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The Shining Place Kindle Edition

by Frances Bennett (Author), John Bennett (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 128 ratings
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In the 1960's Frances grows up in the remote desert town of Thermal, CA. Most nights her father gets drunk and beats her mother. The child feels her joy slip away. To survive she knows she must hold on to the truth and remember what happened. Decades later in psychotherapy, Frances revisits her childhood and becomes trapped in a memory world of little girls with big demands and a lot to say. "The Shining Place" is a magical story of recovery told by the girls, and an account of their therapy endured and paid for by the adult client. "The Shining Place" is a combined memoir and an account of psychotherapy, adapted from journals written over a ten year period. It addresses issues of transference, distrust, dissociation, and rupture in the therapeutic alliance. It's a fast read on an abusive childhood and the complexities of psychotherapy.
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    August 24, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07X2BT8QK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (August 24, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 24, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7131 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 128 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Sandy
5.0 out of 5 stars A book of the story that became my shining star
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2023
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While reading the book, my heart was pounding hard and I felt so sad about the story.
Every kids deserve a pure and happy childhood.

I once heard a quote before, people said, “for the trauma that comes from your childhood, could take up your whole life to cure it.”
When Frances shared her therapy experience, i really admire her because not much people are willing to share these with public.

Though I am one of many readers, but I am well blessed because I personally know the author, and she became my healer at many times.

Great book, I will keep it with me all the time.
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Antonieta Contreras
5.0 out of 5 stars A great testimony of how bad therapy can go. An excellent book!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2021
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An extraordinary journey of a bright girl that was abused through her life, including her therapist. Very inspiring life and an example of determination.
I think this book is an excellent reference for therapists on how they can be abusive even if they don't mean it, or to say it differently, how some 'healing' techniques can destabilize a client.
It's also useful for everyone in therapy to avoid falling into the trap of a 'loving' therapist that crosses ethical boundaries.
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D.Meister
4.0 out of 5 stars Trauma
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
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No child should have a childhood that the author had. Sadly others had to have seen or heard the signs and did nothing. Her emotional scars are deep. The therapy toward wellness complicated. Her remarkable will to become an accomplished singer is a light in the darkness. That a high school music teacher and a drama teacher encouraged her and supported her is a testament to how important teachers and other individuals can be to a child who is trapped in a loveless world at home.
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Virginia Henry
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read for anyone considering a path in psychology
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019
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The Shining Place is a beautiful memoir about growing up, finding your voice, and the power of psychotherapy (the good and the bad). As an aspiring therapist, I found the book fascinating psychologically, as it covers the issues of transference and dissociation, as well as childhood trauma. The book is wonderfully well-written, and utilizes outstanding imagery throughout to tell the story of the spirit of a young girl trying to reclaim lost time through the present. Inspiring through and through!
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Richard Joseph Seymour
5.0 out of 5 stars INSPIRING STORY OF A LOST CHILDHOOD AND THE JOURNEY TO RECAPTURE IT!
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019
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I just finished reading my dear friend Frances Young Bennett's book, THE SHINING PLACE. In graphic detail, Frances recounts the traumas of her childhood, how she survived it, the journey she began to recapture her lost childhood, and her quest for recovery. It is beautifully written with heartfelt brutal honesty. Her story is riveting and so inspiring. I am in total admiration of my friend's courage, strength and determination. I highly recommend you buy a copy and read it!!!!!
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David J. Overby
5.0 out of 5 stars An insightful journey into recovery from childhood trauma
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021
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Frances openly shares her struggles through childhood trauma, and the twists and turns of her recovery. Everyone’s struggle is unique and I’d recommend this book to anyone who is on that journey toward rediscovering themselves in a new light and striving for personal integrity.
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Irthe Mara
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary and life changing!
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019
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When I finished reading this miraculous memoir, I was so overcome with emotion that I could not write a single word. Child Frances grabbed hold of me and has not let me go—what strength, what courage, what spunk, what goodness—her voice and her words, the photos, the inextinguishable inner light in Child France’s eyes. When I finished, I went back to the beginning to read it again. Extraordinary and life changing!
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sy1984
5.0 out of 5 stars A warning to anyone entering therapy.
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022
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Frances manages to find healing despite her therapy going south. A tribute to the Human Spirit.
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Joan
5.0 out of 5 stars The writer is a courageous survivor and deserves the life she has today
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2019
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I read it very fast and found it a very inspiring story of someone coming through a very difficult childhood and creating a fulfilling life by looking at and working through a horrendous upbringing. y
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