3 Stolen Rights: How Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Neglect Can Claim Their Rights to Their Needs, Feelings, and Boundaries

Do you still struggle with the memories and pain of your childhood abuse or neglect? Know that recovery is possible! The impact of childhood abuse and neglect can be burdensome and far reaching. Many adult survivors experience ongoing effects that continue into their adulthood.

• Shame about the abuse
• Low self-esteem
• Intrusive memories or flashbacks of the abuse
• Problems with relationships, particularly intimate relationships
• Feelings of continued vulnerability and distrust of others
• Ongoing depression and anxiety, often undiagnosed and untreated

If so, you're not alone. 1 in 7 children in the U.S. suffered from abuse in their families. However, it is possible to heal and recover from your experience and reverse the long-term consequences of abuse. 3 Stolen Rights: How Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse and

abuse. 3 Stolen Rights: How Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Neglect Can Claim Your Rights to Your Needs, Feelings and Boundaries is written to be a roadmap for your recovery journey. This book is the result of the author's over 35 years of experience counseling both adolescents and adults who were traumatized as children.

It guides you through each section, providing you with information and tools to address the three primary rights denied to you as a child - your needs, feelings, and boundaries. The goal is to validates your experience, assist you in healing the emotional wounds of your childhood, and provide you with direction in your healing process.

• Indicators that you continue to experience toxic stress or traumatic reactions.
• How addressing your unresolved grief and loss can release some of the emotional barriers to healing.
• The essential and specific needs you are entitled to.
• How your feelings are essential in providing you valuable information that you can use in making decisions or protecting your boundaries.
• Tools for developing assertiveness and boundary setting.
• Tips to help you determine who is an emotionally safe versus unsafe person in your life.
• Why practicing self-care behaviors greatly enhances your healing.
• When it is advisable for you to seek help from a mental health professional.

It is possible to break free from the trauma of abuse or neglect you experienced as a child or adolescent. You can overcome the lingering pain, anger and suffering caused by childhood trauma and move forward into a healthier future.