Find help in your emotionally abusive marriage, stop the cycle of destruction, and restore hope for the future.
This book will help a person identify damaging behaviors, learn how to respond wisely, stay safe, and contemplate when it may be time to leave an abusive marriage. With biblical application of how to establish appropriate boundaries, this book will also encourage the reader that God sees and hates what is happening to you.
This book helps women identify when they are being controlled, devalued, and abused. It helps them to understand how abusive men think and how to get free from abusive, oppressive relationships. In this book you will learn:
• “The early warning signs of abuse
• The nature of abusive thinking
• Myths about abusers
• Ten abusive personality types
• The role of drugs and alcohol
• What you can fix, and what you can’t
• And how to get out of an abusive relationship safely” ~ Amazon
Our culture is steeped in pornography and the sexual exploitation of women. It changes the way we view human beings, sexuality, their value, and the nature of relationships. This book will unpack the impact of pornography on the brain and discusses what can be done about it. Viewing pornography impedes healthy intimacy and attachment.
“Struthers exposes false assumptions and casts a vision for a redeemed masculinity, showing how our sexual longings can actually propel us toward sanctification and holiness in our bodies. With insights for both married and single men alike, this book offers hope for freedom from pornography.” ~Amazon
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Dr. Barbara Steffens and Marsha Means highlight the growing societal problem of sex addiction and compulsive sexual behavior. She recognizes that spouses of sex-addicts are often alone and lack the opportunity for trauma-informed therapy. This book outlines groundbreaking research showing the post-traumatic stress impact that sexual betrayal has on partners. With insights, strategies, and crucial steps to find healing, this book offers empowerment and hope for betrayed partners.
*Disclaimer: While there are so many practical tools offered in this book, I do not recommend or endorse EMDR or any similar therapies.
WARNING: The cover picture on the older editions (shown on Amazon) could be triggering to an individual navigating betrayal trauma.
What an EXCELLENT resource to help you navigate through the painful journey of betrayal trauma.
*Disclaimer: While there are so many practical tools offered in this book, I do not recommend or endorse EMDR or any similar therapies.
“Drawing from her experience both as a marriage and family therapist and a woman who personally experienced the devastation of sexual betrayal, Dr. Sheri Keffer walks women impacted by betrayal through the pain and toward recovery. She explains how the trauma of betrayal affects our minds, bodies, spirits, and sexuality. She offers practical tools for dealing with emotional triggers and helps women understand the realities of sexual addiction. And she shows women how to practice self-care, develop healthy boundaries, protect themselves from abuse or manipulation, and find freedom from the burden of shame and guilt.” ~ Amazon
Find resources to help identify abuse of all kinds and navigate your way to find true healing, recovery, and freedom from abuse.
Find resources to help identify addictions, understand their impact on loved ones, and find hope for healing and recovery.
This book will encourage the possibility of rebuilding trust in your marriage. Jason Martinkus (primary author) gives exercises and tools to guide you to more effective transparency in your relationships, more daily trust-building strategies, and shines a light on what forgiveness and restitution look like.
*Disclaimer: While there are so many gems in this book about truth-telling, abdicating privacy when having had past patterns of dishonesty, and unpacking shame, there is a misconception of the sanctification process. We believe that God never intended for us to deal with sexual temptations and while we agree that as long as we live on this earth that we will be inundated with temptations, we vehemently believe he can free us from ANY temptation and can work the sanctification process in us if we are willing.
**Though we like some aspects of this book, we do not endorse all of Arterburn’s books. See our books of caution here.
Due to its ground-breaking research, this book explores the “why” behind unwanted sexual choices.
”Although many of us feel ashamed and unwanted after years of sexual brokenness, the book invites the reader to see that behavior as the very location God can most powerfully work in their lives. Counselors, pastors, and accountability partners of those who experience sexual shame will also find in this book the deep spiritual and psychological guidance they need to effectively minister to the sexually broken around them.” - Amazon
I have not personally vetted this book yet, but it came to me highly recommended.
Many trauma books suggest EMDR and similar therapies as therapeutic interventions and recoveries. However, we do not endorse these types of therapies and recommend Trauma-Focused CBT therapy.
A wonderful book that outlines steps to take when in the throes of betrayal trauma.
*Disclaimer: Some of the contributors write from a co-dependency model perspective, but the overall theme is trauma-informed and offers practical tips and solutions to navigating betrayal trauma.
A wonderful resource for parents to raise awareness and prevention of sexual abuse. The Well-Armored Child is an easy-read and offers practical guidance; bringing to light subtleties in grooming tactics predators use, highlighting how institutions may cover up abuse, and tips for being an ally to victims while empowering them without shame or fear.
One of the purposes of discipline is character development and this little book is sure to impress you on the subject. Ella Kellogg didn’t have any children of her own but she fostered over forty children and wrote numerous articles about education and child-rearing. This book offers simple, practical tips for any parent and highlights the importance of character development. Some say it’s the best parenting guide out there.
This book highlights how self-reflection of your own childhood and the way you were raised can influence the way you parent. Dr. Daniel Siegel encourages parents to have a deeper understanding of their own life stories so they can in turn raise resilient, confident children compassionately. He draws on his expertise in neurobiology and attachment research to highlight the impact of interpersonal relationships on brain development.
*Disclaimer: Dr. Siegel is an evolutionist and while I highly respect his work and research, I believe there is a Creator of this universe who uniquely designed our brains and shaped us to be intelligent beings in His image; Gen 1: 26-27.
Tantrums, yelling, screaming, pushing limits, and disobedience can feel totally overwhelming in parenthood. Do you struggle feeling like your child is running the show? This book acts as a simple guide to help encourage when you feel desperate to reach the heart of your child. It teaches biblical principles to parent from the inside out with direct spiritual applications that will target character through the motivation of the love of Christ and His will for heart-oriented discipline.
“Ginger’s candid approach will help moms move beyond the frustrations of not knowing how to handle issues of disobedience and into a confident, well-balanced approach to raising their children.” (Amazon)
*See also her Six-Week Study Guide for bible study and practical application of scripture-based parenting.
*Wise Words Summary chart for quick reference to scriptural references.
Written for parents of children at any age. This book provides in-depth insight and a Biblical approach to parenting. It helps to give parents a greater understanding of why we should discipline our children in relation to the gospel; giving a greater purpose to parenting. Read and see what methods fit for you.
The authors of Love and Logic bring you another classic for parenting teens with the intention of raising independent, responsible adults. Learn skills that will empower you as the parent to set limits and boundaries, yet encourage your teen to make healthy decisions and grow into a mature, secure young adult.
This book is indexed to reference topics easily such as ADD, divorce, addiction, sex, and much more.
Parenting is not for the faint of heart but Love and Logic is a wonderful resource to help parents navigate power struggles, boundaries, consequences, and discipline, all while raising smart, confident, and motivated children. Learn to lead with love and logic.
* For Baby and Toddler see also: Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting From Birth to Six Years
Sure to inspire you to get your hands in the dirt planting and harvesting fruits and veggies, this book is full practical information on gardening, storing and even cooking. Bringing plants from your garden straight to your plate. It includes tips and beginner guides of when to plant, how to harvest, as well as 50 recipes (not vegan but could easily be altered to accommodate plant-based diets). Perfect for novice or beginner gardeners, like myself, who have a passion for it but have no idea what they are doing.
Author and Psychologist, Daniel Goleman uses psychology and neuroscience to educate us about our “two minds” - the rational and the emotional - and how they together shape our future. Goleman gives five important skills of emotional intelligence and demonstrates how they determine future success.
