Freedom at Last

Healing the Shame of Childhood Sexual Abuse

By: Beverly Engel

Narrated by: Senn Annis

Childhood sexual abuse (or child sexual abuse/CSA) is not only an assault on the body—it is an assault on the mind and on the spirit. It is an insult to the victim’s integrity, her self-esteem, his very being. Besides imposing a significantly higher risk of conditions like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence, suicidality, substance abuse, and learning & educational difficulties, the most devastating consequence of childhood sexual abuse is shame. Freedom at Last will help victims of this form of abuse recover from all aspects of this extreme shame and its damaging after-effects.

Not only does shame from CSA cause a multitude of problems, but this very same shame stands in the way of a victim’s ability to recover and heal. Victims often struggle with shame’s correlation with dissociation, difficulty forming relationships, emotional barriers to disclosing abuse and seeking help, and a lasting negative effect on victim’s sense of self.

©2022 Beverly Engel (P)2022 Rowman & Littlefield

Life changing!!!!!

I want to start off saying the fact that this book does not have that many reviews shocks me. This was the best book I could’ve listened to. It gave me so much insight to myself in understanding myself. I would HIGHLY recommend anyone who has a bad sexual history in adulthood, and feel disconnected from people. I’m going to be honest it’s going to hurt to listen to it. But it is totally worth it!!! This book absolutely changed my life. And even though only a few people have reviewed this book shows me that shame is definitely a much bigger factor one’s life than what people are willing to admit to themselves. Proves this book’s essence a thousand times over!

Great!

Would recommend. Well written and I liked the narrator. Very helpful and worth the time to listen.