"IN THE WILDFLOWERS"
The trauma of childhood sexual abuse continually haunts those who have suffered from it. The shame, anger, confusion, and pain overwhelm victims as they suffer, often silently. They need to know they can find hope and healing. They need to know they are not alone in their pain. In the Wildflowers is a DVD-curriculum series that offers victims much-needed hope for healing and transformation through Jesus Christ. Through a 10-step process, In the Wildflowers offers caring, understanding, and hope specifically for those who have long harbored the pain and fear from childhood sexual abuse. Using this curriculum, Christian counselors will have the tools to lead people out of isolation, guiding them on a journey of healing and into a fulfilling relationship with Christ.

Objectives of "In the Wildflowers"

• To offer victims of childhood sexual abuse hope for their own healing, through the visual storytelling of other women on a journey towards wholeness after abuse.
• To eliminate feelings of isolation and to create a safe environment for healing, by allowing the viewer to witness a similar community working toward healing.
• To lead the viewer to the Biblical understanding and acceptance of God's total and unconditional love and forgiveness for her.

Format of "In the Wildflowers"

• The curriculum includes 5-2 session DVD's, along with a 3 bonus DVD's, as well as a workbook for each participant and a facilitator’s guide. The curriculum is designed for use in group or individual counseling sessions led by professionals.
• Each of the 5-2 session DVD's will feature a Christian counseling professional who will focus on a particular stage in the healing process as well as the visual storytelling of Julie Woodley and other women's personal journeys.

The Wildflowers Steps

• Step 1) Listening to their stories. We listen and enter into our story of pain and abuse.
• Step 2) We move into the journey of their hearts. We give ourselves permission to feel and express the deep emotions in our hearts.
• Step 3) They release their shame. We facilitate the releasing of our shame from our past. We will address and bring you through a process to release our shame.
• Step 4) Messages and self-identity. We begin to understand messages that you received from your past and how to rewrite the script that God longs for you to hear from him today.
• Step 5) Moving deeper into the journey of the heart. We dig deeper into raw emotions that we all feel after the atrocity of childhood sexual abuse.
• Step 6) Healing mother and father wounds. We begin to understand how our Mother/Father relationships impacted us either for good or destruction.
• Step 7) Accepting responsibility for healing. We begin to take responsibility to make new and healthy decisions based on new beliefs.
• Step 8) Cultivating forgiveness. After releasing our shame and anger, we begin to have an understanding and give forgiveness to those who have hurt us. We also begin to forgive ourselves and accept God's forgiveness.
• Step 9) Discovering our identity and the beauty of our feminine strength. Our professionals will speak about our "feminine strength" and how to truly enjoy the freedom of being a woman.
• Step 10) Healing through God's love and then ministering to others. We help our clients to rest and enjoy the healing grace of Jesus.

We have also included a 3 helpful bonus DVD’s with three topics:

• Family Members - Helping husbands understand the impact that sexual abuse has had on their wives. Helping guide husbands so they can be a healing influence for their wives.
• Church Community - Helping the Church understand the trauma of childhood sexual abuse and how to be a healing community to those who hurt.
• Group Leaders - Helping the leader of the group to gain confidence in leading the group.