Dirt Roads and Diner Pie - Shonna Milliken Humphrey
| Автор: | Shonna Milliken Humphrey |
| Издательство: | Ingram |
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| Жанр произведения: | Биографии и Мемуары |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9781942094234 |
A conversation starter regarding the survivors of childhood sexual abuseAn estimated one in five women experience childhood sex abuse. For men, that number is one in six. While these ratios are comparable, victim narratives almost always skew female. Resources for men are fewA long-needed book on this underreported crime, particularly as told from a spouse’s perspectivePerfect access point to start debate about how to prevent childhood sexual abuse. Consider the recent papal support and development of a sex abuse tribunal within the Catholic ChurchIn addition to addressing child sexual abuse, the author also examines the effects the abuse has on her husband’s and her own mental health as they both navigate through the diagnoses her husband receives after he goes public with the sex abuse: bipolar disorder, PTSD, major depression, and sexual dysfunction.The author provides insights into her experiences as a wife, lover, caregiver, and “parent” to her husband with a loving and deft handProvides a “road map” to help other familiesTravis James Humphrey’s journey of healing is written using easy-to-relate concepts and accessible language