Outgrowing the Pain by Eliana Gil - ISBN: 9780440500063
Paperback
Based on extensive research and interviews with adults abused as children, this guide offers help to adults suffering from the trauma of childhood abuse, pinpointing the typical problems such adults encounter.

Outgrowing the Pain

A Book for and About Adults Abused As Children

  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 1999

Summary

“Anyone who had a troubled childhood ought to read this book.”-Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director, National Committee for Prevention of Child AbuseDo you have trouble finding friends, lovers, acquaintances?Once you find them, do they dump on you, take advantage of you, or leave?Are you in a relationship you know isn’t good for you?Are you still trying to figure out what you want to do when you grow up?Are you drinking too much, eating too much or trying to numb your pain with drugs of a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780440500063
ISBN-10:0440500060
Author:Eliana Gil
Publisher:Dell Books
Imprint:Dell Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:31 March 1999
Weight:85g
Dimensions:202mm x 137mm x 7mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“The best book available to help survivors cope and understand.” – Dan Sexton, Director, Childhelp’s National Child Abuse Hotline

“Anyone who had a troubled childhood ought to read this book.”—Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director, National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse

“The best book available to help survivors cope and understand.”—Dan Sexton, Director, Childhelp’sNational Abuse Hotline

“An invaluable aid for adult survivors of child abuse.”—Suzanne M. Sgroi, M.D., Executive Director, New England Clinical Associates

About The Author

Eliana Gil

Eliana Gilis the author of Outgrowing the Pain and Outgrowing the Pain Together.She has more than forty years of experience working with families and children in need of therapeutic services, and she has contributed to the study of mental and emotional health in children and families. In addition to her therapy services, she lectures, writes books and articles, and is involved with Gil Institute therapy services. Eliana Gil is also the director of the Starbright Institute, which trains other therapists in fields related to child therapy.

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