Reviewer’s Bookwatch: April 2022
Carolyn Wilhelm’s Bookshelf

I didn’t think I needed any more finding joy books, so started reading thinking it would be the same old. The author suggested writing, drawing, painting, or other activities to help process the book. Not just read it through? Well, it seems I changed my mind soon after beginning to read. This is not a “preachy” text as Oelklaus explains how her thoughts helped her to find peace. She discusses being “in love” as opposed to trying to fix other people. She explains how she stopped being a fixer of other people and says it is freeing to her to mind her own business.

Yes, some of the short writing pieces with questions at the end did seem quite easy. Some seemed to be great for writing group prompts, some seemed good for a reading group discussion warm-up, or even useful for art class. I think counselors might refer to some chapters for finding discussion topics. One of her ideas to solve feeling overwhelmed is explained in terms of her practical and step-by-step system. All in a very short chapter, which others could try although it is explained in terms of her own life. Her lesson from a ceiling fan recently happened to me after I found a telescoping and bending duster online, bought it, and was able to dust our ceiling fans. The vignettes are relatable. She asks:

“When have you felt as if you were being held hostage and your world was narrowing? How did you work your way out of it?”

A wardrobe can support the life you truly want to live, according to Oelklaus. She tells about buying three pieces of clothing and donating four. No piling all the clothes you own in one room, just thinking about the life you want.

She also discusses a “God box.” Any nagging thoughts can be put in such a box until you can see it clearly for what is really is about.

With poetry, stories from real life, and questions, this book offers a chance for a new view of life. Highly recommend.

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Soul Rape: Recovering Personhood after Abuse

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Find Your Way to Freedom Today!

If you were abused or neglected as a child, chances are that you have been your whole life, whether you
are a man, a woman, or a teen. Child abuse so mangles the personality that the victim unconsciously
attracts abusers throughout the life cycle. Lies about yourself were planted deep in your mind by the
abuse, and you still believe them. Until you understand exactly what the abuse did to you, you cannot
get free. Soul Rape: Recovering Personhood After Abuse provides an effective 7-step program for use by victims, their therapists, and for group work.

In this book, survivors and professionals will discover:

How celebrities become addicts

Why twelve-step programs don't work and can be extremely harmful

What a faith-based 7-step program for abuse recovery can do for you

How addressing abuse solves cycle of addiction

Why mental illness is a reaction to somebody else's craziness

How group work can transform victims into survivors

Why "bootleg" churches are starving souls and endangering America

PLUS

A Test to Find DANGEROUS STUDENTS before it's too late



Therapists acclaim for Soul Rape


"Soul Rape is a tour de force of the tortured landscape of child abuse
and its pernicious long-term outcomes. Numerous case studies expertly
intertwine with theoretical insights to produce the equivalent of a
comprehensive and unconventional treatment modality. This book is an
important contribution toward the edification of victims and institutions
alike."

--Sam Vaknin, PhD, author Malignant Self-Love



"This book should be compulsory reading for anyone
dealing with abused children or abused adults, or adult survivors of
childhood abuse: physicians, psychologists, and other therapists, teachers,
protective workers, and so on. And the language is so clear and nontechnical
that it will be of enormous benefit to the survivors of trauma
themselves, and even to parents who want to ensure the safety and
wellbeing of their children."

--Robert Rich, PhD, M.A.P.S, A.A.S.H.



Learn more at www.RecoveringFromAbuse.com



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Simple Serenity: Finding Joy in Your Life
Nancy Oelklaus
http://nancyoelklaus.com
Loving Healing Press
https://www.lhpress.com
9781615996636, $16.95 Paperback, $28.95 Hardcover, $4.95 Kindle, 168p

Carolyn Wilhelm, Reviewer
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