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Recommended Resources

Books:

For Adult Survivors

  • The Courage to Heal—by Laura Davis & Ellen Bass
  • The Right to Innocence:  Healing the trauma of child sexual abuse—by Beverly Engel
  • Outgrowing the Pain: A book for and about adults abused as children—by Eliana Gil
  • Healing the Shame that Binds You—by John Bradshaw
  • The Inner Child—by Cathryn Taylor
  • Allies in Healing: When the person you some was sexually abused as a child—by Laura Davis
  • When Your Child Has Been Molested—by Kathryn B Hagans & Joyce Case
  • The Sexual Healing Journey: A guide for survivors of sexual abuse—by Wendy Maltz

For Kids, Teens & Caretakers

  • When Something Feels Wrong: A survival guide about abuse for young people—by Deanna S. Pledge, Ph.D
  • Back on Track: Boys Dealing with sexual abuse—by Leslie Bailey Wrightand Mindy B. Loiselle
  • A Very Touching Book—by Jan Hindman
  • There is No Sex Fairy—by Jan Hindman
  • Questions Kids Ask about Sex: Honest Answers for Every Age—The Medical Institute for Sexual Health
  • Unmasking Sexual Con Games: A Teens’ Guide to avoiding emotional grooming and dating violence—by Kathleen McGee and Laura Buddenberg
  • Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough healing program for self-injurers—by Wendy Lader, Ph.D 
  • When Your Child Has Been Molested: A parent’s guide to healing and recovery—by Kathryn Hagans and Joyce Case

Videos:

  • A Story of Hope—Miss America 1954 Marilyn Vandebur Atler
  • When Angels Dare
  • Healing the Shame that Binds You—John Bradshaw
  • A collections of videos by John Bradshaw about reclaiming your inner child






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