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  • It Wasn't Your Fault

  • Freeing Yourself From the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion
  • Written by: Beverly Engel
  • Narrated by: Kate Rudd
  • Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

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It Wasn't Your Fault

Written by: Beverly Engel
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
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Publisher's Summary

Shame is one of the most destructive of human emotions. If you suffered childhood physical or sexual abuse, you may experience such intense feelings of shame that it almost seems to define you as a person. In order to begin healing, it's important for you to know that it wasn't your fault.

In this gentle guide, therapist and childhood abuse expert Beverly Engel presents a mindfulness and compassion-based therapeutic approach to help you overcome the debilitating shame that keeps you tied to the past. By following the step-by-step exercises in this audiobook, you'll gain a greater understanding of the root cause of your shame. And by cultivating compassion toward yourself, you will begin to heal and move past your painful experiences.

Recent studies show that trauma survivors, particularly those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from abuse, can greatly benefit from incorporating elements of self-compassion into their treatment. Furthermore, the practice of self-compassion has been shown to decrease PTSD symptoms, including, self-criticism, thought suppression, and rumination.

This audiobook is based on the author's powerful and effective Compassion Cure program. With this audiobook, you will develop the skills needed to finally put a stop to the crippling self-blame that keeps you from moving on and being happy. You'll learn to focus on your strengths, your courage, and your extraordinary ability to survive. Most of all, you'll learn to replace shame with its counter emotion - pride.

©2015 Beverly Engel (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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I enjoyed this book, as I'm looking to learn more about developmental trauma, cptsd, and healing old wounds. Most of it was old news honestly, and it wasn't until the the end that I actually perked up and gained insights into the prescribed self compassion. I guess that's the nature of these books - we never know how much fresh information they'll offer us until we're done reading them. sigh

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Such a good book

If you are looking for the first step towards healing and recovery from trauma, this is it.

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