"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the
prisoner was you"
Lewis Smedes
of Recovery from Childhood
Sexual Abuse
Yes, those kids CAN turn out healthy and find peace after sexual abuse!! This course offers the survivor’s perspective in the long-term process of healing from childhood sexual abuse. Bonnie will walk participants through the stages of recovery incorporating her own healing steps. Current research on the effects of trauma on the brain, memory repression, the association between drug addition and sexual abuse, effective therapies, and strategies to help abused children will also be discussed.
Overcoming Trauma will address:
Building Ladders: Hope for Surviving as a Helper
Do you question if your clients or students will ever make lasting changes? Do you feel like you are spinning your wheels in the mud? Are you ready to go work at the local grocery store to restore your sanity?
If you have answered “yes” to any of these questions “Building Ladders” is for you! Using a real six-foot ladder, Bonnie will take you on an inspirational journey – rung-by-rung. Discover how even your smallest efforts and good deeds build a ladder of hope that can lift someone from despair.
Building Ladders offers: