Sometimes the best way to get through a difficult situation is to hear from someone who has been there before you. Listed below are books that outline the authors' journeys from victim to survivor. Most of these books include details of the authors' attacks that could be triggering; but all feature much more information on how these attacks were overcome to discover a joyous life once again.
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Beauty Restored
Me Ra Koh writes beautifully and courageously about her experience and how God is helping her to heal daily.
Little Girl Lost: One Woman's Journey Beyond Rape
Leisha Joseph tells her heartbreaking, yet triumphant story of her life before and after rape. Incredibly moving
and motivational. This book's message screams, "YOU CAN DO THIS!!! IT CAN BE DONE!!!"
After Silence: Rape and My Journey Back
Reading this book will show you that you are not alone. Nancy Venable Raine talks extensively about the damaging
effects of being silenced, and of keeping the secret.
Sexual Assault: Will I Ever Feel Ok Again?
Kay Scott writes passionately of the aftermath of agony that haunts the victims of rape. Yet with equal passion she offers
a message of hope and healing-an invaluable resource for those who have been victimized and the people who love them
Jounrney To Wholeness
Every therapist, counselor, or friend of a woman who has been raped will value Journey to Wholeness. It teaches and
reinforces what survivors must know and practice if they are to become whole again.
Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery
This is a wonderful, amazing book, that both rape survivors and friends of survivors can benefit from.
I Never Called it Rape: The MS Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Aquaintance Rape
Realistic, practical advice on how women can protect themselves against attacks by acquaintances and on
how men can prevent this type of rape.
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