BEYOND OUR CONTROL

PART 1: My Story

1.  Nighttime Intruder

2.   Nutcracker Suite

3.   His Name is Crackers

4.  The Loud, Silent Year

5.  Facing the Enemy

6.  Perpetrators Change…Well, Some Do

7.  Tough Love

8.  God Can Create New Life

PART 2: Restructuring Your Life After Sexual Assault

9. Original Trauma

10. Fear & the Loss of Safety

11. Post-Traumatic Stress

12. Depression

13. Shame & Guilt

14. You Don’t Need to Forgive Yourself

15. Memories

16. Writing to Heal

17. Secondary Wounding

18. They Do It Because They Want To

19. Where’s God?

20. Relationship Effects

21. Marital Intimacy After Rape

22. Mother Eve

23. Social & Cultural Crisis

24. Victim Thinking

25. Releasing Your Anger

26. Do We Ever Recover?

27. Choosing to Heal

28. Signs of Healing

29. Taking Care of Yourself

30. Joy Will Come in the Morning

Appendix A: If You Have Been Raped or Sexually Assaulted

Appendix B: Covenant with God

Appendix C: A Guide for Husbands, Fathers, and Friends

Appendix D: Dear Church

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