Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse.
An Art Therapist’s Journey

By Ann Owen

Published by Outskirts Press

October 19, 2021 • Paperback

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Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse, An Art Therapist’s Journey explores family secrets. The hidden truth’s so powerful, so damaging it took years to discover. Slowly, my lost reality fit together, like pieces in a giant puzzle, revealing childhood sexual abuse. The path took fierce courage to find, to speak aloud, to describe with pastels what happened. These paintings may be helpful to some children even though many are scary. Sexual abuse is scary. Talking about the images can help some children or adults find their own voice and may give people permission to create their own expressive art. The book includes creative ideas to explore. The art can say “This is how it was for me.” With or without words, art can speak truth. This book offers survivors, parents, families and therapists visuals that speak powerfully and offers material for discussion.