“There is nothing stronger than gentleness.” Han Suyin
Nothing is impossible to overcome. Not drugs, not an eating disorder, not self-harm, not panic attacks, not prison, not rape, not living on the streets with no money, no family and no hope. I can say this because I was there.
Raised in a middle class Jewish family, I learned at a young age I had no right to exist. I lived wild, out of control, on life’s edge.
I was told I could have a marginal life with professional intervention. I beat the odds – I did it with God’s help. In the Eye of Deception is my story – a story of healing and redemption.
In the Eye of Deception: A True Story
In the Eye of Deception is a true story of hope and inspiration. the message is clear – no darkness is so black, no valley so deep, God cannot redeem it for His glory. In the Eye of Deception details one woman’s struggle to break free from the damaging effects of child abuse, rape and addictions. It is a story filled with hope, faith, and the realization that God can be trusted to bring about complete healing and recovery.
‘Cannot fail to move those who read it.’ Adoption-net ‘Heartbreaking.’ The Mirror ‘A truly harrowing read that made me cry.’ The Sun ‘A true tale of hope. ****.’ OK! ‘Foster carers rarely get the praise they deserve, but Cathy Glass’s book should change all that.****’ First Magazine ‘A hugely touching and emotional true tale.’ Star Magazine
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At the Social Services office, Cathy (an experienced foster carer) is pressured into taking Jodie as a new placement. Jodie’s challenging behaviour has seen off five carers in four months. Despite her reservations, Cathy decides to take on Jodie to protect her from being placed in an institution.Jodie arrives, and her first act is to soil herself, and then wipe it on her face, grinning wickedly. Jodie meets Cathy’s teenage children, and greets them with a sharp kick to the shins. That night, Cathy finds Jodie covered in blood, having cut her own wrist, and smeared the blood over her face.As Jodie begins to trust Cathy her behaviour improves. Over time, with childish honesty, she reveals details of her abuse at the hands of her parents and others. It becomes clear that Jodie’s parents were involved in a sickening paedophile ring, with neighbours and Social Services not seeing what should have been obvious signs.Unfortunately Jodie becomes increasingly withdrawn, and it’s clear she needs psychiatric therapy. Cathy urges the Social Services to provide funding, but instead they decide to take Jodie away from her, and place her in a residential unit.Although the paedophile ring is investigated and brought to justice, Jodie-s future is still up in the air. Cathy promises that she will stand by her no matter what – her love for the abandoned Jodie is unbreakable.
A world-renowned child psychiatrist takes us inside his pioneering work with trauma victims to offer a groundbreaking new perspective on how stress and violence affect children’s brains–and how they can be helped to heal.Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry has treated children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, witnesses, children raised in closets and cages, and victims of family violence. Here he tells their stories of trauma and transformation.
About the Author
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is the Senior Fellow of The Child Trauma Academy. He has served as a consultant to the FBI and is the former Chief of Psychiatry at Texas Children’s Hospital, as well as former Vice-Chairman for Research in the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. He lives in Houston, Texas, and Alberta, Canada.Maia Szalavitz is an award-winning journalist who specializes in science and health. She is the author of Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids and Recovery Options: The Complete Guide, written with Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D. She lives in New York City.
FACT:By the time you finish viewing this 15-20 children will have been abused, beaten or raped. In five minutes, 30 more. Within the next hour, 360 more. And, by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980. The high jump in child abuse and the shocking statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge. If you suspect child abuse, report it. Protect our children! Educate yourself--Learn the signs--It may just save a child's life!
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