Daybreak: Meditations for Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse

By Maureen Brady

Book Overview

These 366 daily affirmations and meditations extend support and wisdom to women who have survived childhood sexual abuse. Unknown number of women have suffered sexual abuse in childhood. Acknowledging the abuse after years of silence and secrecy and beginning a healing journey require support and encouragement. Long after the abuse has ended, negative internal messages can invade and linger. Daybreak 's positive statements intercept self-defeating messages, guiding readers toward new and healthy ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. These affirmations and thoughtful meditations cover topics such as intimacy, fear, play, sharing secrets, and anger. Read daily or by subject, Daybreak brings the experience of sexual abuse into the light where hope resides and change and healing are possible. Women survivors of other types of abuse and men survivors of abuse may also find benefit from these readings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894867598
• ISBN13: 9780894867590
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

constant companion

This book has become my constant companion. A comunication between myself and my spirit. I take it with me wherever I go and it literally never lets me down. I highly recommend it. I plan to try one of her other books next.

A wonderful, wonderful book for all incest survivors

I found this book at a thrift store for .99 cents; it's worth much, much more. This book really helped me get through a very difficult stage of the healing journey. Highly recommended

helps me know why

These meditations are precious. Though I've been in therapy for many years, read many books, I STILL wonder why I feel afraid, why I can't get mobilized, why I isolate, why groups frighten me, and so forth. My "why's" are being answered in a way that touches my very soul. It is extremely helpful. Highly recommended, very comforting.

Excellent Daily Reminders in Recovery

I highly recommend this book to all women survivors of sexual abuse. I am an atheist and have trouble finding non-God related meditations. This book has some references to God, but focuses on your thoughts and feelings. Each page seems like I wrote it myself.

very helpful and comforting meditations for each day

I've struggled with incest issues for years, this book of meditations helps me on a day to day basis, whether I'm struggling or doing ok, would recommend to anyone with abuse issues.