Discusses the importance of appreciation, commitment, communication, quality time, spiritual health, and coping abilities for a happy family life

Secrets of Strong Families

Politics & Social Sciences

Nick Stinnett

John DeFrain

Social Sciences

BERKLEY

A powerful guide to transcending childhood trauma―from the people who’ve done itIt’s like a dark thread woven through a piece of cloth: You can’t pull it out without unraveling the whole thing. And it shows up here and there among all the other threads.Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread weaves together 90 stories of survival to create a silver lining of hope for those struggling to heal from childhood trauma. This unique book documents the endless challenges facing children and adults who have been subjected to physical, emotional, and psychological abuse, and examines the proactive coping strategies that have made their recoveries a success. Each poignant story reveals an amazing capacity for growth and an ability to adapt emotionally that offers a positive spirit to others suffering abuse.Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread examines how 90 people who have experienced childhood trauma and abuse have been able to rise above the suffering to not only endure, but prevail. In their own words, trauma survivors discuss what happened to them as children and the process they went through to become healthy, happy adults. Their stories are heartfelt, heartbreaking, and sometimes surprising in the variety of traumatic experiences, the intensity of the stress, and the number of people who were forced to deal with multiple issues in childhood, including sexual and physical abuse, alcoholism, neglect, and violence. The stories told in Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread explore:  when the trauma began common feelings associated with trauma therapy and support groups getting married escaping abuse the role of religion and spirituality significant people who provided help types of homes where abuse occurred the positive effects of surviving trauma school life patterns of survival and much moreSurviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread also includes a list of resources that might be helpful to those in the process of transcending trauma and a self-study guide for developing a deeper understanding of the healing process.

Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread (Haworth Series in Marriage & Family Studies)

Linda Skogrand

Nikki DeFrain

Jean E. Jones

Religion & Spirituality

Routledge

A powerful guide to transcending childhood trauma―from the people who’ve done it It’s like a dark thread woven through a piece of cloth: You can’t pull it out without unraveling the whole thing. And it shows up here and there among all the other threads. Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread weaves together 90 stories of survival to create a silver lining of hope for those struggling to heal from childhood trauma. This unique book documents the endless challenges facing children and adults who have been subjected to physical, emotional, and psychological abuse, and examines the proactive coping strategies that have made their recoveries a success. Each poignant story reveals an amazing capacity for growth and an ability to adapt emotionally that offers a positive spirit to others suffering abuse. Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread examines how 90 people who have experienced childhood trauma and abuse have been able to rise above the suffering to not only endure, but prevail. In their own words, trauma survivors discuss what happened to them as children and the process they went through to become healthy, happy adults. Their stories are heartfelt, heartbreaking, and sometimes surprising in the variety of traumatic experiences, the intensity of the stress, and the number of people who were forced to deal with multiple issues in childhood, including sexual and physical abuse, alcoholism, neglect, and violence. The stories told in Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread explore: 
<ul>
<li>when the trauma began </li>
<li>common feelings associated with trauma </li>
<li>therapy and support groups </li>
<li>getting married </li>
<li>escaping abuse </li>
<li>the role of religion and spirituality </li>
<li>significant people who provided help </li>
<li>types of homes where abuse occurred </li>
<li>the positive effects of surviving trauma </li>
<li>school life </li>
<li>patterns of survival </li>
<li>and much more</li>
</ul>Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread also includes a list of resources that might be helpful to those in the process of transcending trauma and a self-study guide for developing a deeper understanding of the healing process.

Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood

Jean Jones

Taylor&Francis

AWARE Online Code for Marriages and Families Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

David H. Olson

Mcgrawhill Higher Education

ISBN: 9781265815578 international edition of Marriages and Families: Intimacy Diversity and Strengths 10th edition by David H. Olson, John DeFrain, Linda Skogrand*******International edition, textbook only. No Connect Access Code included.****** Marriages and Families provides students with the information they need to learn how to create and maintain enduring intimate relationships. Three distinctive themes of intimacy, martial and family strengths, and diversity are woven throughout the text, while integrating research, theory, and practical ideas to promote healthy and productive relationships.

Marriages and Families

McGraw–Hill Education

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