Notes on books

Notes a parent shared on the book Invisible Girls by Patti Feuereisen

• pg. 151  Parents now have the chance to become their champions, and that love and support can be powerful in their healing

• pg. 159  Unresolved issues can exhibit later as ill health.

• pg. 162  Let the door be open to talk about it when she wants

• pg. 163  Need to process what happened in order to move on

• pg. 183  She could join a group of survivors

• pg. 193  Need to have an open dialogue with the survivors so they know they can talk safely

• pg. 221  Don’t get drunk at parties (young women); have a posse of friends

• pg. 232  Not all girls are strong enough to press charges, and that’s okay

• pg. 266  Confronting the abuser does not necessarily help with healing

• pg. 267  Healing is about a) forgiving yourself, b) releasing your pain and trauma, c) the abuser becoming smaller and smaller and you becoming stronger and stronger.

• pg. 272  Running, singing, talking, playing, drawing are all ways you express yourself, and help you to heal.

• pg. 282  Parents need to show their support, but also respect their daughters’ wishes regarding whom to tell, etc.

• pg. 288  When feelings come up, you can journal, meet with a group, do relaxation exercises

• pg. 344  “Beauty is the ability to push past my fears and live in the moment.”