Visions of Hope: Stories of Victory over Child Abuse

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Summary: For students of the psychological dynamics of child abuse
Review: Assembled and edited by social worker and child abuse survivor William A. Berkan, Visions Of Hope: Stories Of Victory Over Child Abuse is compelling collection of true stories of people who have survived unthinkable physical and/or sexual abuse as children, and who learned to transform their lives and overcome their pasts. The stories alternate with powerful and meaningful asides about the nature of child abuse, what it is, how it harms young psyches and how its damage does not have to define a survivor's life. Visions Of Hope is very highly recommended reading for students of the psychological dynamics of child abuse and for anyone struggling to recover from having been a physically and/or emotionally abused child.