6 hrs 56 mins | FAMILY and RELATIONSHIPS | Abuse | Child Abuse"Thin tall lights tower over the familiar freeway. I drive under the Clifton Hill bridge, into the early evening traffic towards cosy eastern suburbia, the summer sun still lighting up the sky.
I am on ‘auto-pilot’. My mind is in another place, another time.
‘Have you ever been sexually abused?’
What had he meant when he asked that question? Why did he ask it?
At the time, I hesitated, just for a second, before answering, ‘No.’
And he moved on to the next question. But it caught my breath. Like a fly in the sticky threads of a spider’s web, my mind could not shake its...
"Thin tall lights tower over the familiar freeway. I drive under the Clifton Hill bridge, into the early evening traffic towards cosy eastern suburbia, the summer sun still lighting up the sky.
I am on ‘auto-pilot’. My mind is in another place, another time.
‘Have you ever been sexually abused?’
What had he meant when he asked that question? Why did he ask it?
At the time, I hesitated, just for a second, before answering, ‘No.’
And he moved on to the next question. But it caught my breath. Like a fly in the sticky threads of a spider’s web, my mind could not shake itself free."
Thus begins Monique Lisbon’s journey of self-exploration and reflection, as she pieces life together after childhood sexual abuse.
Incorporating poignant vignettes, reflective analysis and original music, this audio book, incorporating 16 original songs, creatively explores a range of psychological and spiritual themes, focusing particularly on issues arising from abuse by a trusted caregiver.
The final section grapples with an essential question: how understanding one’s own history can help in the process of ‘living forwards’; learning new, healthier patterns of relating to oneself and others.
'Fragments of Home' is an invaluable resource for survivors of abuse, as well as the friends, family members, pastoral workers and other ‘caring professionals’ who support them. It is accessible to those largely unacquainted with literature on abuse and trauma, whilst offering fresh insights to those already familiar with these themes.
'Fragments of Home' is the first title in Monique Lisbon’s evolving story of hope, and is followed by two other books and CDs: ‘Keeping Mum: The Silent Cost of Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse’ and ‘Inch by Inch: Finding a Home within My Skin’.
'Fragments of Home' includes a full length album of songs by the author. fragmentsofhome.com
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 Title |
0 mins 18 secs |
| 2. | 2 Credits |
1 mins 00 secs |
| 3. | 3 Dedication |
0 mins 16 secs |
| 4. | 4 Section 1 Beginning's End |
0 mins 16 secs |
| 5. | 5 Chapter 1 The Lumbering Elephant |
18 mins 17 secs |
| 6. | 6 Chapter 2 Unforgetting |
25 mins 26 secs |
| 7. | 7 Chapter 3 The Wave |
24 mins 00 secs |
| 8. | 8 Chapter 4 My Only Safe Place |
31 mins 12 secs |
| 9. | 9 Section 2 Perceiving God |
0 mins 18 secs |
| 10. | 10 Chapter 5 Sitting on Razor Blades |
22 mins 55 secs |
| 11. | 11 Chapter 6 Not Saying Amen |
23 mins 05 secs |
| 12. | 12 Chapter 7 The Suffering God |
23 mins 53 secs |
| 13. | 13 Chapter 8 Choosing Differently |
19 mins 29 secs |
| 14. | 14 Section 3 Leaving Home |
0 mins 21 secs |
| 15. | 15 Chapter 9 The Ceaseless Tide |
32 mins 42 secs |
| 16. | 16 Chapter 10 Gnarled Roots |
17 mins 16 secs |
| 17. | 17 Chapter 11 The Worst Thing |
22 mins 49 secs |
| 18. | 18 Chapter 12 New Roads |
24 mins 21 secs |
| 19. | 19 Section 4 Living Forwards |
0 mins 15 secs |
| 20. | 20 Chapter 13 Choosing My Battles |
26 mins 12 secs |
| 21. | 21 Chapter 14 Skin |
34 mins 27 secs |
| 22. | 22 Chapter 15 Inside the Mirror |
25 mins 17 secs |
| 23. | 23 Chapter 16 Perfect Vision |
34 mins 41 secs |
| 24. | 24 Footnotes |
4 mins 31 secs |
| 25. | 25 Closing Credits |
0 mins 08 secs |
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