Strong at the Heart: How it feels to heal from sexual abuse

Strong at the Heart is a 2005 book for teens and adults by Carolyn Lehman. Her InterViews with survivors of child [...] abuse and pedophilia reveal a variety of ways in which children try to deal with [...] abuse and the often overwhelming emotions that come With It.

No one knows for sure how many survivors of childhood [...] abuse there are, because [...] abuse is one of North America's most underreported crimes http://www.safefromabuse.com/documents/March2006.pdf#search=%22North%20America's%20most%20underreported%20crimes%22. There are, however, a lot of survivors and this book is written for them. According to Lehman, they tend to have the following things in common:

• They told — again and again if they had to — and got help
• They listened to their own feelings and decided what worked for them and what didn't
• Over time, they connected with other people — family members, therapists, other survivors, friends — and received emotional support and practical help
• They gave healing the time and attention it deserves
• They took action and made choices that made their lives better
• They never gave up on themselves

See also

• Pedophilia
• Pedophilia and child [...] abuse in fiction
• Pedophilia and child [...] abuse in films
• Child [...] abuse