When You're Ready: A Woman's Healing from Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse by Her Mother1 review
Kathy Evert, Inie Bijkerk

Self Esteem Shop II, 1987

from a non-bp

This is the best book I've ever read about the healing journey, and I've read a lot of those books. "Kathy" tells it like it is. It shows that someone does understand.
  
  











  



  
Perspectives on Female Sex Offending: A Culture of Denial (Welfare and Society)
Myriam S. Denov

Ashgate Publishing, 2004

The issue of child sexual abuse has gained widespread attention over the last three decades, but minimal attention has been paid to sexual abuse by women. Victims of female sex offenders have been virtually ignored or neglected from serious study. Consequently we have little knowledge of the experience of victims or of professional perspectives on female sex offending. Myriam Denov aims to fill ...
  
  











  



  
Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Woman's Workbook2 reviews
Mary Ellen Copeland, Maxine Harris

New Harbinger Publications, 2000

It read my mind

+ Intense

This book has great exercises and helps comes to terms with sexual abuse in a gentle way. I really found it helpful in my recovery.
  
  











  



  
Female Sexual Abuse of Children3 reviews

The Guilford Press, 1994

A rare book on this too often ignored tragedy

+ A Valuable Introduction to a Difficult Concept
+ Female Sexual Abuse of Children

It's lucky that this book is so comprehensive, because it's one of the few books available on this topic. The small publishing house Safer Society (VT) carries some of the only books on this topic.
  
  











  



  
The Right to Innocence: Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Therapeutic 7-Step Self-Help Program ...15 reviews
Beverly Engel

Ivy Books, 1990

Wonderful! Great Healing Book!

+ 500% Helpful, Awesome Book, REALLY Works
+ AMAZING BOOK!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
+ The Right to Innocence: Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A therapeutic 7-Step-Help Program for Men and Women, Inclu
+ Great overview...good starter book that offers hope for recovery
  
  











  



  
Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life122 reviews
Susan Forward, Craig Buck

Bantam, 2002

MUST HAVE if your parents are crazy like mine!!

+ Whether you are a child or a parent......
+ This is what can really change your life

Do you walk on eggshells around your parents? Do you dread seeing them, really? If so, chances are, your parents are toxic and they have you under their control. I have since realized this after 36 years. This book almost appears to have been written by me as it captures what happened in my past ...
  
  











  



  
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-help For Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children2 reviews
Carolyn Ainscough, Kay Toon

Da Capo Press, 2000

Great help

Although there were one or two chapters in the book that didn't pertain to me, I found this book very helpful. The exercises at the end of each chapter really made me think, and made me realize why I react the way I do to certain things. It helped that I was able to share the questions and my ...
  
  











  



  
From Victim To Survivor: Women Survivors Of Female Perpetrators
Whetsell Mitche

Taylor & Francis, 1997

A research-based resource for helping professionals dealing with women who were sexually abused by female perpetrators, mainly mothers and grandmothers, this text focuses on the female perpetrator, defining what treatments have been found workable and providing an overview of the available literature. Secondly, the authors share the results from interviews with 85 women adult women survivors. ...
  
  











  



  
The Last Secret: Daughter Sexually Abused by Mothers3 reviews
Bobbie Rosencrans

Safer Society Press, 1997

You are not alone!

+ Insight Provided
+ Informative resource as to the nature of mother sexual abuse

This was a wonderful, and painfully needed book about an often overlooked form of sexual abuse. Survivors of mother-daughter abuse may see their own lives reflected in the comments offered by other survivors, and help them realize that they are not alone in their experiences, thoughts or ...
  
  











  



  
Victimized Daughters: Incest and the Development of the Female Self
Janet Li Jacobs

Routledge, 1994

In Victimized Daughters Janet Liebman Jacobs offers an important contribution to the understanding of sexual trauma. Drawing on interviews with fifty incest survivors from a range of ethnic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, she examines the effects of incest on the personality formation of victimized daughters, particularly the role the incestuous father plays in the process. ...
  
  











  



  
Searching for Mercy Street: My Journey Back to My Mother, Anne Sexton8 reviews
Linda Gray Sexton

Little Brown & Co (P), 1996

captivating, enthralling

+ I will never tire of reading about mothers and daughters
+ Go hug your mom after reading this
+ Honesty Can Be Pure Hell
+ "Mommie Dearest", deja vu
  
  











  



  
Beauty For Ashes: Receiving Emotional Healing (Revised Edition)33 reviews
Joyce Meyer

FaithWords, 2003

Phenomenal

+ Everyone Deserves the Beauty God Gives Them
+ Wonderful Biblical applications for hope and healing
+ Phenomenal!
+ it help me understand my pain
  
  











  



  
Mother-Daughter Incest: A Guide for Helping Professionals2 reviews
Beverly Ogilvie

Routledge, 2004

A definite must read

+ Good, but def for professionals

This book is great for anyone who was sexually abused by a woman. The author gives accurate information and statistics that shocked me. I thought it was so uncommon/unheard of to be abused by your mother until I picked up this book. The first few chapters are very hard to understand because the ...
  
  











  



  
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Workbook: Practical Exercises For Working On Problems Resulting From ...1 review
Carolyn Ainscough, Kay Toon

Da Capo Press, 2000

A Great Tool!

This is one of the best books I have ever used to help people cope with and heal from sexual abuse! It has pratical ideas on how to explore this sensitive issue, good suggestions for coping methods, and excellent excerpts from others that help survivors feel less alone.
  
  











  



  
Female Survivors of Sexual Abuse1 review
Christine Baker

Routledge, 2002

Stimulating and beautifully written

From start to finish this book gets down to the nitty gritty. As I was reading it, I began to understand for the first time the challenges of being a practitioner in the field of sexual abuse. Moreover, the author shares her views and experiences with clear examples using intelligent presentation. ...
  
  











  



  
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Workbook: Practical Exercises For Working On Problems Resulting From ...1 review
Carolyn Ainscough, Kay Toon

Da Capo Press, 2000

A Great Tool!

This is one of the best books I have ever used to help people cope with and heal from sexual abuse! It has pratical ideas on how to explore this sensitive issue, good suggestions for coping methods, and excellent excerpts from others that help survivors feel less alone.
  
  











  



  
Beauty For Ashes: Receiving Emotional Healing (Revised Edition)33 reviews
Joyce Meyer

FaithWords, 2003

Phenomenal

+ Everyone Deserves the Beauty God Gives Them
+ Wonderful Biblical applications for hope and healing
+ Phenomenal!
+ it help me understand my pain
  
  











  



  
When You're Ready: A Woman's Healing from Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse by Her Mother1 review
Kathy Evert, Inie Bijkerk

Self Esteem Shop II, 1987

from a non-bp

This is the best book I've ever read about the healing journey, and I've read a lot of those books. "Kathy" tells it like it is. It shows that someone does understand.
  
  











  



  
Female Sexual Abuse of Children3 reviews

The Guilford Press, 1994

A rare book on this too often ignored tragedy

+ A Valuable Introduction to a Difficult Concept
+ Female Sexual Abuse of Children

It's lucky that this book is so comprehensive, because it's one of the few books available on this topic. The small publishing house Safer Society (VT) carries some of the only books on this topic.
  
  











  



  
Mother-Daughter Incest: A Guide for Helping Professionals2 reviews
Beverly Ogilvie

Routledge, 2004

A definite must read

+ Good, but def for professionals

This book is great for anyone who was sexually abused by a woman. The author gives accurate information and statistics that shocked me. I thought it was so uncommon/unheard of to be abused by your mother until I picked up this book. The first few chapters are very hard to understand because the ...