{"product_id":"you-are-not-to-blame-65-notes-on-consent-safety-and-coming-back-to-life-9798289359841","title":"You Are Not to Blame: : 65 Notes on Consent, Safety, and Coming Back to Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pavel Pratskevich | Jayne Wren Vale\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Abuse - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou are not broken. You are not too sensitive. You are not to blame.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd - if you're not \"her\" - this book is still for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Are Not to Blame\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of 65 short, honest notes on consent, boundaries, embodiment, and coming back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt speaks to survivors of sexual violence, coercion, or betrayal.\u003cbr\u003eTo those who still wonder: \"Did it really count?\"\u003cbr\u003eTo those who want to support - but were never taught how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a clinical guide.\u003cbr\u003eNot a step-by-step recovery plan.\u003cbr\u003eNot a trauma textbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a voice.\u003cbr\u003eA witness.\u003cbr\u003eA moment of stillness that says: \"You matter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- is written in the second person, with gentle directness;\u003cbr\u003e- is inclusive of all genders, orientations, identities, and bodies;\u003cbr\u003e- offers support for survivors, partners, friends, parents (of any identity), medical staff, and first responders;\u003cbr\u003e- includes real-life language around coercion, toxic relationships, and the gray zones many people never name;\u003cbr\u003e- is modular - you can open it anywhere, read one paragraph, and close it again;\u003cbr\u003e- gives permission without pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, you will find words like: \u003cbr\u003e\"You don't owe anyone your body.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"You're allowed to say no.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"You don't have to be okay to be believed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're holding pain - or holding space for someone else's - this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to read it all.\u003cbr\u003eYou don't need to agree with everything.\u003cbr\u003eYou just get to start - with one truth, one page, one breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about healing.\u003cbr\u003eIt's a book that says: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou get to stay alive.\u003cbr\u003eIn your own body.\u003cbr\u003eIn your own time.\u003cbr\u003eIn your own voice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47577035440279,"sku":"9798289359841","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798289359841.webp?v=1774902390","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/you-are-not-to-blame-65-notes-on-consent-safety-and-coming-back-to-life-9798289359841","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}