The Obsidian Mirror: Adult Healing from Incest - Softcover

Wisechild, Louise M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878067397 ISBN 13: 9781878067395

Publisher: Seal Press, 1993

Synopsis

The Obsidian Mirror tells the affirming and inspiring story of the author’s journey to confront and to heal from childhood sexual abuse. Through the use of inner characters ---- a critical judge, an adolescent rebel, scared and needy inner children and an evolving nurturer, Wisechild illustrates the effects of abuse and her ongoing process of healing. With the support of friends, counselors, and her own work with creativity and body/mind therapies, Wisechild carries the reader with her on her journey from fear and grief to rage and personal empowerment. A classic in the literature on sexual abuse and healing, The Obsidian Mirror has encouraged thousands of survivors and their allies. Includes a Foreward by Laura Davis, author of The Courage to Heal.

About this title

About the Author

LOUISE M. WISECHILD, PhD is the acclaimed writer of two childhood memoirs, The Obsidian Mirror: An Adult Healing from Incest and The Mother I Carry: Healing from Emotional Abuse. She also edited an anothology, She Who Was Lost Is Remembered: Healing From Incest Through Creativity, which explores the relationship between creativity and healing through the artistry and essays of 33 diverse contributors. Louise has a life-long passion for social justice. Her dissertation (2000) focused on the stories behind economic globalization. She is currently writing a book of essays entitled, "Guide to the Ruins: 60 Years Living in the Americas." She is the founder of Bright Future Global Tours and leads cultural tours, kite tours and creativity retreats in Guatemala and Latin America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Seal Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878067397
• ISBN 13: 9781878067395
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278