Tributes

From Robert Rich, PhD.

As a counseling psychologist who often works with people who had suffered sexual abuse as children, I find every recommendation in this book to be valid. This program just has to work, because, whether intuitively or through research, Marjorie McKinnon has assembled a highly effective program of recovery. Editing this book has been an honor. I hope it is read by all those many people who desperately need it.

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From Marcelle Taylor,
A Child Sexual Abuse Specialist in Orange County, California

As a practicing Marriage Family Therapist for twenty-seven years in California, and as a recovering woman from the effects of childhood sexual abuse, I am delighted to write this letter of recommendation. Marjorie McKinnon's book, REPAIR: A Program for Recovery is logically constructed and sensitively presented. The author employs didactic and experiential learning in a clear manner which invites the reader to risk dealing with the scars of childhood sexual abuse and incest. REPAIR, when used as an adjunct to therapy and/or support groups, offers "hands-on" exercises which will facilitate and hasten the process of healing. I have personal experience with many of the tools the author presents and can attest to their usefulness. Anyone wanting to recover from the life-long trauma of childhood sexual abuse will benefit from this book. REPAIR: A Program for Recovery, will become the reader's wise and trusted companion along the road to wellness.

Very sincerely,
Marcelle B. Taylor, MFT, Author of Flowers & Thorns, Caregiver's Story
(To order your copy email Marci at marcicreates@msn.com)

I have been a domestic abuse advocate for four years and one year ago, I became the Executive Director of a sexual abuse prevention agency. I am also a survivor of domestic assault. Our agency, Sunrise Center Against Sexual Abuse, was inactive for about two years related to health concerns of the former director. In the span of one year, we have given presentations to our three school districts, day care providers, fostercare providers and community support clubs. When we found the model for our woman's support group, The Lamplighters, and the program REPAIR, we were thrilled. It is exactly what was desperately needed in International Falls and Koochiching County. We have now expanded our support group to include women of Fort Frances and the surrounding area in Ontario, Canada. After finding Marjorie McKinnon and the support she offered, we are now into our program. We had our first meeting last Wednesday night and it was a huge success. The survivors were receptive to the program and liked the fact that they have a REPAIR Mission Statement and a Code of the Lamplighters to follow. Thank you Marjorie and God Bless you for adapting this program for our survivors to follow. We will keep you updated on the progress of the group and will also send testimonials from the group.  Thanks again for leading us in the right direction! You have given survivors hope to continue on their healing journey. 

I just feel very touched this morning because I am reading your REPAIR bk. for adults. It is wonderful and is helping me in my work with DV survivors. I just want to tell you that you are an amazing woman and I want to thank you for sharing your story, life and truth in this book. I feel honored to know you and like you, am dedicated to helping other women have and find their voice. Have a Blessed day. I am and you are the reason why. Many thanks.

I recently read a book written by a lady named Marjorie. It was based on her pain and healing from child sexual abuse. It is a magnificent book, written with such understanding of the pain a child goes through and the gates that are needed to get through and enter in order to heal. Such love and thought goes into this book of healing. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever experienced this kind of abuse; it is such a simple guide and yet so poignant... simply called Repair.

Honorary Lamplighters

While these courageous women are not actual Lamplighters or Lamplighter Facilitators, they are fighting the "good fight" in our war against child sexual abuse, incest, domestic violence, rape and sexual assault. We applaud them, we honor them. We are enormously grateful for their contribution to this world wide epidemic. Therefore we induct them into our Honorary Lamplighter Hall of Fame.

Marjorie McKinnon-Price, National Director of Human Resources and Payroll of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Angela Shelton, Award winning documentary film producer, actress, writer and speaker

Mary Curtin Loux, Children's Advocate, Advocate of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors

Pamela Pine, CEO and Founder of Stop The Silence

Dr. Kathleen Brooks, Author and Talk Radio Host

Marci Taylor Stewart, MFT, Child Sexual Abuse Specialist for 27 years, Chinese Brush Artist and Author of Flowers & Thorns, A Caregiver's Story (to order your copy email Marci at marcicreates@msn.com)

Reverend Debbie Marks, One Life Ministry, Animal Ministry, United Centers for Spiritual Living,
www.thereverenddeb.org/index.php

Dr. Marta Adelsman, Life Coach in Communication

Elizabeth Ditlevson, Director of Domestic Violence Services, Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Catharsis Foundation