Arms Akimbo: A Journey of Healing

Arms Akimbo is about the process of healing from childhood sexual abuse. It is about feeling the pain, in every pore, every ounce of your being, and coming out whole. It is about the rage, the hurt, the flashbacks, the suicidality, the cycles of depression. It is also, and ultimately, about overcoming. It is about love, and trust, and support, and family, and childhood, and becoming an adult.

If you have been abused by a parent, a family member, a loved one, or someone you didn’t even know, this book is meant for you. If you are the loved one, the friend, the therapist, the partner, the boss, the neighbor, of someone who is a survivor of child sexual abuse, this book is for you. It was written to help—the writer and others.

Welcome in. May you find healing and help. May you feel held. May you hold yourself.”


	I’m pretty much an open book (as you can tell, if you’ve read “Arms Akimbo.”) You know that I’m an incest survivor, you know that my father molested me when I was three, you know that I have been on a journey of healing. I expect that will continue for the rest of my life, in one way or another. You’ve walked it with me so far.

“I received this book today and started reading it....I could not put it down until i read the whole book..This book is so well written, poetically of the demons that were haunting her and her recovery. As i was reading this book I can relate to Audrey's demons and could feel her pain through her poetry. An incredible journey and so proud of her acknowledgments, the will to survive and continue to go on especially for the love of her life...”
- Jane Doe

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