Shari Botwin, LCSW

thank you for the opportunity to give this interview. This one is dedicated to my and my awesome

A must read for anyone who loves someone battling with anorexia!

It is hard to put into words all the emotions and thoughts that I experienced as I read Jack and Linda Mazur's book. This is a must read for family members and friends and therapists who work with people battling with anorexia. Jack and Linda wrote a beautifully authentic book about the reality of living with someone who has severe anorexia. I wanted to grab a hold of both of them and just hug them as a I read their story. I feel like I knew Emilee and I have a better understanding of what it is like to be taken slowly by such a misunderstood and dangerous illness. I cannot imagine how Jack and Linda wrote this book. It is a gift that they have put into this world. Jack and Linda exemplify the meaning of real love for a child. I have not read a book like this in my 28 years of counseling clients who are on a healing journey from eating disorders and trauma. I would give the book 10 stars if Amazon gave me that option. Shari Botwin, LCSW and author of "Stolen Childhoods: Thriving After Abuse," and "Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing."
https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X/

Disheartening to see how Blake Lively characterized victims while doing PR for her film. I loved the movie and felt so uplifted by the ending and how we can break the cycle of
Lively missed the mark when she told the public that survivors can choose to not be defined by what others have done to us.
Quite the opposite as one of the hardest pieces of recovery is integrating what was done to us. If we separate from the experience we continue to dissociate and disconnect from the trauma. That actually puts us at higher risk of staying in the role of “victim,” and allowing the cycle of abuse to continue. Love the comment by this trauma therapist!

It takes fight and courage to go to . My therapist helped me save my own life. If I didn’t ask for help I would not be 53 years old and alive today! We love you Simone Biles
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Happy international cat day. You two monkeys light up our lives every single day!!

https://shepherd.com/best-books/healing-after-surviving-past-abuse-Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs
Shari Botwin Author Of Stolen Childhoods: Thriving After Abuse

Why am I passionate about this?
I am a childhood abuse survivor, author, and therapist, and I am always looking for books to help me better understand the crazy healing process. I have done over two decades of therapy and have been working with clients for over twenty-eight years. In addition, I serve as an expert witness on behalf of plaintiffs who have experienced different types of trauma. Educating myself and getting the perspective from other clinicians and experts has helped me be a better therapist and expedited my therapy process!

I am so grateful to all the who take the time to rate and review my new book, “Stolen Childhoods: Thriving After Abuse.” Publishing a has many ups and downs, and the more we support , the more the word gets out! 🙏

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/letters/letters-editor-july-31-2024-20240731.html
I am thrilled to share my latest publication in the Philadelphia Inquirer, about Simone Biles
"In Biles’ newly released documentary, Simone Biles Rising, she opened up about how “I kinda felt like I was in jail with my own brain and body.”

Biles echoed the voice of the millions of people who have suffered through an adverse childhood experience when she spoke about how the s*xual abuse got “shoved” down into her body, mind and heart. Biles explained to viewers that as long as we keep the secrets to ourselves, we will spend our lives feeling like we are at war with ourselves.”
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Letters to the Editor | July 31, 2024 Inquirer readers on JD Vance, Gov. Josh Shapiro, and speed cameras in Philly.

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Seeing my in Singapore made me so flipping . I will continue to speak up and share until I run out of ! Publishing a book is full of ups and downs. Today is a good day!!

Can’t wait to be back in the land where dreams come true. New York City here I come!! ♥️🙏

Oh my gosh! How many of you have been shamed, disbelieved or banished by your mother or close family member when you bravely spoke up about being abused by another family member? Everyone needs to read this important essay written by a warrior survivor.

Daughter of writer Alice Munro reveals family secret of s*xual abuse In an essay published Sunday, Andrea Robin Skinner writes that her stepfather s*xually abused her, and that Munro stayed with him after learning about it

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I LOVE going on this . Join me and The Trauma Therapist Project for our fourth conversation, since we connected four years ago. We talked about what it is like to go with our stories.
One of the biggest challenges of being a s*xual abuse , is managing all the shame, despair and fear that comes with knowing, understanding and speaking. Thank you Guy Macpherson for your platform and giving so many of us a place to talk about difficult topics!
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Recovering Stolen Childhoods with Shari Botwin Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of traumas in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey private practice for over twenty-eight...

This is such a beautiful of my , Stolen Childhoods: Thriving After Abuse. I have felt a whirlwind of since the book released. When we put ourselves out there, we have no control over what say or what they will think. I am taking the opportunity to challenge my inner critic as feedback comes my way!

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Can we cure ? Nope! Are there times when we feel like we want to give up? Yep! Is it possible to live a full while managing of PTSD? Heck yes!
Take time this week to honor yourself or someone you know that is on this crazy making healing journey.
I can tell you that in the past 24 hours I have experienced every one of these flipping symptoms listed below. I refuse to let this mental health injury ruin any more of my hashtag . I choose to speak up, fight, and find ways to honor my experience. Do what works for you. And if you are a loved one and you don’t understand what PTSD is, ask someone on the journey what it is like!
Tomorrow is .

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I am so pleased to be featured in this important series on the Oxford High School Shooting. Jennifer and Jame's Crumbley sentencing is just the first phase to helping these and find . We need to to our and stop turning our backs when they are screaming out in and suffering from some type of condition. Let's hope we can learn from these and prevent in our moving forward.

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Sins of the Child - Reckoning James and Jennifer Crumbley are sentenced together. But for the victims of the Oxford High School shooting, their fates are merely the beginning of their quest for answers. The school itself becomes the focus of litigation, and the civil suit has far-reaching implications. See Privacy Policy at http...

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Join me on the Law & Crime series, "Sins of the Child," as we discuss the tragic shooting at Oxford High School. The sentencing of James and Jennifer Crumbley is just the beginning for the community's search for and moving forward

Shari Botwin featured on Sins of the Child Podcast on the Law and Crime Network Jennifer and James Crumbley are sentenced together. But for the victims of the Oxford High School shooting, their fates are merely the beginning of their que...

I am so excited to be part of this life changing program with Mindbloom.
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It is amazing to see my book cover in the Hofstra University alumni class notes! My journey towards began when I started my freshman year at Hofstra. It was the first time I found a group of that felt like the family I never had.
When we separate ourselves from a environment, we flourish! I am so grateful for my at Hofstra. Thank you so much Hofstra University Alumni for the beautiful mention of "Stolen Childhoods."

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Join me today at 1pm Law&Crime as we discuss this case!

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Holy crap!!! The Mindbloom program I led, has launched.
We are offering an approach that has never been done before. By combining the expertise of Shari Botwin LCSW (therapist, author, and survivor of PTSD), and the transformative potential of ketamine therapy, we help clients realize that it is never too late to claim their right to living a full life.

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