Healing a)er Child Sexual Abuse: What about Love! Svava Brooks Cer,ficed Child Sexual Abuse Preven,on Educator Advocate and Survivor svava@educate4change.com www.Educate4Change.com
This program is for informational and educational purposes only. It is the counsel or not meant to replace treatment of a licensed therapist.
How Are You Feeling?
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Something To Consider
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Can we receive love if we don’t love ourselves?
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What is Love? Trust Vulnerability Being heard Risk being seen Risk being hurt again • Ask for what you need • Set boundaries • • • • •
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Self Love
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Self care… Ea,ng well balanced meals Drink water Exercise Meditate Rest Play ,me Spirituality Friendships Community
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Remember this:
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Resources
The healing begins with you and the suffering can end with you. -‐-‐Svava Brooks
• Survivor Support and Resources thelamplighters.org siawso.org
malesurvivor.org Call 211 OneHealth.com acestudy.org
psychologytoday.com educate4change.com JusJell.org jaimeromo.com
Great Books for survivors: The Courage to Heal – Ellen Bass Breaking the Cycle – Sandra Riggins Repair Your Life – Marjorie McKinnon
1in6.org
Taalk.org survivormanual.com survivingspirit.com connec,onssp.org
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