Women Who Were Sexually Abused as Children: Mothering, Resilience, and Protecting the Next Generation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781538101773)

Stories of mothers who survived sexual abuse as children reveal the struggles, challenges, and triumphs of this special group of women.

Unraveling the veil of silence and capturing the experiences of mothers who were sexually abused as children, this book offers a first step in both supporting mothers and disrupting the cycle of intergenerational abuse that keeps these mothers isolated and alone in their mothering challenges and successes. Each story reveals the concerns, the needs, the difficulties, and the fears these mothers confront as they parent their children while struggling with their own past experiences. By examining the therapeutic needs and concerns of mothers who have survived child sexual abuse, Teresa Gil offers special insight into understanding and supporting these remarkable women.

At issue is understanding what helps women who were sexually abused as children to survive and to parent effectively. Written for adult mothers who were victims of childhood sexual abuse, as well as for helping professionals, this book reveals the touching details of the pain and triumphs of mothering as a survivor and examines the protective factors that support resiliency and assist survivor/mothers to overcome challenges and to provide safe environments for the next generation.

Author: Teresa Gil
ISBN-10: 1538101777
ISBN-13: 9781538101773
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 08/24/2018
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019