After Sexual Trauma: Finding Renewal in Christ

Camille Cates provides a compassionate guide to help survivors of sexual trauma find comfort, hope, healing, and renewal through faith in Christ. 

It is estimated that one out of three women and one in six men experience sexual abuse or assault by age eighteen, not including adult victims. If you are suffering from the disorienting and long-lasting effects of sexual trauma, you are not alone. The journey toward healing and renewal begins with seeking God, who not only sees your past and present suffering but also holds your future. 

After Sexual Trauma combines biblical insights with Cates’s personal and counseling experience to offer a message of hope. Each chapter addresses common questions and struggles faced by those who have experienced sexual trauma, including understanding the initial shock and confusion, addressing self-blame, understanding how God views victims, discussing the physical, mental, and emotional effects, and finding healing and wholeness. 

• Encourages survivors to draw near to God through the reading of his Word, prayer, and fellowship with Christians who have a shared experience. 
• Helpful for friends and family of survivors who want to better understand what their loved one has experienced and how to help them. 
• Part of the Ask the Christian Counselor series, walking readers through their deepest and most profound questions. 
• Compact format goes deeper than New Growth Press’s popular minibooks without overwhelming the reader. 

112 pages

 

“Whenever I read a book or pamphlet by Camille Cates, I am overwhelmed with the love of God and his plan for healing amid betrayal, helplessness, and disorienting suffering. In this book, you will be confronted with Camille’s humble transparency about sexual trauma. But as God rebuilt Camille’s ruins through the precious blood of Christ, so she teaches us the way of the Savior with his children. Camille leads readers to lay hold of the gospel’s promises through the inerrant Word so that healing emerges and overcomers live in the freedom of Christ. This book is pure gospel gold and must be read by all Christians seeking to help restore lives after sexual trauma.”
Rosaria M. Butterfield, Author of several books, including The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert and Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age