Free At Last
Botwin intertwines stories of her patients with sound, self-help information for survivors and their loved ones. Topics include the importance of telling about the abuse, how to use relationships for healing, overcoming shame and fear, reclaiming the body, and moving beyond trauma into trust and aliveness
Contact Shari Botwin, LCSW at Sharilcsw@comcast.net for a signed copy of the book
Reviews “Free At Last!” is one of the best books written for survivors dealing with an eating disorder. The hardest thing for me is to be in a relationship because of all the trust that was taken from me. This book allowed me to realize that all the things that I feel, experience and struggle with in relationships are normal. Shari’s experiences with her clients made me feel much more grounded. I did not feel as crazy, overwhelmed and out-of-control, especially in the relationship I have with my therapist.
I recommend this book to anyone who struggles to trust, who uses food as a friend and who feels like there is not another way, because there is another way. Shari’s honest account demonstrated in this book, but mostly in the relationships she has with her clients, is how the healing process begins. She gives the reader a precious gift….HOPE.
J.W.
Pennsylvania
Table of Contents Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1. Why Do Some People Survive Trauma and Abuse? Who Does Not Survive and Why?
Chapter 2. I Made It to a Therapist, But How Do I Cope With All These Feelings Once the Hour is Over?
Finding Ways to Express, Cope with and Understand Things That are Not Understandable
Digesting Experiences That Are Indigestible
Chapter 3. The Importance of Telling
Finding Words to Our Experience
Using the Eating Disorder
Speaking in the Presence of a Witness
A Therapist is Not Enough
Chapter 4. How to Use Relationships During The Healing Process
Group Support as an Adjunct to the Therapist
In Memory of David…..My Lifeline and My Inspiration
A Tribute to Martha…..Samantha’s Writing Mentor
Chapter 5. Making Space for a New Experience
Grieving
Overcoming Shame and Fear
Letting Go of the Guilt
Forgiving Myself and My Body
Reclaiming the Parts of Our Bodies That Feel Ruined
Chapter 6. Beyond Survival
Moving Beyond the Abuse
I Can Really Trust
Chapter 7. Coming Alive!
Appendix
Contact Shari Botwin, LCSW at Sharilcsw@comcast.net for a signed copy of the book
Reviews “Free At Last!” is one of the best books written for survivors dealing with an eating disorder. The hardest thing for me is to be in a relationship because of all the trust that was taken from me. This book allowed me to realize that all the things that I feel, experience and struggle with in relationships are normal. Shari’s experiences with her clients made me feel much more grounded. I did not feel as crazy, overwhelmed and out-of-control, especially in the relationship I have with my therapist.
I recommend this book to anyone who struggles to trust, who uses food as a friend and who feels like there is not another way, because there is another way. Shari’s honest account demonstrated in this book, but mostly in the relationships she has with her clients, is how the healing process begins. She gives the reader a precious gift….HOPE.
J.W.
Pennsylvania
Table of Contents Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1. Why Do Some People Survive Trauma and Abuse? Who Does Not Survive and Why?
Chapter 2. I Made It to a Therapist, But How Do I Cope With All These Feelings Once the Hour is Over?
Finding Ways to Express, Cope with and Understand Things That are Not Understandable
Digesting Experiences That Are Indigestible
Chapter 3. The Importance of Telling
Finding Words to Our Experience
Using the Eating Disorder
Speaking in the Presence of a Witness
A Therapist is Not Enough
Chapter 4. How to Use Relationships During The Healing Process
Group Support as an Adjunct to the Therapist
In Memory of David…..My Lifeline and My Inspiration
A Tribute to Martha…..Samantha’s Writing Mentor
Chapter 5. Making Space for a New Experience
Grieving
Overcoming Shame and Fear
Letting Go of the Guilt
Forgiving Myself and My Body
Reclaiming the Parts of Our Bodies That Feel Ruined
Chapter 6. Beyond Survival
Moving Beyond the Abuse
I Can Really Trust
Chapter 7. Coming Alive!
Appendix
