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A Survivor's Guide to Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse
by Terri Thorne
A transformative guide for survivors healing from childhood sexual abuse, toxic relationships, and generational trauma. Learn to break old patterns, trust your inner wisdom, and decide who belongs at your table.
An incest survivor’s roadmap for healing from sexual abuse, family dysfunction, and childhood trauma.
You may find yourself in abusive or unequal relationships, toxic workplaces, people‑pleasing, over-functioning, addictions, or a constant sense that you are “too much” or “not enough.” Set Your Own Table helps you gently untangle these patterns at the root so you can stop reliving old dynamics and start building a life that fits who you wish to become.
Drawing from her own story as an incest survivor and what she first shared in her memoir, Predators at the Table, Terri Thorne offers practical tools, survivor-centered insight, and hard‑won wisdom about how childhood sexual abuse can shape adult relationships, work, self-worth, and your relationship with your own body.
Inside, you’ll explore:
How childhood sexual abuse and incest can silently script adult relationships, work, and self-esteem
Naming and challenging the generational trauma and family patterns that keep you small, silent, or over-responsible
Navigating complex family systems and loyalty binds
Setting trauma-informed boundaries that honor your safety, energy, and values
Moving from shame, secrecy, and self-blame toward dignity, truth-telling, and joy
Each chapter weaves personal story, reflection affirmations, and concrete practices to help you listen to your body, trust your inner wisdom, and take the next right step at your own pace. You’ll be invited into the real work of trauma recovery with compassion and courage.
This book is for anyone who survived the unthinkable, for those who feel broken, stuck, or haunted by patterns they do not fully understand and their supporters. Set Your Own Table bears witness to the human spirit’s capacity to move from merely surviving to boldly thriving by reclaiming voice, choice, and power.
At its heart, this book is about giving you the power to decide who belongs at your table.
About the Author
Terri Thorne is an incest survivor, author, speaker, and advocate dedicated to breaking the silence around childhood sexual abuse and healing generational trauma.
Through her books, the Place Cards Podcast, the Healing Transformed App, and her blog, she cultivates safe spaces where survivors feel seen, supported, and empowered.
Learn more at iThriveCollective.com.
Set Your Own Table is a transformative guide for survivors healing from childhood sexual abuse, toxic relationships, and generational trauma. Learn to break old patterns, trust your inner wisdom, and decide who belongs at your table.
Terri Thorne is a writer and an advocate who invites you to reflect, empathize, and imagine the possibilities of overcoming even the darkest beginnings.
Terri Thorne is an incest survivor, advocate, and author whose life is a testament to resilience, courage, and the unyielding capacity to heal. Overcoming a childhood marked by systemic neglect and sexual abuse, Terri has transformed her pain into purpose, dedicating her life to breaking the silence surrounding abuse and inspiring others to rise above their own struggles. Her memoir, Predators at the Table, is a deeply honest account of her journey from trauma to triumph. By sharing her story with unflinching candor, Terri hopes to empower fellow survivors and shed light on the hidden wounds that so many carry. Through her advocacy, public speaking, and writings, she creates a space for healing, understanding, and the possibility of reclaiming a life once thought lost. Terri resides in Houston, Texas, where she continues her iThrive Collective work with compassion and purpose. Every word she shares and every story she tells serves as a reminder that even in the face of unimaginable hardship, healing is possible—and that by lending our voices to the truth, we can break cycles of silence and find strength in unity. Join the iThrive community at www.ithrivecollective.com.
Predators at the Table is a raw and powerful childhood trauma memoir that takes readers deep into the reality of abuse, resilience, and the courage it takes to reclaim a happy future. A must-read for survivors, allies, and anyone who believes in the power of truth to transform lives.