTE: Intended as a basic information resource. Covers issues such as:
feminism and ritual abuse, supporting survivors of ritual abuse,
children and ritual abuse and a survivor’s perspective.
See http://shop.vipshop.org.uk/epages/es109676.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es109676_shop/Categories/005
Matthew, Laurie. Where angels fear. Sequel to Who dares wins! Young Women’s Centre Ltd, Scotland.
See http://shop.vipshop.org.uk/epages/es109676.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es109676_shop/Categories/005
Napier, Nancy J. Getting through the day: Strategies for adults hurt as children. Sidran Foundation Press, Baltimore, MD.
See: http://www.sidran.org/
TABLE OF CONTENTS: When You Have a Need Not to Know – A Better Way –
Why Am I So Scared? – Something to Hold Onto – I Feel Like I’m Going to …
– I Just Don’t Know What To Do – Could That Possibly Be Me? – What
About the People in My Life? – What About My Therapist? In Fact, What
About Therapy? – References
NOTE: In straightforward language, the
author discusses the continuum of dissociation and explains the
difference between ordinary mood shifts and trauma-induced dissociation.
Chapters are devoted to the therapeutic value of dissociation,
triggers, mindfulness, “inner child” parts, shame, your “future” self,
and your relationships with family, friends, and therapist.
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Oksana, Chrystine. (1994, 2001) Safe passage to healing: A guide for survivors of ritual abuse. Harper Perennial, NY. NY.
NOTE: In the format of The Courage to Heal.
This book helps demystifies ritual abuse cults and methods and offers
groundbreaking healing strategies. Standard guide for anyone
Rauch, Mikele. (2009) Healing the soul after religious abuse: The dark heaven of recovery. Praeger Pub., Westport, CT.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Nightmare of Light – Trauma and the Life Cycle –
When Religion Is the Abuser – Spiritual Leadership and the Trance of
Religious Power – Psychological and Physical Abuse in the Name of God –
When Religious Violate in the Name of God: Sexual and Ritual Abuse –
Recovery in Four Directions – The Water of Life – Resources – Glossary –
Notes – Bibliography
NOTE: Chapter 6 is devoted to sexual and
ritual abuse. The authors make the point that abuse occurs in religious
settings other than Christian churches.
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Reid, Greg (1995). Orphans in the storm: Male survivors of sexual and ritual abuse. Youthfire Publications, El Paso, TX and The American Focus on Satanic Crime Vol. 27. American Focus Publishers, Edison, NJ.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Looking for the Signs – Where Predators Hunt- Myths
About Abused Boys – Types of Abuse & Abusers – What A Victim Looks
Like – What Not To Tell Us – A Predator Toolkit t – Open Letter To The
False Memory Syndrome Foundation – Sleeping… Sort Of – The Hurt Of
Being Different – Doubt and Denial – Sadness – Telling the Secret – What
Being Molested Cost Me – Why We Don’t Talk- Predator Radar – Then and
Now- Out of the Revolving Door – Touch…The First Time – It Felt
Good…Sort Of – Authority – Feeling My Skin – Teddy Bear or Tiger? –
Letting Go – Letter to a Molester – Letter to Joel – I’ve Got Nothing to
Prove – I’ve Got To Do Something- Epilog
NOTE: Part One contains
facts helpful to professionals and Part Two addresses personal issues
molested boys, teens and men face on the road to healing.
See http://www.gregoryreid.com/id51.htm
Rose, Emilie P. (1996) Reaching for the light: A guide for ritual abuse survivors and their therapists. Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, OH.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword (Renee Frederickson): Preface:
Introduction: Prelude: Davida Angelica roared: The basics: What is
ritual abuse?: Building networks: Interlude I: Michelle’s story: Kid
management: Interlude II: Adam’s story: Reprogramming: overcoming Mind
control: Loss and grief: Interlude III: Living the questions: Facing
Evil: Interlude IV: Baby angels: reclaiming ritual as an agent of
healing: Interlude V: from a child survivor of ritual abuse: Healing our
spiritual selves: Interlude VI: Love in real: Long-term healing: For
therapists and helpers: Postlude: Courageous hope: Definitions: Guided
imagery for creating a safe place: Notes: The survivor’s glossary of
medical terms.
NOTE: This is a very helpful book, but is probably extremely difficult to find.
Rosenbloom, Dena, Williams, Mary Beth, Watkins, Barbara E., and Pearlman, Laurie Anne. (2010) Life after trauma: A workbook for healing. Guilford Press, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Prologue Before You Begin Why You Feel Thrown for a
Loop – Thinking Things Through – Feeling Safe, Being Safe – What Does
Safety Mean to You? – Do You Feel Safe Enough? – Summarizing Your Work
on Safety – What Does it Mean to Trust? – Regaining Control in Your
life – Valuing Yourself and Others – Feeling Close to Others –
Epilogue: Healing for the Long Term – Toward a Greater Meaning –
Recommended Resources – About Psychotherapy – Be Aware of Your Own
Beliefs
NOTE: Detailed exercises designed to explore and evaluate
basic attitudes, evaluate areas of strength and weakness, and designing
ways to act differently in the future.
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Ryder, D. (1992) Breaking the circle of ritual satanic abuse: Recognizing and recovering from the hidden trauma. CompCare Publishers, Minneapolis, MN.
NOTE A book on healing from ritual satanic abuse that combines current
therapeutic approaches to post trauma states with the 12-step
philosophy of Survivors of Incest Anonymous..
St. Clair, Moriah S.(1998) Abused beyond words: The healing journey of reclaiming our inner power and peace by speaking the unspeakable truth. Pathways United Publications, Corte Madera, CA.
Sanford, D. (1990) Don’t make me go back, Mommy: A child’s book about satanic ritual abuse. Multnomah Press, Portland, OR.
NOTE: Children’s book written for five to eight year olds. A little
girl discloses about ritual abuse in day care and is believed and helped
by her parents and therapist. Popular with adults with inner children.
Smith, Margaret. (1993) Ritual abuse: What it is, why it happens, how to help. HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco, CA
NOTE: A general introduction to RA and healing, written by a
survivor/multiple, with a chapter on getting out if you are currently
cult-involved. May be hard to find.
Taylor, Brice. Revivification: A gentle, alternative memory retrieval process for trauma survivors. Available from Brice Taylor Trust, P.O. Box 655, Landrum, SC 29356.
Terr, L. (1994). Unchained memories: True stories of traumatic memories, lost and found. Basic Books, NY, NY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Ringside Seats at an Old Murder – Expert Witness for
the Prosecution – A Drunken Woman at the Side of the Road – The Silver
at the Surface of the Water – The Two Miss Americas of 1958 and Her
Sister – The Child Stars Tale – The Black Dahlias Son – Searching for
Corky
NOTE: This book is written in narrative style, describing the
experience of people as they recount their memories. The most
interesting part of he book is the chapter on a child who was coached
into reporting abuse. The way the child describes the experience is
stilted and constrained – very different from the way normal children
disclose.
Trout, Diana. (2009) Journal spilling: Mixed-media techniques for free expression. North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome – Gathering Supplies – Warming Up – Stretch
Spill – Plunge In – Lean Into Trust – Taming the Critic – Secrets
Wishes – My Space – Lifeline – Field Trips – Resources
NOTE: From a reader’s review on GoodReads: “Throughout
the book, the author talks about keeping moving. At one point she
refers to it as aerobics for creativity. The idea is to not think too
much and keep moving creatively; to keep your hand moving.…. She also
gives some advice on what to say to your mind if it starts to interrupt
(which mine does all the time!!): ”…quietly tell it you are busy
right now.” … There are lots of things to try in this book: paper
dolls, using book covers to make a journal, making glitter glue, using
white out as an art supply, cutting rubber stamps, using regular
household items to make marks, book making, and many other exercises
and techniques. She also tells you how to make a traveling kit.”
Williams, Mary Beth and Soili Poijula (2002) The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms. New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Before Doing the Work: Safety, Security, and
Intention – Identifying and Writing about What Has Happened to You – My
Traumatic Experiences – Coping with Trauma with Less Avoidance and
Denial Dealing with Associated Symptoms of PTSD: Guilt, Survivor Guilt,
Shame, and Loss – Difficulty Regulating Emotion – Alterations in
Attention or Consciousness: Dealing with Dissociation and Traumatic
Amnesia – How Trauma Impacts the Way You View Yourself – Dealing with
Your Perpetrators – Finding Meaning Complex – Final NOTE: From the
authors: “In this workbook, you will have the opportunity to complete
numerous exercises that will give you insight into your symptoms, your
beliefs, your behaviors, and your feelings about the trauma or traumas
you endured. Many of these exercises can be completed in the book
itself, so that the book becomes a record of your recovery from trauma
as well as a resource for you to turn to again and again throughout that
recovery. Other exercises can be completed in a separate notebook or
journal, which can also be used to expand upon the exercises you
complete in the book or to record your other thoughts and feelings along
your journey to healing. We hope that this book will help you on that
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Wood, Wendy Ann (1991). Triumph over darkness: Understanding and healing the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. Beyond Words Publishing: Hillsboro, OR.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Perceptions -SEEING THE
DARKNESS BEFORE THE LIGHT – TANGLED SCARS – LOOKING BACK FIFTY-EIGHT
YEARS – LETTER UNMAILED – MY FEELINGS – TOLD MY MOTHER -A SYMBOLIC ACT –
THIS IS A POEM ABOUT INCEST – PEOPLE DO NOT REALLY WANT TO KNOW – IF
NOT FOR GROUP – NASTY WORDS – TOLD GOD I WAS ANGRY – OTHER – REMEMBERING
– NOT REMEMBERING – TELLING – LIVING OUT LOUD – BUILDING – MY DREAM –
SILENCE – WHO ARE YOU? – EVIL – EXPECTATION – REMEMBERING – SEEING THE
DARKNESS BEFORE THE LIGHT – MOVING BEYOND THE DARKNESS – TELLING ABOUT
IT – Letters Between Mother And Daughter – MY RECOVERY – SUGGESTED
READINGS – ON MALE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE – THERAPY- VOICES OF MALE
SURVIVORS – SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE – BROKEN -WITH
RITUALLY ABUSED SURVIVORS – Insights – PARTNERS IN HEALING -AND/OR
COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP -Those Who Go Through Our Pain With Us
-SURVIVORS – A Tool To Journey Inward
NOTE: Poems and essays.
Includes healing strategies, personal accounts, poetry, questions and
answers, “progress reports” on survivors, and a chapter on ritual
abuse.
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Woodsum, Gayle M. (1998) The ultimate challenge: A revolutionary, sane and sensible response to ritualistic and cult-related abuse. Action Resources International, Laramie, WY.