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Mothers of Incest Survivors: Another Side of the Story
" . . . an intellectually stimulating discussion of important theories and an enthrallingly personal reading experience." ―Elizabeth L. Navarre\
" . . . the one book we've been waiting for. . . . The book succeeds admirably in exploring six women's stories with a great deal of respect." ― An International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy
" . . . poignant revelations . . . Johnson is able to paint an individualized portrait of each woman and avoids twisting their stories to fit some theory." ―Publishers Weekly
" . . . a gritty glimpse of a painful struggle, and a framework for rethinking our perspectives and prejudices." ―The Women's Review of Books
Janis Tyler Johnson has collected the stories of six mothers who relate, in their own words, their experiences as mothers of incest victims. Their accounts challenge the collusive, mother-blaming theory of incest families. Mothers tell how they discovered the incest secret, the ways they responded, and the meanings that incest held for themselves, their daughters, husbands, and families.
" . . . the one book we've been waiting for. . . . The book succeeds admirably in exploring six women's stories with a great deal of respect." ― An International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy
" . . . poignant revelations . . . Johnson is able to paint an individualized portrait of each woman and avoids twisting their stories to fit some theory." ―Publishers Weekly
" . . . a gritty glimpse of a painful struggle, and a framework for rethinking our perspectives and prejudices." ―The Women's Review of Books
Janis Tyler Johnson has collected the stories of six mothers who relate, in their own words, their experiences as mothers of incest victims. Their accounts challenge the collusive, mother-blaming theory of incest families. Mothers tell how they discovered the incest secret, the ways they responded, and the meanings that incest held for themselves, their daughters, husbands, and families.
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1992
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May 22, 2012
I cannot express how important this little book is and the importance of mother's of sexually abused children to share their side of the story.
I'm currently writing my memoirs and will not stop until 'our' voice is heard. Body memories that have made me physically ill this week trying to swallow these stories have colored what I might say in a review at this time.
For now, please know that the mother's deal with more than most can even imagine. Horrendously so that I wonder if we will ever honestly be heard. Some of these mother's upset me, especially those that are still with the monsters that abused their daughters. Any why, oh why, didn't they speak about the precious daughter's who were abused.
I don't know how but there is a way to help them recover...I'm doing all I can on a daily basis and am wrenched at the continual triage the children suffer. Sons as well as daughters are suffering...there must be a way to get information out to help them. There must be a way to help mothers...I am still blamed by some for what happened...I had no resources and no family to help me find my way. The loneliness and isolation is unbearable!
Read this book...at least it is a beginning...at start and maybe a hope that there is something that we can do.
I'm currently writing my memoirs and will not stop until 'our' voice is heard. Body memories that have made me physically ill this week trying to swallow these stories have colored what I might say in a review at this time.
For now, please know that the mother's deal with more than most can even imagine. Horrendously so that I wonder if we will ever honestly be heard. Some of these mother's upset me, especially those that are still with the monsters that abused their daughters. Any why, oh why, didn't they speak about the precious daughter's who were abused.
I don't know how but there is a way to help them recover...I'm doing all I can on a daily basis and am wrenched at the continual triage the children suffer. Sons as well as daughters are suffering...there must be a way to get information out to help them. There must be a way to help mothers...I am still blamed by some for what happened...I had no resources and no family to help me find my way. The loneliness and isolation is unbearable!
Read this book...at least it is a beginning...at start and maybe a hope that there is something that we can do.
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