Fire of the Five Hearts

Download or read book Fire of the Five Hearts written by Holly A. Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the influence of twenty years of work in the field of incest on a therapist's professional and personal life. It is comprised of individual cases, and touches upon topics including spirituality, sex between siblings, counter-transference, and incest teams. The author shares, in unadulterated prose, her experience as an incest therapist. This important, courageous work touches upon issues important to and resonant for mental health professionals treating incest and sexual abuse as well as the incest survivor or survivor's family member.