The Wounded Heart Companion Workbook: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

by Dan B. Allender, Karen Lee-Thorp, Wally Cirafesi

Find help and hope for your journey toward healing.
Thousands of men and women have experienced life-reviving healing from Dr. Dan Allender’s The Wounded Heart . This companion workbook will help you work through the complex issues of sexual abuse in a concrete way.

Designed to be used on your own or in a group, the workbook will lead you step by step through the process of facing the truth about past and present experiences and feelings; wrestling with God, other people, and yourself; and understanding the goals and fears that have determined how you relate to others. It also includes specific sections for men, ideas for discussion-group facilitators, and reflective quotations from other victims of sexual abuse.

Genres: Self Help, Counselling, Psychology

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1990

About the author

Dan B. Allender, Ph.D, is a fly fisherman who also serves as president and professor of counseling at Mars Hill Graduate School near Seattle, Washington. He is a therapist in private practice, and a frequent speaker and seminar leader. Dan received his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. He is the author of To Be Told: Know Your Story / Shape Your Future, How Children Raise Parents, and The Healing Path, as well as The Wounded Heart, Bold Love, and Intimate Allies. He and his wife, Rebecca, are the parents of three children.

Reviews

[Charlotte Ashlock · Rating 1 out of 5]

This smarmy piece of victim blaming would retraumatize any survivor who picked it up by convincing them the cure to PTSD is repenting from “sin.” I’ve never seen a book that deserved to burn in hell more, ironically

[April Grob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very hard to fill out this book but was very helpful to me

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

As I was reading this book I could tell it was genuine. I also instantly knew it was religious. Right away it mentioned that “as soon as these terrible things happen we blame ourselves and have a relationship with our abuser” “instead of god” and that’s when I knew to stop reading. Personally everything I read in this book made me feel sort of invalidated. Like god could solve all of my problems. Like god was the hero in this situation. I understand for religious people this book is perfect but I want to feel good about what has happened in the past and grow and be better with myself and love myself. So it was not the right fit for me.

[Reggie Rossignol · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an intense study. I highly recommend it, even if you only suspect that you have some sort of sexual abuse history. It's not a "fun" read. The author is very detailed and kind of dry. However, I felt so much closure when I completed the study. It also has a companion book that you should get with it. There is also an audio segment.

[Joann · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a great workbook to look at the issues and challenges that relate to childhood sexual abuse issues. It really gives you insight into your behaviors and how you relate to yourself, others and God. It really helps to understand what happened to you and how to set boundaries.

[Kharla Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great aide for working through issues surrounding abuse

[Marta Willcox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Endlessly insightful.

[Sarah M. Adly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect workbook