Healing Women's Pain Curriculum, Workbook

About the Healing Women's Pain Program vii

Participant Survey - Before Going Through the Program ix

About This Workbook xi

Session 1: Grounding and Safety 1

Session 2: The Woman Rules 13

Session 3: Toxic Waters 19

Session 4: Cultivating an Intrapersonal Relationship of Compassion 25

Session 4.5: Assault on Our Bodies and Minds 33

Session 5: Creating Healthy Relationships 39

Session 6: The Intersection of Boundaries and Communication 43

Session 7: Trauma: Facing Our Wounds 51

Session 8: All in the Family 59

Session 9: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Attachment 65

Session 10: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Violence 69

Session 11: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Sex 77

Session 12: Developing an Identity That Is More Than Your Roles 83

Session 13: Growing Through Grief and Loss 87

Session 14: Post- traumatic Growth and Resilience 93

Session 15: Breathing Under Water 99

Session 16: Writing Your Story 103

Session 17: Deconstructing Our Story 113

Session 18: Framing a Healing Journey 119

Participant Survey - After Going Through the Program 123