Donna F. LaMar
Auteur de If Marie Did It, so Can I: How to Survive, Heal and Transcend Abuse and Neglect
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If Marie Did It, so Can I: How to Survive, Heal and Transcend Abuse and Neglect (2010) 7 exemplaires
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- LaMar, Donna F.
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- Donna LaMar is a successful psychologist, consultant, training workshop leader, author, and radio host who has spent thirty years studying and researching the Transcendent Personality (people who rise above their circumstances by using them as an incentive, not an excuse). She has spoken nationally, and her work has been published in Womans World, The Executary, and Parents magazine. She is the cofounder of The Farm: Where Living Things Grow, Inc. -- a unique nonprofit program that uses ecotherapy to help people of all ages heal and grow using plants, animals, and nature. She is active in her community, working to prevent abuse and neglect, including substance abuse. She is co-chairman of Safe and Drug Free Families.
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I won this book from Library Thing and it is a psychology/self-help book that follows in-depth different people who have been abused and are seeking treatment. The basic premise is that these people are transcenders who rise above and not follow a pattern of their abusers. Each case study is unique, with various stages of abuse. It makes me grateful that I had a great childhood and happy memories, some of the people in this book had horrible memories and my heart goes out to them. The author is very knowledgeable about this subject and I liked the format this book follows.… (plus d'informations)
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Dr. Donna LaMar has written this updated book about and for victims of childhood abuse and how they have transcended (overcome and moved beyond) the abuse and neglect. Using her work with transcenders including their testimonies, she outlines steps needed for recovery in order to lead a more normal life. Her examples range from unbelievable and “how could anyone do this to a child” to less extreme but still unacceptable abuses, both physical and verbal.
The language used is that of the layperson and the reader will have no trouble understanding the text which follows logically from definitions and characteristics of the transcenders to steps in the recovery process. The author also has a chapter on spirituality without the evangelical overtones. She does not have a particular viewpoint but instead writes about general matters of spirituality and how it can help the victim to move on in life. Dr. LaMar is also quick to point out that this book is no substitute for professional help and outlines several situations where the transcender needs to get immediate help. Each chapter includes a summary of the important points which is good for reviewing chapter highlights. In a resource section in the back of the book, she discusses therapy and how to find the right therapist for you. This short chapter is excellent and will help anyone who needs to find professional help. Many of her comments and suggestions throughout the book can be helpful to everyone and not just the victims of childhood abuse.
There is an excellent bibliography of scholarly materials, both book and journal materials, as well as many popular self help books. There is older material as well as newly published items. She also uses endnotes for certain chapters to identify sources. However theses two areas are of concern in such an excellent book. First, she uses MLA style for the bibliography but does not follow through with clear citations for articles in edited works, neglecting the pagination of these articles. One journal article was listed as a book with no title, volume or pagination listed; I assume that the author listed was the author of the article used. She also neglects to use the full name of the author at all times, even when known and printed in the book. Freud is listed as S. Freud instead of using his first name as required by MLA. Publishers are listed as authors in a few cases. Authors’ names should never be repeated in the citations and volumes are listed collectively, not separately. In addition, the endnotes were puzzling and I could not attribute the citations to any one style type. Footnotes and endnotes should attribute sources of the material and allow the reader to find the source immediately. The author uses the complete pagination of the book or journal article. For example, endnote 1 of Chapter 5 lists the total pagination of the book, 1-207, instead of the page or pages where the information is found. So these are worthless for any serious researcher. I would hope that a revision of the book will include having a librarian or other professional correct both the bibliography and endnotes.
In spite of my concern with the citing of materials, this book is highly recommended for the insights into childhood abuse and the healing process. This is an important book and should be in all libraries that deal with sociological issues.… (plus d'informations)