...an insider's intimate look of a life that few understand exists and an assault on it that few believe could happen.
Bernadine Fox's memoir is a two part account skillfully stitched together to give readers an insider's intimate look of a life that few understand exists and an assault on it that few believe could happen.
Hers is the experience of those whose inner life consists of multiple personalities observing, making decisions, at times taking over, and its collective manifestation of going dark when overtaken by a pathological narcissistic psychotherapist, disguised as a safe, caring, and capable of healing others feminist. This too common abuse of power will be understood by countless victims even without the added trauma Fox describes when the victim becomes sicker and sicker and multiples go dark, increasingly ill until the breaking point is reached, followed by a surprising ending and return to power.
COMING TO VOICE has excellent forwards by two professionals who give expanded language to explain the problem and why none who seek help from experts are immune.
As part of the anthropological community that seeks prevention, I believe we live in a culture that fosters abuse of power through ignorance and acceptance of its ingredients. Fox's memoir is a welcomed addition to the growing mountain of evidence that may someday pierce through denial and allow human beings to find a better path to wellness.
Brooks Mitchell, author
"Why Can't We Prevent Abuse by Psychotherapists?" chapter in the ebook, TELLing It Like It Is, When Psychotherapists Abuse and Exploit. Located on the TELL website
Bernadine Fox's memoir is a two part account skillfully stitched together to give readers an insider's intimate look of a life that few understand exists and an assault on it that few believe could happen.
Hers is the experience of those whose inner life consists of multiple personalities observing, making decisions, at times taking over, and its collective manifestation of going dark when overtaken by a pathological narcissistic psychotherapist, disguised as a safe, caring, and capable of healing others feminist. This too common abuse of power will be understood by countless victims even without the added trauma Fox describes when the victim becomes sicker and sicker and multiples go dark, increasingly ill until the breaking point is reached, followed by a surprising ending and return to power.
COMING TO VOICE has excellent forwards by two professionals who give expanded language to explain the problem and why none who seek help from experts are immune.
As part of the anthropological community that seeks prevention, I believe we live in a culture that fosters abuse of power through ignorance and acceptance of its ingredients. Fox's memoir is a welcomed addition to the growing mountain of evidence that may someday pierce through denial and allow human beings to find a better path to wellness.
Brooks Mitchell, author
"Why Can't We Prevent Abuse by Psychotherapists?" chapter in the ebook, TELLing It Like It Is, When Psychotherapists Abuse and Exploit. Located on the TELL website
A brilliant account.
"This book is a treatise for survivors of childhood abuse, for friends and families of survivors, and for anyone who works with victims of abuse in a helping capacity, from family doctors, to clergy, to mental health and social services practitioners. This is the true story of a woman who, unwittingly, became the victim of an accredited counselor, while she underwent therapeutic treatment. It deftly delineates both the profile of an individual who systematically abused her position of trust and the repercussions for the victim. It is also the gut-wrenching story of a cast-off child whose only defense was to disassociate in order to withstand inconceivable early age trauma."
Laurie Melenka
"This book is a treatise for survivors of childhood abuse, for friends and families of survivors, and for anyone who works with victims of abuse in a helping capacity, from family doctors, to clergy, to mental health and social services practitioners. This is the true story of a woman who, unwittingly, became the victim of an accredited counselor, while she underwent therapeutic treatment. It deftly delineates both the profile of an individual who systematically abused her position of trust and the repercussions for the victim. It is also the gut-wrenching story of a cast-off child whose only defense was to disassociate in order to withstand inconceivable early age trauma."
Laurie Melenka
Drawn Right In
"...my first reaction is that i was drawn in right from page one….granted we have to consider that this is definitely a story that interest me but the way you have written this I can relate to Emma and feel hear and see what she is going through. I have a hard time putting it down."
Diane L.
"...my first reaction is that i was drawn in right from page one….granted we have to consider that this is definitely a story that interest me but the way you have written this I can relate to Emma and feel hear and see what she is going through. I have a hard time putting it down."
Diane L.
Compelling and Convincing Memoir
"Drawing on her work with victims of violence, including children used for pornographic purposes, Bernadine Fox has written a compelling and convincing memoir. She integrates many themes: dissociative disorders, sexual abuse of childr4en, neglectful parents, and the misuse of feminism within therapy, tying them together with an exploitation of the anguished betrayal of a victim of abusive therapy and multiple boundary violations.
... Although profoundly damaged by the abuse and its after effects, Emma's intelligence, determination, resilience, and insight allow the memories to end on a hopeful note as Emma fully realized the enormity of her [therapist's] betrayal and exploitation and can begin healing."
Susan P. Penfold
"Drawing on her work with victims of violence, including children used for pornographic purposes, Bernadine Fox has written a compelling and convincing memoir. She integrates many themes: dissociative disorders, sexual abuse of childr4en, neglectful parents, and the misuse of feminism within therapy, tying them together with an exploitation of the anguished betrayal of a victim of abusive therapy and multiple boundary violations.
... Although profoundly damaged by the abuse and its after effects, Emma's intelligence, determination, resilience, and insight allow the memories to end on a hopeful note as Emma fully realized the enormity of her [therapist's] betrayal and exploitation and can begin healing."
Susan P. Penfold
Riveting...
Jon S.
Jon S.
Gut-wrenching
"Your story is gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. I am just glad that you had enormous strength to pull through and be a force to beat all. Your excellent writing style really pulls me (and I am guessing other readers) right into the scene with you. I feel outraged and "ready to plummel" her though I don't feel shocked after so many years. ...
I truly appreciate you sharing your story so strongly. "
Melissa Roberts
"Your story is gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. I am just glad that you had enormous strength to pull through and be a force to beat all. Your excellent writing style really pulls me (and I am guessing other readers) right into the scene with you. I feel outraged and "ready to plummel" her though I don't feel shocked after so many years. ...
I truly appreciate you sharing your story so strongly. "
Melissa Roberts
Great Service
"Bernadine Fox is doing other survivors of sexual misconduct by professionals a great service by telling her story."
Dr. Colin Ross
"Bernadine Fox is doing other survivors of sexual misconduct by professionals a great service by telling her story."
Dr. Colin Ross
I Now Understand Dissociative Identities
"One of the best descriptions about living with dissociative identities that I have ever read. I now understand."
Anonymous
Powerful
"Powerful. Couldn't put it down. Read in one sitting."
Betsy R.
"Powerful. Couldn't put it down. Read in one sitting."
Betsy R.
Extraordinary
"To survive this life is extraordinary. To do so how Emma did,and then go on to work to ensure others have an easier path to healing, is a testament to the power of not just her but those who live with dissociative identities."
Shauna L.
"To survive this life is extraordinary. To do so how Emma did,and then go on to work to ensure others have an easier path to healing, is a testament to the power of not just her but those who live with dissociative identities."
Shauna L.
Courage ...
There is a sacred quality to the relationship between a professional therapist and client. Trust. We enter a relationship with our therapist in a spirit of willingness, surrendering our self control to their reliable consultation with the assurance of their professional integrity if not morality. In the belief that we will benefit from the safe exposure of our inner troubles, we welcome the opportunity to express our most inner self to a wise listener steadying us while we come to terms with our problems which stem from the long-term effects of early trauma. We yield our personal power and in doing so are unusually vulnerable to the therapist. We have dropped our defenses. We have become unarmed, even submissive at times. It is inconceivable to us that our benefactor would go beyond professional boundaries and take advantage of our distressed state to satisfy their own needs. The Hippocratic Oath, "Do No Harm," is implicit in the healing trades.
Bernadine Fox was victimized by the unscrupulous actions of her therapist. While there are doubtless others with similar experiences in comparable practices, few are ever disclosed. Fox as the courage and audacity to tell her story. Read Coming to Voice: Surviving an Abusive Therapist, a vivid personal account conveyed with wisdom.
Jonathan Rogers
There is a sacred quality to the relationship between a professional therapist and client. Trust. We enter a relationship with our therapist in a spirit of willingness, surrendering our self control to their reliable consultation with the assurance of their professional integrity if not morality. In the belief that we will benefit from the safe exposure of our inner troubles, we welcome the opportunity to express our most inner self to a wise listener steadying us while we come to terms with our problems which stem from the long-term effects of early trauma. We yield our personal power and in doing so are unusually vulnerable to the therapist. We have dropped our defenses. We have become unarmed, even submissive at times. It is inconceivable to us that our benefactor would go beyond professional boundaries and take advantage of our distressed state to satisfy their own needs. The Hippocratic Oath, "Do No Harm," is implicit in the healing trades.
Bernadine Fox was victimized by the unscrupulous actions of her therapist. While there are doubtless others with similar experiences in comparable practices, few are ever disclosed. Fox as the courage and audacity to tell her story. Read Coming to Voice: Surviving an Abusive Therapist, a vivid personal account conveyed with wisdom.
Jonathan Rogers
