A very deep look into childhood abuse and the scars emotional and spiritual as well as physical that can be left behind. Because of the subject matter quite hard going and I struggled with it because of my own triggers, so could not finish it.

When I chose to review this book I wasn’t 100% set on what to expect. I mean I don’t typically pick up a self-help book for review, first; but secondly these type of books can go only two ways. Completely over the top and less than helpful or very thought provoking and life altering. Of course this book has to change it all up and fit in neither camp. It’s not life altering but it is very informative. It’s not over the top but it does make you think for a moment of two. I actually think that this is a book that all parents, caregivers, or anyone who has an authoritarian role in the life of a child; not just someone who has come through the other side of childhood abuse and is looking for sustenance and healing.

Broken into three distinct sections this book is a great reference point for anyone that works with children as well as survivors. Part one identifies the different types of abuse. Not only talking about emotional, physical, and sexual but also breaks in down further with specific and encompassing examples. I appreciate that the author details that while all are common at one time or another for every parent and every child having a few experiences does not create a pattern of abuse. No one is perfect and no childhood is perfect either. However, a persistent pattern of these experiences and/or even one very large event that has life-reaching impact. (Being yelled at once or twice vs a consistent pattern of yelling or in the case of sexual abuse one occurrence can alter a life forever.) The next section of the book details various and detailed ways that children cope with and react to the abuse that reaches into their own adulthood. Finally there is the section that deals with healing, including spiritual healing.

All the sections provide case studies, personal antidotes, and survivor stories. This book is not a replacement for therapy, where warranted, nor does it ‘cure’ a childhood. Written from a Christian perspective this book would be a great resource for someone who has already started the process of healing their own lives. I have to reiterate again as well that anyone who has role of authority of power in the life of a child should read this book. Not only to recognize our own patterns of interaction that could potentially be tweaked, but also to help better recognize our own interactions and pitfalls as we engage with this fragile and precious young lives.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by NetGalley. I was not compensated for this review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. I was not required to write a positive review.

I learned lot from this book. I Highly recommend this book to my friends and family . ☆☆☆☆☆

Healing the Scars of Childhood Abuse is definitely worth reading for those experience abuse as a child. I found some in it.

Very applicable. The author writes with compassion, honesty and knowledge. I will be going back to it many times still.

I felt this was a fascinating book. It had some very good info in it, detailing what abuse was. It talked about how sometimes things we don’t even recognize as abuse can be that way, whether we mean them to be or not in our culture today. Lack of child restraints in a car for example, not getting medical care or help for children with learning disabilities, things that even 20-30 years ago was more commonplace, but now realizing that this is not an okay thing and is legally on a neglect scale.

The one key thing that I felt should been concentrated on a bit more, was delving into that even though you have been abused, you do not have to be an abuser. I felt that it instead highlighted some of the greatest fears that childhood abuse victims have of becoming their abuser. It was good to lay it out, but I felt this could have been a bit more key and clearly detailed.

The book was an easier read, despite it topic at hand, but clear and to the point.

A great book that truly makes a difference in moving past childhood abuse!!

Many of us out there have suffered either physical, emotional, sexual or more types of abuse at the hands of someone trusted with our care as children.

This book delves in to the subject of types of abuse and characteristics of said abuse as well as real examples used to emote how cruel an act of abuse is on a child and how harmful it can be long term.

We see how it can be helped with varying forms of therapy and how it can take more than one sort/attempt to help make progress and how many times flashbacks do occur and cause harm.

This is an extremely helpful book if you are having anything or have had anything happen to you as a child that is abuse as it could help you see what you need to do to progress or how much you have progressed. It's informative and honest, all you could ask for about this tender subject.

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Excellent! Through and easy to read .