Fire of the Five Hearts: A Memoir of Treating Incest
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1583913548
ISBN 13
9781583913543
Category
Memoir
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
216
Subject
Child Abuse
Abstract
In the face of the horrifying crime crime of incest, Smith breaks through the secrecy and silence to find hope for both victims and healers.
Description
This book is about the influence of twenty years of work in the field of incest on a therapist's professional and personal life. It is comprised of individual cases, and touches upon topics including spirituality, sex between siblings, counter-transference, and incest teams. The author shares, in unadulterated prose, her experience as an incest therapist. This important, courageous work touches upon issues important to and resonant for mental health professionals treating incest and sexual abuse as well as the incest survivor or survivor's family member.
Number of Copies
5
