Heal and For­give pre­sents a first-​hand de­scrip­tion of child abuse, tak­ing the read­er through the dis­tinc­tive stum­bling blocks en­coun­tered by adult sur­vivors of abuse who are at­tempt­ing to for­give. This book clear­ly points to the need to val­i­date their sto­ry with a sym­pa­thet­ic lis­ten­er, ex­press their anger in ap­pro­pri­ate ways, mourn for their loss­es, and pro­tect them­selves and oth­ers from re-​in­jury. For­give­ness is a pro­cess that is trans­for­ma­tion­al, and, when all is said and done, that pro­cess is an act of love.