Wounded Heart
Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

No one and I mean NO ONE, has the intricate and clear insight and wisdom into the issue of abuse like Dr. Dan Allender. Coming through my own process of abuse was a dark and difficult journey, but I couldn't have done so without this book! Dan Allender has a true picture of the human soul; it's longi......more

I can't recommend this book enough. I can't warn the reader enough about this book. I don't mind sharing at all: I am a survivor of sexual abuse. The further I get through my recovery, the more essential I find transparency to be; we can't expect change if abusers know their victims will bow their h......more

Before getting into my thoughts about the book I feel I need to make a couple things clear. First, this is a book geared towards those who have experienced sexual abuse, and that is something that I have never experienced. I have also never known anyone who has divulged such abuse to me. So I'm comi......more

As a survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse, The Wounded Heart struck a such a resounding cords of the familiar that I had to put the book down. I would not pick it up again for months, haunted because the exercises represented re-living the shame and guilt. Yet, once I pushed through I finally get that......more

I had to read this book for a class at Ashland Seminary and I have to say it has been eye-opening. I believe it is a must read for anyone involved with ministry. 1 out 3 women have been sexually abuse and 1 out of 5 or 6 men have been abused so it is clear that it is an epidemic. Dr. Allender's book......more