Women Who Were Sexually Abused as Children: Mothering, Resilience, and Protecting the Next Generation PDF
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Praiseforthebook WomenWhoWereSexuallyAbusedasChildren “Inthisdeeplycompassionate,timely,andimmenselypracticaltext, TeresaGilexploresadulthoodexperiencesofmotheringbywomen sexuallyabusedaschildren,drawingoninterviews,clinicalexperi- ences,andresearchtodocumentvulnerabilities.Moreimportant,she identifiesresiliencyresourcesandwaystonurturethesewithinand outsideclinicalsettings,permittingwomentocareforthemselvesand theirchildrenintransformativeways.Informativeforcliniciansand accessibleforthepublic,Gil’sbookshouldbereadwidelyasaguide forrecognizingtheharmsofthistoocommonadversity,appreciating thehealingpowerofourenduringcapacitytolove,andactingon policiesforprevention.” —EsterR.Shapiro,associateprofessor,Departmentof Psychology,UniversityofMassachusetts,Boston “I’vebeenwantingtoreadthisbookformyentirecareer:nowitis finallyavailable.Irecommenditformothersbutalsotherapists, healthcareworkers,peoplewhoworkinsocialservicesystemsthat servefamilies,andfamiliesofthosewhohavesurvivedsexualabuse aschildren.Itradiateshope.” —LeslieAnnCostello,PhD,founder,WomanCarePsychological Services,Fredericton,NewBrunswick,Canada “It’sclearfromhernewbookthatTeresaGilisonaveryimportant mission:howtohelpmotherswhoweresexuallyabusedaschildren riseabovetheirpainfulpastsothattheyandtheirchildrencangoonto leadmeaningfulandproductivelives.Throughhermanyyearsofex- periencetreatingmotherswhoweresexuallyabusedaschildren, Teresahasgrownkeenlyawareoftheirresilienceandcourage,andthe humancapacitytogrowstrongerinthefaceofadversity.” —MarkKatz,authorofChildrenWhoFailatSchoolbutSucceed atLifeandOnPlayingaPoorHandWell “Inthiseraofheightenedawarenessofsexualabuseagainstwomen, onegroupofwomenhasuptonowreceivedtoolittleattention. PsychotherapistTeresaGilredressesthisinherimportantbook,which focusesonwomenwhoweresexuallyabusedaschildrenandthen wentontobecomemothers.Aftertwenty-fiveyearsasaclinical psychotherapistworkingwithsuchwomen,sheliftstheveilofsilence andshamethatkeptthemisolatedandalone.Bytellingtheirstories, highlightingtheirstruggles,andexaminingthefactorsthatsupport resiliencyinthemandemotionalhealthintheirchildren,herbook offershopeandpracticalhelpforthesewomen,theirfamilyand friendswhoactasallies,andprofessionalsinthefieldwhoworkwith thisgroupofmothersandtheirchildren.” —SallyWendkosOlds,award-winningauthor “Gilhaswrittenabookthatbreaksthesilenceenduredbymanymoth- erswhoarealsosurvivorsofsexualabuse,normalizestheirexperi- ences,offersthepotentialofhealingtheirshame,andprovidesasense ofhopeforthefuture.Withheartfeltcompassionandclarity,Dr.Gil brilliantlycombinestheoryandpracticalinformationfortherapists withinterviewsandstoriesthatclientscanlearnfromand/orrelateto theirownlifesituations.” —HopeLangner,directorofcoachtraining,CTI “Gil’sbookisthefirsttolookspecificallyattheeffectsofchildhood sexualabuseonmothering.Thechallengesthatariseatdifferentstages ofdevelopment,single-parenting,learningnewskillstomakemother- ingeasier,developingsupportsystems—especiallywhenfamiliesare notsupportive,andpreventinganothergenerationofabusedchildren arealladdressedinthisimportantandtimelybook.” —MiaMorosoff,LCSW “Forpractitionersandsurvivors,thisbookbringsawarenesstothe oftenunrecognizedeffectsthatsexualabusesurvivorsmayexperience whenmothering.Thenarrativesdemonstratethebroadspectrumof reactionsandnormalizetheseexperiencesforsurvivors.However,the bookalsohighlightsthemind-bodyconnectionsandthewaystofoster resilienciestohelpwomenheal.Thisisamust-readforeverymother- ingsurvivorandeveryclinicianwhoworkswiththesewomen.” —NicoleArduini-VanHoose,MEd,LMHC,assistantprofessor, HudsonValleyCommunityCollege “Inherwriting,Gilunravelsthepainandfearofwomenvictimizedby childhoodsexualassault.Whilepowerfulstoriesoftraumaserveasthe backdrop,itistheprocessofhealingandbreakingthesilenceofabuse thatresonatesthroughoutthebook,highlightingtheprotectivefactors thatpromoteresiliencyandservetostopthecycleofintergenerational abuse.Thebookbringstolightthestrugglesandchallengesofwomen strivingtotakebacktheiragency,comingtotermswiththepotential longlastingimplicationsofabuse.Itisaninsightfulreadforanyone affectedbythetraumaofassaultaswellasforpractitionersintheir effortstosupportwomen.” —ToddM.Wysocki,PhD,ReframingLeadershipConsulting WOMEN WHO WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED AS CHILDREN Mothering, Resilience, and Protecting the Next Generation Teresa Gil ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD Lanham • Boulder • New York • London PublishedbyRowman&Littlefield AnimprintofTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. 4501ForbesBoulevard,Suite200,Lanham,Maryland20706 https://rowman.com UnitA,WhitacreMews,26-34StannaryStreet,LondonSE114AB, UnitedKingdom Copyright©2018byTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorby anyelectronicormechanicalmeans,includinginformationstorageandretriev- alsystems,withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewer whomayquotepassagesinareview. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationInformationAvailable LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Names:Gil,Teresa,1958–author. Title:Womenwhoweresexuallyabusedaschildren:mothering,resilience, andprotectingthenextgeneration/TeresaGil. Description:Lanham:Rowman&Littlefield,[2018]|Includesbibliographical referencesandindex. Identifiers:LCCN2018008429(print)|LCCN2018009438(ebook)|ISBN 9781538101780(electronic)|ISBN9781538101773(cloth:alk.paper) Subjects:LCSH:Adultchildsexualabusevictims.|Sexuallyabusedgirls.| Motherhood.|Childsexualabuse—Prevention. Classification:LCCRC569.5.A28(ebook)|LCCRC569.5.A28G552018 (print)|DDC616.85/8369—dc23 LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2018008429 TMThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirements ofAmericanNationalStandardforInformationSciencesPermanenceofPaper forPrintedLibraryMaterials,ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica This book is dedicated to my mother and father, Hannah Mabel Egan and Joseph Gaetano Gil, who came to this country as immigrants and fostered resil- iency in their nine children by offering limitless love, encouragement, and unwavering support.
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