50 Books like Painting With Ashes

Sober Mercies

by Heather Harpham Kopp • 2013

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

4.31

636

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Sober Mercies 96%

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

by Heather Harpham Kopp 2013

4.31

636 ratings

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Girl at the End of the World

by Elizabeth Esther • 2014

Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.

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2k+

🧱 Cult Memoirs 🕊️ Religious Trauma ⛪ Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Breaking Cycles 🚪 Ex-Fundamentalist

Girl at the End of the World 96%

Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.

by Elizabeth Esther 2014

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧱 Cult Memoirs 🕊️ Religious Trauma ⛪ Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Breaking Cycles 🚪 Ex-Fundamentalist

Breathing Under Water

by Richard Rohr • 2011

The 12 steps aren't just for alcoholics: they map the spiritual disease every human shares.

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5k+

🪜 Twelve-Step Spirituality 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🌑 Shadow Work 👐 Spiritual Surrender ❤️‍🩹 Redemptive Suffering

Breathing Under Water 96%

The 12 steps aren't just for alcoholics: they map the spiritual disease every human shares.

by Richard Rohr 2011

4.32

5k+ ratings

🪜 Twelve-Step Spirituality 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🌑 Shadow Work 👐 Spiritual Surrender ❤️‍🩹 Redemptive Suffering

Cherished Belonging

by Gregory Boyle • 2024

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

4.45

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Cherished Belonging 96%

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

by Gregory Boyle 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery

by John Baker • 2013

The Beatitudes, reworked into an eight-step recovery program for the things therapy couldn't touch.

4.38

160

⛪ Faith-Based Recovery ✝️ Christ-Centered Healing 📖 Biblical Counseling 👥 Small Group Ministry 🕊️ Addiction And Faith

Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery Summary

Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery 95%

The Beatitudes, reworked into an eight-step recovery program for the things therapy couldn't touch.

by John Baker 2013

4.38

160 ratings

⛪ Faith-Based Recovery ✝️ Christ-Centered Healing 📖 Biblical Counseling 👥 Small Group Ministry 🕊️ Addiction And Faith

Carry On, Warrior

by Glennon Doyle • 2013

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

4.10

30k+

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

Carry On, Warrior 95%

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

by Glennon Doyle 2013

4.10

30k+ ratings

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

The Book of Forgiving

by Desmond Tutu • 2013

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

4.26

6k+

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

The Book of Forgiving 95%

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

by Desmond Tutu 2013

4.26

6k+ ratings

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

Love Warrior

by Glennon Doyle Melton • 2016

After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.

4.07

75k+

💔 Marriage Crisis 🦋 Addiction And Recovery 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🌸 Women's Self-Discovery ⛪ Faith Reconstruction

Love Warrior 95%

After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.

by Glennon Doyle Melton 2016

4.07

75k+ ratings

💔 Marriage Crisis 🦋 Addiction And Recovery 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🌸 Women's Self-Discovery ⛪ Faith Reconstruction

Soulbriety

by Elisa Hallerman • 2022

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

4.01

242

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Soulbriety 95%

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

by Elisa Hallerman 2022

4.01

242 ratings

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

The Whole Language

by Gregory Boyle • 2021

A Jesuit priest built the world's largest gang rehab program. His method: relentless tenderness.

4.54

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma Healing ✝️ Jesuit Spirituality 🏘️ Belonging And Community 🧘 Compassion Practice

The Whole Language 95%

A Jesuit priest built the world's largest gang rehab program. His method: relentless tenderness.

by Gregory Boyle 2021

4.54

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma Healing ✝️ Jesuit Spirituality 🏘️ Belonging And Community 🧘 Compassion Practice

Take Your Life Back

by Stephen F. Arterburn • 2016

When your past runs your present, recovery begins with learning to respond rather than react.

3.91

222

✝️ Christian Recovery 🧒 Childhood Trauma Recovery 😔 Toxic Shame 🔗 Attachment Styles 🧱 Boundary Setting

Take Your Life Back 95%

When your past runs your present, recovery begins with learning to respond rather than react.

by Stephen F. Arterburn 2016

3.91

222 ratings

✝️ Christian Recovery 🧒 Childhood Trauma Recovery 😔 Toxic Shame 🔗 Attachment Styles 🧱 Boundary Setting

Shame Interrupted

by Edward T. Welch • 2012

Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.

4.26

1k+

📜 Biblical Counseling ❤️‍🩹 Healing Shame ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌊 Grace And Redemption 🐑 Pastoral Care

Shame Interrupted 95%

Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.

by Edward T. Welch 2012

4.26

1k+ ratings

📜 Biblical Counseling ❤️‍🩹 Healing Shame ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌊 Grace And Redemption 🐑 Pastoral Care

Living Clean

by Unknown • 2012

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

4.58

529

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Living Clean 95%

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

by Unknown 2012

4.58

529 ratings

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Let Your Life Speak

by Parker J. Palmer • 1999

Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.

4.15

14k+

🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🖤 Shadow Work 🌧️ Depression Recovery 👤 Self-Aware Leadership

Let Your Life Speak 94%

Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.

by Parker J. Palmer 1999

4.15

14k+ ratings

🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🖤 Shadow Work 🌧️ Depression Recovery 👤 Self-Aware Leadership

The Addiction Manifesto

by Jerry Weaver • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

4.72

1k+

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto 94%

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

by Jerry Weaver 2021

4.72

1k+ ratings

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The

by David R. Johnson • 1991

Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.

4.40

988

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse 💔 Religious Trauma 🔒 High-Control Religion 🕊️ Grace Theology 🪞 Shame And Identity

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The Summary

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The 94%

Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.

by David R. Johnson 1991

4.40

988 ratings

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse 💔 Religious Trauma 🔒 High-Control Religion 🕊️ Grace Theology 🪞 Shame And Identity

Unwanted

by Jay Stringer • 2018

A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.

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3k+

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma 🏠 Family Of Origin Work ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique

Unwanted 94%

A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.

by Jay Stringer 2018

4.60

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma 🏠 Family Of Origin Work ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling

by H. Norman Wright • 2018

Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.

4.13

🩹 Trauma Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 📖 Storytelling For Healing

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling Summary

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling 94%

Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.

by H. Norman Wright 2018

4.13

8 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 📖 Storytelling For Healing

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

4.45

643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 94%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

Mentors

by Russell Brand • 2019

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Mentors 94%

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

by Russell Brand 2019

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Yesterday I Cried

by Iyanla Vanzant • 1998

Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.

4.26

3k+

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🚧 Self-Sabotage 🤲 Forgiveness Practice

Yesterday I Cried 94%

Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.

by Iyanla Vanzant 1998

4.26

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🚧 Self-Sabotage 🤲 Forgiveness Practice

The Ragamuffin Gospel

by Brennan Manning • 1990

Already accepted, before you ever ask. The only catch is stopping the pretense.

4.20

40k+

🕊️ Radical Grace ⛓️ Performance Addiction 🫂 Self-Acceptance ✝️ Overcoming Legalism 🪫 Spiritual Burnout

The Ragamuffin Gospel 94%

Already accepted, before you ever ask. The only catch is stopping the pretense.

by Brennan Manning 1990

4.20

40k+ ratings

🕊️ Radical Grace ⛓️ Performance Addiction 🫂 Self-Acceptance ✝️ Overcoming Legalism 🪫 Spiritual Burnout

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

by Peter Scazzero • 2017

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

4.25

23k+

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Summary

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 94%

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

by Peter Scazzero 2017

4.25

23k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

From Fear to Freedom

by Rose Marie Miller • 2000

Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.

4.24

353

📖 Christian Memoir 🔥 Spiritual Transformation ✝️ Grace And Forgiveness 🆔 Identity In Christ 💔 Family Wounds

From Fear to Freedom 94%

Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.

by Rose Marie Miller 2000

4.24

353 ratings

📖 Christian Memoir 🔥 Spiritual Transformation ✝️ Grace And Forgiveness 🆔 Identity In Christ 💔 Family Wounds

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

by Donald Miller • 2009

You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.

4.13

32k+

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Summary

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years 94%

You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.

by Donald Miller 2009

4.13

32k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

Unwasted

by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

3.79

2k+

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Unwasted 94%

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

The Spirituality of Imperfection

by Ernest Kurtz • 1992

The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.

4.12

3k+

🕊️ Recovery Spirituality ✨ Radical Acceptance 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 💔 Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Spirituality of Imperfection Summary

The Spirituality of Imperfection 94%

The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.

by Ernest Kurtz 1992

4.12

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Recovery Spirituality ✨ Radical Acceptance 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 💔 Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Deepest Place

by Curt Thompson • 2023

Durable hope is a neural pathway carved by suffering in the presence of attuned love.

4.41

762

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🌅 Suffering And Hope

The Deepest Place 94%

Durable hope is a neural pathway carved by suffering in the presence of attuned love.

by Curt Thompson 2023

4.41

762 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🌅 Suffering And Hope

Traveling Mercies

by Anne Lamott • 1999

Faith for people who swear, drink too much, and can't stomach Sunday school answers.

4.14

49k+

✝️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Messy Spirituality 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 😂 Comic Memoir 🌧️ Grief And Loss

Traveling Mercies 94%

Faith for people who swear, drink too much, and can't stomach Sunday school answers.

by Anne Lamott 1999

4.14

49k+ ratings

✝️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Messy Spirituality 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 😂 Comic Memoir 🌧️ Grief And Loss

The Cross and the Switchblade

by David Wilkerson • 1963

A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.

4.27

60k+

🏙️ Urban Ministry 🤝 Gang Intervention ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Pentecostal Testimony

The Cross and the Switchblade 94%

A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.

by David Wilkerson 1963

4.27

60k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ministry 🤝 Gang Intervention ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Pentecostal Testimony

Peace from Broken Pieces

by Iyanla Vanzant • 2010

Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.

4.23

3k+

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪢 Generational Patterns 🙏 Spiritual Memoirs 🕯️ Grief And Loss 💚 Self-Healing

Peace from Broken Pieces 94%

Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.

by Iyanla Vanzant 2010

4.23

3k+ ratings

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪢 Generational Patterns 🙏 Spiritual Memoirs 🕯️ Grief And Loss 💚 Self-Healing

Called Out

by Paula Faris • 2020

Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.

4.12

768

🧭 Vocational Discernment ⛪ Faith And Work 🏆 Achievement Addiction 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🪪 Identity And Work

Called Out 94%

Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.

by Paula Faris 2020

4.12

768 ratings

🧭 Vocational Discernment ⛪ Faith And Work 🏆 Achievement Addiction 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🪪 Identity And Work

When Religion Hurts You

by Laura E. Anderson • 2023

Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.

4.38

2k+

💔 Religious Trauma 🧠 Somatic Therapy ✝️ High-Control Religion 🗣️ Spiritual Abuse 🌬️ Polyvagal Theory

When Religion Hurts You 94%

Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.

by Laura E. Anderson 2023

4.38

2k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma 🧠 Somatic Therapy ✝️ High-Control Religion 🗣️ Spiritual Abuse 🌬️ Polyvagal Theory

Relational Spirituality

by Todd W. Hall • 2021

Attachment, not discipline, drives spiritual growth. The Trinity has been the model all along.

4.49

148

🧱 Trinitarian Theology 🧠 Attachment Theory 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💔 Trauma Healing 🧘 Contemplative Practice

Relational Spirituality 94%

Attachment, not discipline, drives spiritual growth. The Trinity has been the model all along.

by Todd W. Hall 2021

4.49

148 ratings

🧱 Trinitarian Theology 🧠 Attachment Theory 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💔 Trauma Healing 🧘 Contemplative Practice

Resilient

by John Eldredge • 2022

Depleted by global trauma, you need a strength you cannot muster. The source dwells within.

4.32

3k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💔 Trauma Recovery 🩹 Inner Healing 👶 Attachment To God 🧠 Emotional Resilience

Resilient 94%

Depleted by global trauma, you need a strength you cannot muster. The source dwells within.

by John Eldredge 2022

4.32

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💔 Trauma Recovery 🩹 Inner Healing 👶 Attachment To God 🧠 Emotional Resilience

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!

by Kate Bowler • 2024

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

4.34

2k+

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! 94%

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

by Kate Bowler 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1991

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

3.99

348

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

Alcoholics Anonymous 94%

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1991

3.99

348 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

Awake

by Jen Hatmaker • 2025

Her marriage imploded. She trusted her body, gathered her friends, and built a bigger table.

4.05

50k+

🩹 Divorce Recovery ⛪️ Faith Deconstruction 🪢 Codependency 🌸 Purity Culture 🧠 Body Wisdom

Awake 94%

Her marriage imploded. She trusted her body, gathered her friends, and built a bigger table.

by Jen Hatmaker 2025

4.05

50k+ ratings

🩹 Divorce Recovery ⛪️ Faith Deconstruction 🪢 Codependency 🌸 Purity Culture 🧠 Body Wisdom

One Breath at a Time

by Kevin Griffin • 2004

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

4.28

1k+

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

One Breath at a Time 94%

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

by Kevin Griffin 2004

4.28

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

Brave Enough to Be Broken

by Toni Collier • 2022

You can't heal what you refuse to face. A Christian guide through pain, prayer, community, and hope.

4.27

354

🕊️ Emotional Healing 🚧 Boundaries ✍️ Gratitude Practice ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🛋️ Christian Counseling

Brave Enough to Be Broken 94%

You can't heal what you refuse to face. A Christian guide through pain, prayer, community, and hope.

by Toni Collier 2022

4.27

354 ratings

🕊️ Emotional Healing 🚧 Boundaries ✍️ Gratitude Practice ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🛋️ Christian Counseling

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship

by Peter Scazzero • 2021

Grief, limits, and brokenness are not obstacles to spiritual growth. They are the curriculum.

4.42

2k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ⛪ Church Leadership 💚 Emotional Health 🧬 Family Systems 🕯️ Grief Processing

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Summary

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship 94%

Grief, limits, and brokenness are not obstacles to spiritual growth. They are the curriculum.

by Peter Scazzero 2021

4.42

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ⛪ Church Leadership 💚 Emotional Health 🧬 Family Systems 🕯️ Grief Processing

Flying on the Inside

by Rachel Gotto • 2021

Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.

3.88

3k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏥 Medical Trauma 💊 Addiction Recovery 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 👧 Childhood Adversity

Flying on the Inside 94%

Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.

by Rachel Gotto 2021

3.88

3k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏥 Medical Trauma 💊 Addiction Recovery 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 👧 Childhood Adversity

Be Healed

by Bob Schuchts • 2014

Deep healing isn't just therapy. For Catholics, it's what the sacraments were designed to do.

4.40

2k+

🫂 Inner Healing 🙏 Catholic Spirituality 💔 Emotional Wounds ✝️ Sacramental Theology 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering

Be Healed 94%

Deep healing isn't just therapy. For Catholics, it's what the sacraments were designed to do.

by Bob Schuchts 2014

4.40

2k+ ratings

🫂 Inner Healing 🙏 Catholic Spirituality 💔 Emotional Wounds ✝️ Sacramental Theology 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering

It Works How and Why

by Narcotic Anonymous • 1993

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

4.54

199

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

It Works How and Why 94%

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

by Narcotic Anonymous 1993

4.54

199 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

Blessed Are the Crazy

by Sarah Griffith Lund • 2014

Her father had bipolar, her brother wanted to die, her cousin was executed. She still believes.

4.24

202

🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Mental Illness 🙏 Faith And Mental Health 🧘 Spiritual Practices 💪 Caregiver Support

Blessed Are the Crazy 94%

Her father had bipolar, her brother wanted to die, her cousin was executed. She still believes.

by Sarah Griffith Lund 2014

4.24

202 ratings

🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Mental Illness 🙏 Faith And Mental Health 🧘 Spiritual Practices 💪 Caregiver Support

Changes That Heal

by Henry Cloud • 1992

Childhood built or broke four inner capacities. Two combined forces can rebuild them in adulthood.

4.37

5k+

❤️ Christian Psychology 🧒 Childhood Wounds 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧩 Emotional Integration 🔗 Attachment Theory

Changes That Heal 94%

Childhood built or broke four inner capacities. Two combined forces can rebuild them in adulthood.

by Henry Cloud 1992

4.37

5k+ ratings

❤️ Christian Psychology 🧒 Childhood Wounds 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧩 Emotional Integration 🔗 Attachment Theory

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God

by Colleen Elisabeth Chao • 2022

Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.

4.77

362

📖 Christian Devotionals 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament ✨ Gratitude Practice ⚓ Hope In Trials

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In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God 94%

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4.77

362 ratings

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Tattoos on the Heart 94%

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by Gregory Boyle 2009

4.49

31k+ ratings

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by Christopher C.H. Cook • 2019

Psychology measures resilience. Theology names what suffering means. For the wounded, both count.

5.00

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Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience 93%

Psychology measures resilience. Theology names what suffering means. For the wounded, both count.

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5.00

2 ratings

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Rejection burrows into identity and stays there. The spiritual practices that break its hold.

4.32

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by John Paul Jackson 2004

4.32

112 ratings

🩹 Inner Healing 🙏 Christian Self-Help 💔 Overcoming Rejection 🧠 Emotional Healing ✝️ Identity In Christ

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