Peaceful Heart: A Woman's Journey to Healing

NOW IN ITS 2ND PRINTNG!!

**Used in Psychology courses at Hartford University and Antoich New England Graduate School (undergraduate and graduate courses in PTSD, sexual assault, eating disorders, overcoming trauma). ****On the recommended reading lists of (partial list): Belgian Institute of Psychotraumatology & EMDR; Canadian Traumatic Stress Network; EMDR Association of Canada; VOICES in Action; therapistsresources.com. **

A book for both survivors and their loved ones, Peaceful Heart: A Woman's Journey to Healing chronicles one woman's experience coping with the trauma of a sexual attack. As a small-town teenager in the Midwest, seventeen-year-old Aimee Jo Martin was beaten and raped. Attempting to forget about the attack, she would be plagued with eating disorders, depression, rage, and distrust for the next fifteen years, despite her considerable professional accomplishments. Eventually, with the help of a loyal friend along with a licensed therapist who used EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a treatment often effective for trauma victims, the clouds finally began to part for Aimee Jo. Her story is disturbing, yet ultimately hopeful.