Through the Fire Spiritual Restoration for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Stories of Pre-Death and Death ...................17 Sabotaging Relationships....19 Conflicting Thoughts and Emotions .............29 Fear that Leads to Panic and Rage ..........39 Dissociation and the Emotional Self ...............51 The Healing power of Confession and Absolution ............61 Friendship ............71 2. Stories of New Life ..................79 Lazarus and the Rich Man : A Story of Restoration .............93 The loop of Intimacy ...........93 The Cycle of Grief ..........101 The Three- Tiered Brain and a Place Called Play ...............113 An Abuse of Power ............125 2. Final Thoughts.....135 Suffering and your Relationship with God ..........137