Survivor to Thriver
Every journey begins with a first step. This is a programme created to address the needs of adult survivors of child abuse (sexual/physical and/or emotional)
Your time for change
The only programme that provides a framework for the complex process of healing from child abuse and moving on with life
Child abuse can lead to self-sabotage, low self-esteem, relationship problems, sexual problems, symptoms of trauma, physical symptoms and social alienation.
A programme written by a survivor for survivors
The programme combines elements of recovery programmes with a theoretical approach that emphasises recognising and resolving past pain, identifying maladaptive coping behaviours and developing new skills that can help foster self-esteem and healthy relationships.
This programme goes through 21 steps and how you do that is totally dependant on you. Some steps maybe quicker than others, you may want to go back to a step, it is all about what fits and works for you.
The 21 steps are divided into three different stages:-
Stage one looks at the abuse and acknowledging it happened in the past before you can move forward into recovery.
Stage two looks at your adult behaviour, connecting your present strengths and weaknesses to the abuse you suffered and the coping mechanisms you have adopted, allowing the child within you to grieve the aspects of childhood that never existed for you
Stage three looks at consolidating you new healthier behaviours and feelings, your feelings about the abuse and your adult goals into a new sense of self and then going out and practising this new self in the outside world.
Remember not every step will have equal relevance to you, so you may want to take more time on some than others but only you can be the judge of that