Blackout Girl - Storm, Jennifer
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"Sexual assault, addiction, and other traumatic experiences can leave both physical and emotional scars. For Jennifer Storm, these scars serve as a reminder-both of the darkness she once experienced and of how far she has come. When she was first assaulted at age twelve, Jennifer turned to alcohol to dull the emotional pain. After a string of childhood traumas, she fell into crack use and self-harm. Once Jennifer finally found treatment after surviving the last of multiple suicide attempts, she discovered that it was possible to heal her shame. She could start to recover by uncovering the…mehr

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"Sexual assault, addiction, and other traumatic experiences can leave both physical and emotional scars. For Jennifer Storm, these scars serve as a reminder-both of the darkness she once experienced and of how far she has come. When she was first assaulted at age twelve, Jennifer turned to alcohol to dull the emotional pain. After a string of childhood traumas, she fell into crack use and self-harm. Once Jennifer finally found treatment after surviving the last of multiple suicide attempts, she discovered that it was possible to heal her shame. She could start to recover by uncovering the secrets she had kept hidden for years. This updated edition of Blackout Girl includes additional details of Jennifer's experiences, new insights on the societal changes of the past decade, and a new foreword by survivor advocate and founder of the End Rape Statute of Limitations movement, Caroline Heldman, PhD"--
Autorenporträt
Jennifer Storm is a survivor, advocate, and internationally recognized victims’ rights expert. Storm has worked on many high-profile cases including helping victims of Jerry Sandusky, Bill Cosby, clergy of the Catholic Church, and thousands of others. She serves as a content expert on victims’ rights in the media and tours the country sharing her experiences. Her media appearances include frequent live and taped appearances on all major networks as a spokesperson for victims’ rights. In addition to Blackout Girl, Jennifer is the author of Leave the Light On: A Memoir of Recovery and Self-Discovery, Picking Up the Pieces without Picking Up: A Guidebook through Victimization for People in Recovery, and Echoes of Penn State: Facing Sexual Trauma. She is also working on a documentary based on Blackout Girl to help raise awareness of the cycle of addiction, victimization, and trauma. Storm resides in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, with her wife, Fianne, and their adopted son, Victor.