Help, My Wife Is A Survivor Of Sexual Abuse: Answers To Your Most Important Questions
Independently published

Dr. Bill Ronzheimer

“I’ve wanted this book for a long time. So many men—so many couples I’ve worked with—would have benefited from this book. Understanding the years-later ramifications of surviving abuse is critical to growth today. It is also critical to learn what we can do. Feelings of helplessness only contribute to the fear, shame, and often, anger. We need a map so we can find a way out of this. Dr. Ronzheimer, Bill, makes himself available as that guide. He’s been there. He knows the confusion and pain. He’s walked the walk. He’s lived what he’s written. More than that, he’s been on this journey for decades and has seen what this is about, both what is helpful and what is not.” Daniel R. Green, Ph.D.Psychologist, Clinical Director of New Life Resources, Inc. The statistics are staggering: at least one-in-four women have been sexually abused by the time they reach age 18. The long-term effects of the trauma from sexual abuse are immeasurable. They include shame, panic attacks, depression, suicidal ideation, aversion to or perversion of sexual intimacy, somatic disturbances, and much more. Help! My Wife is a Survivor of Sexual Abuse is written to husbands of childhood sexual abuse survivors. The book answers 10 recurring questions asked by husbands of survivors. I have identified these questions through doctoral research, ministry to husbands, and personal experience. The author addresses each question with the introduction of a new chapter. Maintaining a conversational tone, Bill guides the reader by exploring new perspectives and establishing new patterns for personal development and for responding to their spouse. These perspectives and patterns are based on research, years of interaction with husbands of survivors, and a blend of clinical accuracy, personal experience, and a distinctly Christian perspective. Though the book addresses husbands of survivors, wives who are survivors of abuse will note that they too wrestle with many of the same questions. For this reason, survivors will glean new insights from this book.Noelle S. Wiersma, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Whitworth University, speaks of this book as “accessible, honest, and grace-filled, and sparks hope for the strength and giftedness of these couples and posttraumatic growth for both partners.”

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