Reclaiming What Was Lost: A Woman's Guide to Healing Childhood Sexual Trauma Using Parts Work Therapy, Somatic Techniques, and Polyvagal Principles - Paperback

by Jenifer Freedy (Author)

A powerful, trauma-informed guide to help you heal and reclaim wholeness after childhood sexual abuse.

Childhood sexual abuse can leave deep and invisible wounds that reach into adulthood--eroding feelings of safety, trust, belonging, and joy. If you are still carrying this pain, know this: you are not broken and you are not alone. Healing is not only possible, it is your birthright--and you are profoundly worthy of it.

Reclaiming What Was Lost is a trauma-informed, body-centered guide to help you gently untangle from the pain of your past. You'll discover powerful but accessible tools to help you reset your nervous system, reconnect with your body, and reclaim a deeper wholeness that has always lived inside you. Blending the transformative wisdom of parts work, somatic techniques, and polyvagal theory, this compassionate guide offers cutting-edge practices to help you:

• Decode how trauma reshaped your nervous system--and how to gently heal it
• Transform feelings of toxic shame, fear, and grief with understanding and skill
• Learn body-based techniques to ground, pace, and restore inner balance
• Build a safer, more trusting relationship with yourself, others, and the life you're creating

You are much more than what happened to you. With patience, understanding, and skilled direction, you will move beyond just surviving--you will thrive. Reclaiming What Was Lost not only provides an approach to deeper healing, but a road map for getting back to yourself.

Your story isn't over. It's just beginning.

Author Biography

Jenifer Freedy, MEd, RSW, is a psychotherapist and registered social worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. For twenty-five years, Jenifer has specialized in complex and childhood forms of trauma using an eclectic and integrative approach, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), somatic experiencing therapy, parts work (IFS) therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and polyvagal theory principles.