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    Recently,  Healing from Incest  (Henderson & Emerton), reached #130 on the Amazon bestseller list of books on child abuse and #208 in dysfunctional relationships. Book Description In speaking about  Healing from Incest , Susan J. Lewis, Ph.D., J.D., writes: "Brave, profound, touching, healing. This well-written, honest book takes the reader inside the complexities of the therapeutic healing process from the patient and therapist's unique perspective. It is the story of hard work, hope, commitment and recovery!" Healing from Incest tells the journey of a victim-turned-survivor, working with her therapist to find healing. Readers are pulled into the therapeutic process as Henderson relates her conversations and feelings as a victim of child abuse and Emerton interprets those feelings and describes interventions. For those who recognize this as their own story, this frank and genuine narrative will be reassuring in its descriptions of one woman's journey toward h

    Recently,  Healing from Incest  (Henderson & Emerton), reached #130 on the Amazon bestseller list of books on child abuse and #208 in dysfunctional relationships. Book Description In speaking about  Healing from Incest , Susan J. Lewis, Ph.D., J.D., writes: "Brave, profound, touching, healing. This well-written, honest book takes the reader inside the complexities of the therapeutic healing process from the patient and therapist's unique perspective. It is the story of hard work, hope, commitment and recovery!" Healing from Incest tells the journey of a victim-turned-survivor, working with her therapist to find healing. Readers are pulled into the therapeutic process as Henderson relates her conversations and feelings as a victim of child abuse and Emerton interprets those feelings and describes interventions. For those who recognize this as their own story, this frank and genuine narrative will be reassuring in its descriptions of one woman's journey toward h

  Recently, Healing from Incest (Henderson & Emerton), reached #130 on the Amazon bestseller list of books on child abuse and #208 in dysfunctional relationships. Book Description In speaking about  Healing from Incest , Susan J. Lewis, Ph.D., J.D., writes: "Brave, profound, touching, healing. This well-written, honest book takes the reader inside the complexities of the therapeutic healing process from the patient and therapist's unique perspective. It is the story of hard work, hope, commitment and recovery!" Healing from Incest tells the journey of a victim-turned-survivor, working with her therapist to find healing. Readers are pulled into the therapeutic process as Henderson relates her conversations and feelings as a victim of child abuse and Emerton interprets those feelings and describes interventions. For those who recognize this as their own story, this frank and genuine narrative will be reassuring in its descriptions of one woman's journey toward hope

  Excerpt from Healing from Incest by Geri Henderson and Seanne Emerton: Acknowledgements   Writing this book was never going to be easy. Chapters were written and discarded many years ago. When I was convinced that the inspiration for the book and this format was my most important mission to date, I knew it would never see the light of day without Seanne’s willingness to listen, to believe, and to trust me. I will be forever grateful to her for allowing this book to be written.   Because the book took so long from its inception to its completion, there are many along the way to thank who encouraged, read, and listened. One of our most attentive readers, Sonya Buskirk, was detailed in her criticisms and suggestions. I am so grateful for her help in taking this project seriously and thoughtfully. There were other readers, friends, and colleagues too who gave us feedback and especially their conviction that this was an important addition to the literature on the topic. Most of all,