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PublisherShe Writes Press
ISBN-101647425352
ISBN-139781647425357
eBay Product ID (ePID)17058368928
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Book TitleLight in Bandaged Places : Healing in the Wake of Young Betrayal
Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
TopicMarriage & Long-Term Relationships, Personal Memoirs, Abuse / Child Abuse, General
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorLiz Kinchen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-902533
Reviews"Liz Kinchen has written a compelling and courageous memoir that details the traumatic emotional impact of a relationship beginning at the age of fourteen with her middle school English teacher, a relationship masquerading as love. Kinchen recounts with depth and compassion the effect of what, only years later, she learns to recognize as sexual abuse, and its impact on subsequent relationships in her adult life. Kinchen is a fine writer, eloquently weaving together the emotional and spiritual strands that eventually bring her into wholeness and healing. Light in Bandaged Places is a book that deserves to be read, speaking as it does to the resilience of the human spirit and the healing power of authentic love." --Sarah Rossiter, spiritual director and author of The Human Season , Beyond This Bitter Air , and Natural Life with No Parole "This is a beautifully written, must-read memoir for anyone interested in family dynamics, deception, and resilience. It gives an honest, transparent, firsthand view of the emotional reactions that victims of sexual abuse can experience. In her quest for a meaningful life, Liz shows us how the wound can be a doorway to our spiritual essence, where we find inner peace and joy." --Sheida White, author of Connecting with the One Consciousness "With kindness, nuance, and generosity of spirit, Liz Kinchen shines light into corners darkened by shame and secrecy. . . . From a childhood of neglect to an inappropriate relationship with a teacher in high school, Kinchen wove a cocoon of disconnection and fear. In Light in Bandaged Places , we watch her emerge, sometimes indelicately, into a life of embodied wholeness in which she is finally not afraid anymore. A gripping, intimate account of a woman's journey to wholeness." --Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo, author of Threads of Awakening, "Liz Kinchen has written a compelling and courageous memoir that details the traumatic emotional impact of a relationship beginning at the age of fourteen with her middle school English teacher, a relationship masquerading as love. Kinchen recounts with depth and compassion the effect of what, only years later, she learns to recognize as sexual abuse, and its impact on subsequent relationships in her adult life. Kinchen is a fine writer, eloquently weaving together the emotional and spiritual strands that eventually bring her into wholeness and healing. Light in Bandaged Places is a book that deserves to be read, speaking as it does to the resilience of the human spirit and the healing power of authentic love." --Sarah Rossiter, spiritual director and author of The Human Season , Beyond This Bitter Air , and Natural Life with No Parole "This is a beautifully written, must-read memoir for anyone interested in family dynamics, deception, and resilience. It gives an honest, transparent, firsthand view of the emotional reactions that victims of sexual abuse can experience. In her quest for a meaningful life, Liz shows us how the wound can be a doorway to our spiritual essence, where we find inner peace and joy." --Sheida White, author of Connecting with the One Consciousness "With kindness, nuance, and generosity of spirit, Liz Kinchen shines light into corners darkened by shame and secrecy. . . . From a childhood of neglect to an inappropriate relationship with a teacher in high school, Kinchen wove a cocoon of disconnection and fear. In Light in Bandaged Places , we watch her emerge, sometimes indelicately, into a life of embodied wholeness in which she is finally not afraid anymore. A gripping, intimate account of a woman's journey to wholeness." --Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo, author of Threads of Awakening " Light in Bandaged Places is a brave, beautiful book about overcoming betrayal and sexual abuse by a trusted teacher. Liz Kinchen's healing journey is an inspiration that will resonate with those searching for answers within progressive Christianity and Buddhist teachings. This insightful memoir is full of painful yet poignant stories that illustrate the author's quest to find authentic love and her true spiritual home." --Vanessa Linsey, author of Metta Mom, A Mindful Guide to Managing Your Mood and Your Brood "When her connection with her middle school teacher--one that felt safe and mutually-respectful--crosses boundaries into grooming and adulterous behavior, Liz must overcome the confusion and deceitfulness of this early and intimate relationship as she navigates her passage into adulthood. Light in Bandaged Places offers its readers a courageous examination of the long-lasting effects of trauma during vulnerable teen years." --Anne Reeder Heck, author of A Fierce Belief in Miracles "This memoir is a vulnerable account of the sexual abuse Kinchen, the author, suffered at the hands of a trusted middle school teacher. . . . This is an important book for anyone who is suffering with brokenness from the silent shame and feelings of unworthiness. Through her honesty, she shines a light of hope as she goes through the process of bandaging the wounds of betrayal; she sparks a conversation that allowed her to heal her own darkness that will open doors for others too. Powerful and moving." --Meg Nocero, award-winning author of Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief, The Magical Guide to Bliss , and Sparkle & Shine
SynopsisLight in Bandaged Places shows us the harm done when an older man in a position of power convinces a child that sex with him is alright because he loves her. This poignant story takes us through the long-term wounding of such abuse--and the multifaceted path of healing. As a lonely girl coming of age in the 1970s, Liz has every reason to believe her 8th-grade teacher is in love with her. Because the sex isn't physically violent and is wrapped in a message of love, she learns to exchange sex for attention. It feels like love, after all. But years later, as an adult, emotional closeness eludes Liz. Even after marrying a sensitive, caring man, she is walled off. Struggling through confusing years, she believes something is deeply wrong with her. Healing begins when an unexpected event takes Liz back to those formative years, and she sees for the first time that what happened to her was not love but trauma. As she begins to understand how her relationship with her former teacher destroyed her innocence and self-worth, she begins a spiritual and psychological journey that sets her free. Now a meditation teacher and Buddhist practitioner, Liz offers her story in hope of helping others along their own paths of discovery and healing., When a lonely young girl meets a teacher twice her age, she is seduced into a web of deceit and secrecy--an experience that teaches her that sex in exchange for attention feels like love, even as it destroys her self-worth. Here, Liz Kinchen offers a detailed view of exactly how this abusive experience influenced her adult relationships, and how her eventual healing unfolded., When a lonely young girl meets a teacher twice her age, she is seduced into a web of deceit and secrecy-an experience that teaches her that sex in exchange for attention feels like love, even as it destroys her self-worth. Here, Liz Kinchen offers a detailed view of exactly how this abusive experience influenced her adult relationships, and how her eventual healing unfolded.
LC Classification NumberHV6592.K56 2023
