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Lumpkin, Anthony C

 
9781737144397: A Safer Present: Moving Forward After Childhood Abuse

Synopsis

You do not have to share your whole story to take a useful next step. If childhood abuse still affects your life today, you deserve support and choices about what happens next. A Safer Present: Moving Forward After Childhood Abuse is a practical self-help guide for adult survivors, written in plain language and designed to be read at your own pace. Anthony C. Lumpkin explores everyday concerns about privacy, personal boundaries, trust, shame, family contact, and finding professional support. The focus stays on decisions you face today. Inside, you will find: Questions to ask about a therapist's qualifications, fees, confidentiality, and first appointments. Words to use when setting boundaries or deciding what to share. Ways to consider trust, closeness, and difficult family relationships. Optional reflection questions, preparation pages, a support card, and a personal planning page. A note for partners, friends, and family who want to offer respectful support. The book avoids graphic descriptions of abuse. It does not require disclosure, confrontation, forgiveness, or reconciliation. Read in order or turn directly to the concern you want to understand. Choose where to begin. Keep the parts useful to you. Leave the rest for another time.

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