The Healing Journey Workbook I Volume I is divided into three separate interactive topics; Molestation, Incest and I Am the Product Of Rape—A Memoir. The workbook encourages individuals to take breaks, provides messages of empowerment and offers mantras. Questions pertaining to each topic are placed within each section and are designed to capture honest responses that guide individuals towards healing. Quotes from I Am the Product Of Rape—A Memoir will be found throughout, offering messages of wisdom and strength. A question and answer section is located at the back. Since the activities can cause triggers, grounding exercises, national resources, suggested breaks and visual reflections are strategically placed within. It is suggested that these thought-provoking queries be worked through with a counselor, mentor or therapist. Nontraditional font, uneven font sizes, mixed font and nontraditional grammar are integrated in some titles and exercises. These are deliberate, done to visually demonstrate the vast differences of the individuals who will use the activities and exercises. For those who are not ready for group sessions, the workbook can be used individually, taking the individual through an intimate look into their experiences and hopefully, when ready, will help provide individuals a path towards healing. *Everyone’s personality is different, and some may find working through these exercises with a mental health provider helpful. The developers of this workbook strongly encourage every individual working through these exercises to include a mental health provider.

Volume II consists of three separate interactive topics; Trauma, Rape and I Am the Product Of Rape—A Memoir. Definitions are placed at the back. Since the activities can cause triggers, grounding exercises, national resources, suggested breaks and visual reflections are strategically placed throughout this Volume. The workbook encourages individuals to take breaks, provides messages of empowerment and offers mantras. Questions pertaining to each topic are placed within each section and are designed to capture honest responses that guide individuals towards healing. It is suggested that these thought-provoking queries be worked through with a counselor, mentor or therapist. Nontraditional font, uneven font sizes, mixed font and nontraditional grammar are integrated in some titles and exercises. These are deliberate, done to visually demonstrate the vast differences of the individuals who will use exercises. For those who are not ready for group sessions, the workbook can be used individually, taking the individual through an intimate look into their experiences and hopefully, when ready, will help provide individuals a path towards healing. *Everyone’s personality is different, and some may find working through these exercises with a mental health provider helpful. The developers of this workbook strongly encourage every individual working through these exercises to include a mental health provider.

This powerful memoir by an average mom turned AIDS activist ranges from humorous (comments about a haircut from hell) to sobering (her account of the progression of her disease and the demise of her marriage). Wyatt-Morley is middle-class, middle-aged, educated, religious, and HIV-positive. Her journal entries document her transformation from a typical, healthy mother of three to a single parent fighting both HIV and the system. And there is a lot to fight. Being a woman of color, Wyatt-Morley found that most AIDS resources do not address her needs, concerns, or fears. However, she helped create her own networks and support groups and took charge of her health. Running through the text are poems by Wyatt-Morley and others. Catherine Wyatt-Morley, while refusing to play a victim, presents the physical, psychological and social reality of living with HIV/AIDS. Her story is one of love, faith, and hope in the direst circumstances. Separating disease fact from fiction, she provides a rare view into an adverse world that must simultaneously be combated and embraced.

Filled with personal stories, poems, and memories, Positive People charts the varied experiences of people living with HIV and AIDS. Each person presented in the book shows a unique "face" of the virus and gives hope that those with AIDS can lead fulfilling healthy lives. A helpful appendix gives health advice, statistics, and resources.

My Life with AIDS delineates how utterly upturned a person’s life becomes when they contract a disease like HIV. Thankfully, news of having HIV isn’t synonymous with news of one’s impending death anymore, but managing the disease still requires a massive amount of medical care, money, and moxie. And, beyond that, there are severe psychological implications, with depression and suicidal thoughts occurring quite commonly. Through personal diary-like passages, Catherine communicates these thoughts, telling readers how she felt about her disease on certain days or at certain moments. My Life with AIDS is also shocking in that it illustrates how deeply rooted cultural misconceptions are about illnesses like HIV.

Bringing important detail to an often-marginalized population, HIV/AIDS in Rural Communities will interest and inspire healthcare practitioners including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, case managers, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and family therapists, as well as educators, students, persons living with HIV, advocates, community leaders, and policymakers. This wide-ranging volume reviews the experience and treatment of HIV/AIDS in rural America at the clinical, care system, community, and individual levels. Rural HIV-related phenomena are explored within health care contexts (physician shortages, treatment disparities) and the social environment (stigma, the opioid epidemic), and contrasted with urban frames of reference. Contributors present latest findings on HIV medications, best practices, and innovative opportunities for improving care and care settings, plus invaluable first-person perspective on the intersectionality of patient subpopulations. These chapters offer both seasoned and training practitioners a thorough grounding in the unique challenges of providing appropriate and effective services in the region.