Surviving Sexual Violence: A Guide to Recovery and Empowerment

This book will help educate and empower survivors of sexual violation to work through the healing process. Sexual violation affects survivors but does not have to dictate their future, and this book shows readers how various paths to healing can help them not only overcome the trauma of sexual assault, but also thrive as they move on with their lives. Contributors aim to arm the reader with access to multiple internal and external resources that can be tapped into during the recovery journey. The survivors, their families, and helping professionals will learn to identify the effects and dynamics of various forms of sexual violence so that understanding can open the door to healing.