Stolen Childhoods, Shari Botwin, LCSW
Stolen Childhoods, Shari Botwin, LCSW
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Stolen Childhoods
Thriving After Abuse

Author: Shari Botwin, LCSW

Narrator: Shari Botwin

Unabridged: 6 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/11/2024


Synopsis

Demonstrates that reclaiming life in adulthood is possible for survivors of childhood abuse.

Stolen Childhoods: Thriving After Abuse focuses on how survivors of childhood abuse can finally break their silence and begin the process of recovery by understanding the impact their abuse history has on their adulthood. Filled with real life client conversations, along with her own experiences as a patient, this work helps listeners stop reliving past abuse and thrive in their recovery. It demonstrates the tremendous hope that can come from having a witness, and feeling heard and believed.

Throughout the book, the listener witnesses how adult survivors of childhood abuse can use relationships with therapists, partners, or supportive family members to combat their feelings of shame and guilt. Botwin walks listeners through ways survivors can develop trust with others and move through emotions of fear and grief. She offers examples of learning how to manage traumatic responses in situations that trigger flashbacks, feelings of unsafety, or fears of being unprotected. Offering actionable steps to healing throughout, Botwin helps listeners on their journeys to reclaiming their right to live safe, happy, full lives.

About Shari Botwin, LCSW

Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of traumas in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey, private practice for over twenty-five years. Her second book, Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing was published in 2019. Botwin has served as an expert witness in high profile cases related to abuse and sexual assault. In July 2022, Botwin presented a webinar for The Trauma and Recovery Institute in China on the role of an eating disorder in staying stuck in childhood abuse. Botwin has conducted Keynote presentations for CE credits for Advanced Recovery Systems, Stockton Institute, and Rutgers University. Botwin has given expert commentary on breaking stories related to trauma on a variety of international outlets, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Parents, Sports Illustrated, and others. Botwin lives outside of Philadelphia with her son and two cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Beth

Shari Botwin has written an important book that is comprehensive, informative and helpful for all survivors of childhood abuse. The book explains the emotional challenges that children endure when dependent on the very people who hurt them and also identifies the ways that abuse can negatively influ......more

A wonderful book of how people can thrive after abuse by finding their voices and using them. My favorite part are the lists of actionable steps of healing, thoughtful questions, exercises, and affirmations at the end of each chapter. As a survivor of sexual and emotional abuse, I feel a guttural fe......more

Goodreads review by Duke

I absolutely Love this book. As a survivor of childhood trauma/abuse, Stolen Childhoods make me realize how far Ive come. Book made me deeply understand how my childhood experiences have affected my adulthood mental health. Therapy helps! At times book feels like a therapy session with stories that......more

Goodreads review by Reader

As a psychiatrist, I found this book extremely helpful both from the knowledge I gained from reading it but also as a valuable resource to recommend to my patients and to their families. Ms Botwin did an amazing job of taking a very difficult topic and helping the reader to understand they are not a......more

Goodreads review by Sandy

There is a beautiful life for You What I liked the most about this book on trama was that the author not only shared their personal story as well as others but that at the end of each chapter their was actionable steps to take. What a beautiful guide book of hope. I felt the authors passion for wanti......more