Say It Out Loud
Throughout years of therapy addressing a childhood of sexual abuse I kept seven detailed journals documenting every feeling, action and emotion on my journey to healing. I literally “wrote to save myself” and six years later I “wrote because I had been saved.”
Say It Out Loud: Revealing and Healing the Scars of Sexual Abuse
“Say It Out Loud―a unique blend of memoir and how-to―exposes the emotional scars of sexual abuse and explains the process of healing. In straightforward prose, step by step, Roberta Dolan provides readers with tangible healing strategies, including journaling, visualization, and more, that she employed during her own years in therapy for a childhood of sexual abuse. Inspiring and accessible, Say It Out Loud offers guidance and support for any kind of healing journey, equipping readers with the skills and courage to transform a life of darkness into one of joy.”
Throughout the book I’ve included more than 75 of my journal entries to authenticate the strategies I recommend. I’m frequently asked Why be so transparent? Why Say It Out Loud?
My answer is simple: If I can heal my emotional scars, so can others. By sharing my story and process I hope to lend courage to others to Say It Out Loud.
This book is for survivors of abuse but also so much more. The strategies lend themselves to all types of healing, the raw exposure of facts and emotions will help others understand a loved one in crisis and the story of hope and healing can uplift any reader.
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly. – Proverb