Who's Afraid of the Teddy Bear's Picnic? : A Story of Sexual Abuse and Recovery Through Psychotherapy (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE"Pam Smart has bravely shared her pain in a carefully filtered way. She does not wish to provide more than the reader can bear and she takes great care with the details she provides. Through the work she has done she offers an example that many others might feel encouraged to follow. May the existence of this book remain a landmark for the writer herself as well as the readers!" - Valerie Sinason, Director of the Clinic for Dissociative Studies "This remarkable woman has let her life speak here. Winston Churchill could have been referring to her journey when he once said, "if you're through hell, keep going." Every psychotherapist who ever thought a case was hopeless should read this book, and get a morale boost." - Dr Morton Schatzman, psychiatrist DescriptionA powerful and often disturbingly graphic book about childhood abuse and its effects in later life. Pam has been through years of psychotherapy to be able to write this book about her harrowing experiences. Certainly not one for the faint hearted. About the AuthorPam was born in Stoke-Newington in London. She is a mother and a grandmother. She worked as a social worker with Islington Social Services for over twenty years. Pam is now a practicing psychotherapist and lives with her partner and their dog in West Sussex. Pam is happy and settled; family, friends and colleges surround her. However life wasn’t always this way for Pam. She came from a background of horrific abuse, neglect and permanent emotional fear. As a young adult she was diagnosed as incurable and her future was bleak. After years of being mistreated, with the help of enlightened professionals she slowly emerged from a world of confusion and distress to discover her own strengths and abilities. Pam wrote this book to give hope to others with similar stories and to the professionals working in this field.