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Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Art Therapist's Journey

by Ann Owen

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Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse, An Art Therapist's Journey explores family secrets. The hidden truths are so powerful, so damaging it took years to discover. Slowly, my lost reality flt together, like pieces in a giant puzzle, revealing childhood sexual abuse. The path took fierce courage to find, to speak aloud, to describe with pastels what happened. These paintings may be helpful to some children even though many are scary. Sexual abuse is scary. Talking about the images can help some children or adults find their own voice and may give people permission to create their own expressive art. The book includes creative ideas to explore. The art can say "This is how it was for me:' With or without words, art can speak truth. This book offers survivors, parents, families and therapists visuals that speak powerfully and offers material for discussion.
- Ann Owen, MA, MFA - ann.healingjourney@gmail.com and healingjourney123.com

Ann is what we might call a 'therapist's therapist'. In her powerful book HEALING CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE, Ann gives us tools for discovering and resolving our own wounds and the wounds of others for whom we may serve as guides and counselors toward healing and wholeness.
- Dr. Rebecca A. Martin

The book invites you into a place of healing and spunky raw truths where you can explore your own experiences by writing or making art encouraged by Ann's ideas and open questions.
- Marjorie Isaacs, Psy. D. Psychologist

You are invited to be your own hero, reclaiming your own power to heal.
- Anne Conkin, M. Psy.

Ann's ability to find her truths gives the reader the hope and belief that they too may discover and release their own source of pain.
- Arleen Carr, M. Ed

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Paperback
Format: 6 x 9 Color Paperback, 108 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Oct 19, 2021)
ISBN10: 1977242286
ISBN13: 9781977242280
Genre: SELF-HELP / Abuse

Author Information...

Ann OwenI began teaching in a nursery school and continued teaching in grade schools in California and Pennsylvania and completed my career teaching in Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville, Kentucky. I have two masters degrees. Fine Arts and Expressive Art Therapy. I have  credentials in Hypnosis and Hypnobirthing and many healing techniques including Reiki, Healing Touch and other spiritual studies.This background was important when counseling in private practice, both working with children and volunteering with Hospice, also working with students. 

The art department at the college was small, and gave me the opportunity to teach a wonderful variety of subjects: Drawing, Painting, Design, Art Education, Ancient Art History, and Art Appreciation. I loved the challenge of teaching and I had the opportunity to visit some of the countries in the textbooks we studied. I experienced historical places and saw original art and architecture in Mexico, France, Japan, China, Thailand, Greece, Sweden, and India. (The gift of travel was thanks to my husband who worked for the airlines, which permitted travel on standby. Earlier I lived for a summer in France and a year in Mexico.)

My travel and study of world religions has opened me to the possibility of reincarnation and past lives. Some images in this book might have come to me from past lives. I feel that the pain and what happened in the past can affect me today. The more I clear and let go of old energy, the freer, more loving and accepting I can be. Each new situation and challenge I work with, understand, and resolve, the happier and more joyful I am. I continue to do past-life therapy for myself and others.

I now live in rural Southern Indiana with my loving partner and a mischievous, mixed-breed dog found on the side of the road. I have a large garden and private space for painting and reading. Three mornings a week I do water aerobics, and take other classes, including Zoomba. Other days I am exercising with Classical Stretch on TV. I keep exploring spirituality and healing techniques.
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