Above His Shoulders: A true account of sexual abuse, its impact on relationships, and the emotional survival and healing

Product Description
A true account of child sexual abuse, and its emotional impact on relationships, and the emotional survival and healing. At the end of each chapter Dr. Williams offers metaphors, suggestions and advice to proceed through the pain, and proceed on a path of recovery. Riveting, emotional and brutally honest. Hope, does exist for all victims of abuse, sexual, and emotional. Much more than a life story, a reckoning and resolution of demons that haunt us all.

From the Back Cover
We do not choose to be brought into this world. Some believe our lives are predetermined; others say we choose the paths we walk. Still others insist it is a combination of both. What I do know: We are continually evolving and hopefully using our past experiences to reach out to others. Hence the birth of Above His Shoulders. My goal is to bring others along on my journey. At a young age I was sexually abused by my cousin. I carried those horrific events with me for many years. A part of my childhood was stolen. The effects impacted my relationships and brought me on a journey of anger, rage, depression, and feelings of isolation. Dreams of flight were frequent. My travels and therapy were a life-long process leading up to a moment where I could confront my perpetrator and feel more confident in who I was. Redemption, I have learned is earned, it takes time, patience, and perseverance.

Healing not only comes from within, but learning that it is "ok" to ask for help. Dreams of flight continue, not flying away, but flying toward future goals. My intention is others will benefit and learn there is hope, there is a rainbow at the end of all thunderstorms.

- In peace and healing, Dan Williams.
About the Author
Dan Williams grew up in extreme Southern Illinois receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His passion for medicine brought him to New York City receiving a bachelor of science and a Physician Assistant degree at Touro College. It was while practicing psychiatry in an inner city emergency room where he found his first real interest in assessment and therapeutic intervention of those experiencing depression and life trauma. He would later go on and receive his doctorate in clinical psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. He specialized in victims of abuse and assessing and treating sexual perpetrators. He has been called upon to do expert testimony in a number of medical cases as well as forensic cases involving abuse.

Dan has founded and authored Survive Outdoors.com and Peace and Healing.com. He has spent years working with Native Americans and integrating Native American spirituality with his therapeutic interventions.