BEYOND VICTIM: 
You Can Overcome Childhood Abuse...Even Sexual Abuse
by Psychotherapist Martha Baldwin (Beveridge), M.S.S.W.

(Rainbow Books, 328 pages)

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Were you abused as a child? The answer may astonish you.

• Are you attracted to partners who are destructive, insensitive, unavailable, or self-centered?
• Do you distrust men (women)?
• Have you experienced various degrees of sexual dysfunction or sexual promiscuity?
• Are you sometimes depressed, even suicidal? Plagued by anxiety attacks, overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness, confusion, guilt, and futility?
• Do you have difficulty saying "no" to men (women)?
• Is compulsive behavior a problem for you?

Abuse of a child by an adult, particularly sexual abuse, can be so traumatic that many victims have no conscious memory of it until they experience the discovery techniques detailed in this extraordinary book -- even though the effects of that abuse may be ruining their lives.

With incredible candor and openness, the author reveals the full scope of confusion, guilt, and despair she experienced as a result of childhood sexual abuse. She also describes the five stages of the healing process she developed for herself and her clients. This landmark book is the first to address the entire spectrum of childhood sexual abuse from discovery to healing.

Whether you think you may have been sexually abused as a child or not, you will want to read this book. No matter who, what, or where you are in your life, BEYOND VICTIM will help you gain a much deeper understanding of yourself and of others as well.

For excerpts from this book, see the BEYOND VICTIM Section of our website.

Booklet (21 pages)

Booklet  --  $3.50 

Audio Cassette  --  $9.95   

Healthy Sexual Response - Ability is the capacity to respond with wholehearted pleasure to the joy of physical intimacy in the context of a responsible commitment. Few people in our culture receive healthy programming about sexuality. Most learn to fear their sexual urges, to reject their sexual needs, to feel shame about their bodies and guilt about their "carnal" nature. In addition, sexual abuse of children by parents, relatives, baby-sitters and strangers is far more prevalent than we like to notice. The impact of sexual abuse and the toll it extracts from its victims cannot be underestimated.

This booklet provides help for reclaiming lost sexuality, healing childhood sexual abuse, developing a healthy sexual self, and enhancing sexual pleasure in the context of marriage.

From the author:
"Healthy Sexual Response - Ability is a deeply personal journey. Trusting your acceptance I share with you some of my discoveries in coming to grips with my own sexual being. Perhaps my experiences will touch yours and help you open your heart to the wonderfully powerful sexual self in you. It is God's gift that allows you to give and receive the deepest love and connection two people can share. In this sharing, miracles of healing and creation occur."

--Martha