Enfolded in Silence: A Story in Art of Healing from Sexual Trauma in Childhood
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0984891587 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Barbara hopes that her book will not only direct others toward healing and encourage them in their journeys, but will also promote an understanding of the healing process and the cost of abuse. The book tells the story of Barbara's childhood sexual trauma and how as an adult she found healing through painting and writing. In the second part of the book she describes the healing tools she used. Through the media of writing and visual art, the first part of the book describes the sexual abuse she experienced as a child. The story is one of pain and hope.
She has a passion for eliminating childhood sexual abuse and believes deeply that art is a powerful force for healing in the World. In connection with the shows the show of her artwork, she has led workshops for therapists and survivors of abuse. Her husband is an Episcopal priest and a retired professor of theology. Ms Hughes has two sons and two grandchildren. Barbara Hughes is an artist, teacher, and workshop leader whose work connects art, spirituality and healing. She does spiritual
Traveling upwards by grace Barbara Hughes' breathtaking art takes the viewer down into the raw depths of trauma and upwards by grace to experience with her a journey of incarnational redemption. The exquisite juxtaposition of art and words in this book is itself holy ground that the reader/viewer is graciously allowed to enter and share. Highly recommended for anyone who has experienced abuse on the level of person desecration, seeks spiritual healing, and/or works with others who are taking this soul-searing path.—Isabel Anders is the author of M. Susan B. Puett said Important contribution to the whole discussion of sexual trauma and healing. Outstanding and important book in which the author's art, poetry, and narrative build on each other to give a deeply personal, and at the same time universal, account of childhood sexual abuse and the healing from that abuse.The book is powerful its presentation and content. It should be recommended reading for anyone suffering from the effects of this trauma, those treating people, and for family members of victims. The readers' understanding of the subject matter is enhanced by this extraordinary book.. Tragic, yet redemptive During my time on The Mountain at Sewanee, Tennessee, I've befriended several artistic women who have made notable contributions to the writing and art world and who explore connections between art and spirituality. I've written about Sewaneean Barbara Hughes and her work teaching art to children in Haiti, as well as her work with the women of Tanzania in previous blogs, but today I'm looking at her beautiful new book entitled Enfolded in Silence, subtitled A Story in Art of Healing From Sexual Trauma in Childhood, and am move
Her husband is an Episcopal priest and a retired professor of theology. . Ms Hughes taught art and spirituality in a seminary setting for many years and has taught in other places including Tanzania. She has a passion for eliminating childhood sexual abuse and believes deeply that art is a powerful force for healing in the World. She has exhibited her figurative sculptures and paintings in a variety of venues throughout the country, and her Cathedral Nativity is the official crèche of the Wa