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| Author | : Teresa B. Pasquale |
| Publisher | : Chalice Press |
| Total Pages | : 185 |
| Release | : 2015-10-20 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0827235399 |
Trauma therapist Teresa B. Pasquale offers healing exercises, true-life examples, and life-giving discussion for anyone suffering from the very real pain of church hurt. Pasquale, a trauma survivor herself, understands the immeasurable value of our wounds once we've acknowledged them and recovered in community. That's why the wounds are "sacred," and the hope this book offers is a powerful message to anyone suffering from this widespread problem. This book explores the nature of emotional wounds, trauma, and spiritual hurt that come from negative religious experience. Some of the features are: Stories from a wide range of persons hurt by negative religious experience Healing and contemplative practices to help readers explore their own spiritual story and practical ways to move towards personal healing A journey through the experience of trauma in religious settings and how it is both relatable to other forms of trauma and distinctive -- outlining both facets An exploration of the author's own personal and professional understanding of hurt, trauma, PTSD, and the power of resiliency and healing
| Author | : Carol Howard Merritt |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 129 |
| Release | : 2017-02-07 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 006239228X |
An effective plan to help those suffering from wounds inflicted by the church find spiritual healing and a renewed sense of faith. Raised as a conservative Christian, minister and author Carol Howard Merritt discovered that the traditional institutions she grew up in inflicted great pain and suffering on others. Though she loved the spirituality the church provided, she knew that, because of sexism, homophobia, and manipulative religious politics, established religious institutions weren’t always holy or safe. Instead of offering refuge, these institutions have betrayed people’s hearts and souls. “People have suffered religious abuse,” she writes, “which can be different from physical injury or psychological trauma.” Though participation and affiliation in traditional religious institutions is waning, many people still believe in God. Merritt contends that many leave the church because they have lost trust in the institution, not in God. Healing Spiritual Wounds addresses the church’s dichotomous image—as a safe space and as a dangerous place—and provides a way to restore personal faith and connection to God for those who have been hurt or betrayed by established institutions of faith. Merritt lays out a multistage plan for moving from pain to spiritual rebirth, from recovering theological and emotional shards to recovering communal wholeness. Merritt does not sugarcoat the wrongs institutions long seen as trustworthy have inflicted on many innocent victims. Sympathetic, understanding, and deeply positive, she offers hope and a way to help them heal and reclaim the spiritual joy that can make them whole again.
| Author | : Candice Creasman |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 184 |
| Release | : 2018-08-26 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781719496001 |
A step-by-step guide to healing the past and reclaiming your voice, Soul Wounds teaches skills for living a joyful and purposeful life. Painful early experiences teach us to see ourselves as less than or damaged, resulting in choices that keep us feeling small and unfulfilled. We end up in draining relationships, unsatisfying jobs, and become disconnected from our authentic selves. Join seasoned therapist, Dr. Candice Creasman on a journey of awareness, compassion, and change. You will learn proven strategies to identify the source of your wounds, develop self-compassion, and find purpose and meaning. "I highlighted all of page 15. This could have saved me a lot of therapy and my first marriage and divorce." Debra "This book has been eye opening to me. I have been on a winding journey the last few years and am searching diligently now for answers to questions like, 'How did I get here?' and 'What can I do with my experiences that will help others?' Soul Wounds is helping me formulate concrete answers and actions. Learning about shame and where it comes from was powerful and a key component in healing my Soul Wounds. Thank you, Candice, for being a truth warrior and giving this survivor hope." Ally "My biggest problem is not being able to express myself with friends and family. Your book has enabled me to write about some of my fears and anxieties, but also positive things about myself." Ellen
| Author | : Jim Turner |
| Publisher | : Ambassador-Emerald International |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014-05-15 |
| Genre | : Healing |
| ISBN | : 9781620202647 |
Have you ever been hurt by a fellow believer? Have you ever felt judged, belittled, or resigned to a second class Christian status by another believer? Do you feel distant from another believer over his insistence that you agree with his standard, or her particular brand of Christianity? These accusations cut deep and often leave us questioning our acceptance before God. Or have you ever been on the other side of the equation--as the attacker? Perhaps you had good motives and sincere convictions, but things turned ugly and you found yourself in an argument that really didn't glorify Christ. Either way, you have been part of one of the most destructive influences in the Church. You may feel maimed, defaced, ashamed, unqualified, and unloved. In short, you've been labeled a "so-called" Christian because you didn't meet up to an artificial standard. Learn how to remain in the will of God, showing love and grace to your fellow Christian while maintaining your convictions.
| Author | : Sue Magrath |
| Publisher | : Lutterworth Press |
| Total Pages | : 169 |
| Release | : 2017-01-26 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0718845390 |
Why does God hate me? How can I believe in a God who has allowed my suffering? These are just two of the difficult spiritual questions that survivors of child sexual abuse struggle with. In addition, survivors often have mixed feelings about thechurch because of perceived judgment and indifference, their own shame, or their discomfort with certain aspects of worship. Of the many after-effects of sexual abuse, spiritual wounds are the least talked about, yet they are central to adult survivors who seek to heal and find faith and meaning in their lives. With grace and gentleness, this book seeks to answer survivors' spiritual questions and address some of the common misconceptions that often develop when young victims attempt to understand what has happened to them. Healing the Ravaged Soul explores the origins of their spiritual issues with clear psychological insights and guides survivors on a spiritual journey toward healing, wholeness, and a deeper relationship with God.
| Author | : Ken Kniepmann |
| Publisher | : Ave Maria Press |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2018-01-05 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1594717966 |
Based on the popular spiritual healing program designed by Bob Schuchts and the John Paul II Healing Center, Lenten Healing offers a twist to traditional Lenten fasting: instead of giving up chocolate, give up your sin. This daily Lenten devotional offers a unique approach to fasting, helping you reexamine the psychological and spiritual roots of sin in your life while sharing reflections and prayer exercises for overcoming sinful habits and acquiring virtuous ones. Lent is the ideal time to identify and address "spiritual blind spots"—unacknowledged emotional wounds and false ideas that hinder your prayer life and worship. During each week of Lent, Ken Kniepmann of the John Paul II Healing Center breaks open one of the seven deadly sins (pride, lust, gluttony, sloth, anger, envy, and greed) and its corresponding virtue (humility, chastity, abstinence, diligence, patience, kindness, and liberality). You'll start by learning about the sin and how it manifests itself in daily life and thought patterns. Then you'll move into reflection and prayer exercises that guide you through the process of renouncing that week's sin and resolving to adopt that week's virtue. Fasting, the practice of giving up pleasures or comforts, allows us to grow in holiness by putting our desires to a kind of death. Obvious examples include giving up a habit such as a favorite food, sleeping in, or late-night TV—but what happens when you try to give up your sins while recognizing the deeper reasons you commit them in the first place? By seeing those connections and praying specifically for God's insight, healing, and revelation, you’ll be able to experience God’s mercy and love to a greater capacity. Kniepmann helps you see how the depth of Catholic teaching is connected to your daily life. Sin isn't just an activity; it is a place of the heart (the interior life) and the movement of the heart (toward or away from sin) as related to thoughts, beliefs, and emotions. By the time Easter arrives, you'll possess a deeper understanding of sin and emotional wounds as impediments to intimacy with God and come away with tangible, practical tools for addressing those impediments in your life.
| Author | : Joshua Makoul |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : Psychology, Religious |
| ISBN | : 9781944967833 |
In our broken world, many Christians find their spiritual progress hindered or stalled by psychological wounds from their past. But these wounds can be healed with the proper treatment. Priest and licensed therapist Joshua Makoul shows how we can draw on the insights and resources of both the Church and modern psychology to help us come to terms with the past and use it to further our path to union with God.
| Author | : David G. Benner |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2016-07-20 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1532602561 |
Though emotional pain constitutes an inevitable part of life, not only can it be healed, it can be the soil out of which we grow into greater wholeness and wellbeing. This book arose not simply out of the author's work with others but out of lessons learned as he worked his way to healing and forgiveness associated with his own emotional wounds as well. In helpful, practical language that is filled with real-life examples, Healing Emotional Wounds examines the inner course of events that predictably follows experiences of emotional wounding. This includes a discussion of the ways in which we attempt to cope with hurt, focusing on common but counterproductive coping strategies that actually impede healing. It then examines in detail the emotional, intellectual, and volitional tasks that are involved in healing emotional wounds, each presenting concrete steps that we can take to help ourselves and others experience healing and gain freedom from bondage to our wounds. Such freedom does not involve escape from unpleasant experiences or difficult circumstances, but release from their tyrannizing inner consequences. This also provides the possibility of living a more fulfilling and significant life because of these experiences.
| Author | : Ken M. Blue |
| Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 1993-09-10 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780830816606 |
Asserting that spiritual abuse in the church is more common than we realize, Ken Blue examines the causes of spiritual abuse, identifies abusive patterns, offers healing to those who have suffered abuse and describes how leaders should model the gospel of grace.
| Author | : Karla McLaren |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Adult child sexual abuse victims |
| ISBN | : 9780965658300 |
