2025 OVS Conference Webinar - Taking Back What Abuse Took: Helping Survivors Heal

Taking Back What Abuse Took: Helping Survivors Heal

Andrew Campbell
CEO, Campbell Research & Consulting

The underlying emotional harm created by acts of abuse leaves victims more likely to hurt or harm themselves and others in the future. Chronic abuse is an attack on one’s sense of self-worth and over time eliminates hope. Without hope, victims can plunge into emotional darkness. Restoring hope and empowering victims of abuse to heal this deeply rooted harm is critical in ensuring cycles of abuse are not continued. Health and happiness ARE possible on the other side of abuse.

Based on the presenter’s recently published book (Taking Back What Abuse Took: A Public Health Based Approach to Healing from Abuse) and ongoing research in this area, this presentation will focus on critical concepts for empowering victims of abuse to heal the deep emotional wounds created by abusive trauma. Key concepts include: the reality that one cannot heal from abuse until one is safe from abuse, healing as a process, the need for support and encouragement, eliminating other unhealthy behaviors that may have attached themselves during the abuse, the specific roles various victim-serving disciplines can play in the healing process, repairing self-worth, and restoring hope. Working to heal from abusive trauma better ensures the pain of one’s past does not continue to take from the good of one’s today.

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