50 Books like Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience

by Christopher C.H. Cook • 2019

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

5.00

🕊️ Pastoral Care ✝️ Trauma Theology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth 🧠 Psychology Of Religion 🔬 Resilience Research

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience Summary

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience 96%

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

by Christopher C.H. Cook 2019

5.00

2 ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Care ✝️ Trauma Theology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth 🧠 Psychology Of Religion 🔬 Resilience Research

When Religion Hurts You

by Laura E. Anderson • 2023

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

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2k+

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

When Religion Hurts You 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Relational Spirituality

by Todd W. Hall • 2021

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

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148

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

Relational Spirituality 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Recovering from Losses in Life

by H. Norman Wright • 1991

Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.

4.25

197

🖤 Grief And Loss ✝️ Christian Grieving 🔗 Unresolved Grief 🕯️ Grief Rituals 🪞 Identity Loss

Recovering from Losses in Life 95%

Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.

by H. Norman Wright 1991

4.25

197 ratings

🖤 Grief And Loss ✝️ Christian Grieving 🔗 Unresolved Grief 🕯️ Grief Rituals 🪞 Identity Loss

Trauma Stewardship

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky • 2007

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

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7k+

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Trauma Stewardship 94%

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky 2007

4.28

7k+ ratings

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Competent to Counsel

by Jay E. Adams • 1970

Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.

3.99

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔍 Critique Of Psychology ✝️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness

Competent to Counsel 94%

Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.

by Jay E. Adams 1970

3.99

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔍 Critique Of Psychology ✝️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness

The Bible and Moral Injury

by Brad E. Kelle • 2020

Two fields that never talk: the Bible and moral injury. Their first real conversation.

3.75

📖 Biblical Studies 💔 Moral Injury ⛪ Military Chaplaincy 😢 Lament And Healing 📚 Trauma Theology

The Bible and Moral Injury 94%

Two fields that never talk: the Bible and moral injury. Their first real conversation.

by Brad E. Kelle 2020

3.75

12 ratings

📖 Biblical Studies 💔 Moral Injury ⛪ Military Chaplaincy 😢 Lament And Healing 📚 Trauma Theology

The Garden Within

by Anita Phillips • 2023

Spiritual power begins underground: why cultivating your emotions matters more than conquering them.

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3k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Healing ✝️ Faith And Psychology 🚪 Spiritual Bypassing 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

The Garden Within 94%

Spiritual power begins underground: why cultivating your emotions matters more than conquering them.

by Anita Phillips 2023

4.36

3k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Healing ✝️ Faith And Psychology 🚪 Spiritual Bypassing 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

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

Loss, Trauma, and Resilience

by Pauline G. Boss • 2006

Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.

4.27

📉 Prolonged Grief 🩺 Trauma Treatment 🔗 Family Systems 🧭 Meaning-Making 💪 Resilience Psychology

Loss, Trauma, and Resilience 94%

Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.

by Pauline G. Boss 2006

4.27

99 ratings

📉 Prolonged Grief 🩺 Trauma Treatment 🔗 Family Systems 🧭 Meaning-Making 💪 Resilience Psychology

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

Homecoming

by Thema Bryant • 2022

Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.

4.32

1k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌱 Authentic Living ✊ Liberation Psychology 💔 Grief And Loss

Homecoming 94%

Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.

by Thema Bryant 2022

4.32

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌱 Authentic Living ✊ Liberation Psychology 💔 Grief And Loss

The Wounded Healer

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1971

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

4.23

13k+

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Wounded Healer 94%

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1971

4.23

13k+ ratings

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Wounded Heart

by Dan B. Allender • 1995

Sexual abuse embeds in the body and weaponizes shame. Few approaches reach both, let alone the soul.

4.32

2k+

🔴 Sexual Abuse Healing ✝️ Christian Counseling 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Embodied Trauma ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

The Wounded Heart 94%

Sexual abuse embeds in the body and weaponizes shame. Few approaches reach both, let alone the soul.

by Dan B. Allender 1995

4.32

2k+ ratings

🔴 Sexual Abuse Healing ✝️ Christian Counseling 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Embodied Trauma ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

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 94%

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

The Emotionally Healthy Church

by Peter Scazzero • 2003

Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.

4.16

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⛪ Church Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💚 Emotional Health 🏠 Family Of Origin 🚧 Healthy Boundaries

The Emotionally Healthy Church 94%

Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.

by Peter Scazzero 2003

4.16

2k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💚 Emotional Health 🏠 Family Of Origin 🚧 Healthy Boundaries

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 94%

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

Christians Get Depressed Too

by David P. Murray • 2010

Christians get depressed for physical reasons, not spiritual failure. A pastor dismantles the guilt.

4.22

989

🏥 Pastoral Counseling ✝️ Depression And Faith 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 📖 Christian Psychology 📜 Reformed Theology

Christians Get Depressed Too 94%

Christians get depressed for physical reasons, not spiritual failure. A pastor dismantles the guilt.

by David P. Murray 2010

4.22

989 ratings

🏥 Pastoral Counseling ✝️ Depression And Faith 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 📖 Christian Psychology 📜 Reformed Theology

Think Again

by Jared Mellinger • 2017

You think about yourself too much. The cure is self-forgetfulness, learned at the cross.

4.49

287

👐 Pastoral Counseling 😔 Spiritual Depression 🔓 Overcoming Self-Focus ⚖️ False Guilt 🔍 Self-Examination

Think Again 94%

You think about yourself too much. The cure is self-forgetfulness, learned at the cross.

by Jared Mellinger 2017

4.49

287 ratings

👐 Pastoral Counseling 😔 Spiritual Depression 🔓 Overcoming Self-Focus ⚖️ False Guilt 🔍 Self-Examination

When Narcissism Comes to Church

by Charles Degroat • 2020

Church narcissism wears charisma and tears, not arrogance. The damage is real, the healing specific.

4.37

3k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🩸 Spiritual Abuse 🎭 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🔢 Enneagram

When Narcissism Comes to Church 94%

Church narcissism wears charisma and tears, not arrogance. The damage is real, the healing specific.

by Charles Degroat 2020

4.37

3k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🩸 Spiritual Abuse 🎭 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🔢 Enneagram

Suffering

by Paul David Tripp • 2018

Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.

4.57

2k+

✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 📜 Reformed Theology 🐑 Pastoral Theology 😢 Honest Lament

Suffering 94%

Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.

by Paul David Tripp 2018

4.57

2k+ ratings

✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 📜 Reformed Theology 🐑 Pastoral Theology 😢 Honest Lament

The Care of Souls

by Harold L. Senkbeil • 2019

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

4.33

1k+

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

The Care of Souls 94%

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

by Harold L. Senkbeil 2019

4.33

1k+ ratings

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

The Cry of the Soul

by Dan B. Allender • 1994

Dark emotions aren't obstacles to God; they are doorways. The Psalms teach us to enter.

4.27

2k+

📖 Biblical Counseling 🧠 Christian Psychology ❤️ Emotions And Faith 🎵 Psalms And Lament 🩹 Emotional Healing

The Cry of the Soul 94%

Dark emotions aren't obstacles to God; they are doorways. The Psalms teach us to enter.

by Dan B. Allender 1994

4.27

2k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Counseling 🧠 Christian Psychology ❤️ Emotions And Faith 🎵 Psalms And Lament 🩹 Emotional Healing

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

by David A. Treleaven • 2018

Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.

4.39

965

🧠 Trauma Therapy 🔄 Trauma-Informed Care ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🤲 Somatic Experiencing 👨‍👩‍👧 Intergenerational Trauma

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness 94%

Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.

by David A. Treleaven 2018

4.39

965 ratings

🧠 Trauma Therapy 🔄 Trauma-Informed Care ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🤲 Somatic Experiencing 👨‍👩‍👧 Intergenerational Trauma

Try Softer

by Aundi Kolber • 2020

Anxiety is not a failure of effort. How regulating the nervous system loosens its grip.

4.38

8k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🔗 Attachment Theory ✝️ Christian Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion

Try Softer 94%

Anxiety is not a failure of effort. How regulating the nervous system loosens its grip.

by Aundi Kolber 2020

4.38

8k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🔗 Attachment Theory ✝️ Christian Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion

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 93%

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

Painting With Ashes

by Michael Adam Beck • 2022

Your worst wounds heal others: a pastor who survived abandonment, addiction, and arrest explains.

4.55

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🩹 Wounded Healer 🧊 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Trauma ⛪ Radical Ministry

Painting With Ashes 93%

Your worst wounds heal others: a pastor who survived abandonment, addiction, and arrest explains.

by Michael Adam Beck 2022

4.55

47 ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🩹 Wounded Healer 🧊 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Trauma ⛪ Radical Ministry

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 93%

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

The Pain We Carry

by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez • 2022

Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.

4.41

543

🩸 Racial Trauma 🧠 Complex Ptsd ✊🏾 Bipoc Mental Health 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

The Pain We Carry 93%

Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.

by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez 2022

4.41

543 ratings

🩸 Racial Trauma 🧠 Complex Ptsd ✊🏾 Bipoc Mental Health 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

Overwhelmed

by Perry Noble • 2014

Anxiety is not weak faith. A pastor's guide to trusting God when the bottom drops out.

4.03

694

🏠 Christian Living 😰 Overcoming Worry 🌧️ Depression And Faith 🔄 Repentance And Grace 🧠 Spiritual Mental Health

Overwhelmed 93%

Anxiety is not weak faith. A pastor's guide to trusting God when the bottom drops out.

by Perry Noble 2014

4.03

694 ratings

🏠 Christian Living 😰 Overcoming Worry 🌧️ Depression And Faith 🔄 Repentance And Grace 🧠 Spiritual Mental Health

Leadership Pain

by Samuel R. Chand • 2015

Pain tolerance is a leader's growth ceiling. Expand it without numbing the warning signs.

4.32

776

🏛️ Pastoral Leadership 🚒 Ministry Burnout 📈 Pain And Growth 🧱 Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Health

Leadership Pain 93%

Pain tolerance is a leader's growth ceiling. Expand it without numbing the warning signs.

by Samuel R. Chand 2015

4.32

776 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Leadership 🚒 Ministry Burnout 📈 Pain And Growth 🧱 Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Health

Uprooting Anger

by Robert D. Jones • 2005

Your anger comes from demanding desires, not difficult people. The Bible's cure starts there.

4.37

859

📖 Biblical Counseling 🫀 Heart Idolatry ↩️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Health

Uprooting Anger 93%

Your anger comes from demanding desires, not difficult people. The Bible's cure starts there.

by Robert D. Jones 2005

4.37

859 ratings

📖 Biblical Counseling 🫀 Heart Idolatry ↩️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Health

When It Is Darkest

by Rory O'Connor • 2022

Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.

4.36

493

🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🆘 Suicide Intervention 🖤 Suicide Loss 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Public Health Approach

When It Is Darkest 93%

Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.

by Rory O'Connor 2022

4.36

493 ratings

🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🆘 Suicide Intervention 🖤 Suicide Loss 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Public Health Approach

Keep Pain in the Past

by Christopher Cortman • 2018

Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.

3.72

148

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🕯️ Grief Work 💭 Emotional Processing 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice ✍️ Expressive Writing

Keep Pain in the Past 93%

Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.

by Christopher Cortman 2018

3.72

148 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🕯️ Grief Work 💭 Emotional Processing 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice ✍️ Expressive Writing

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 93%

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

The Catholic Guide to Depression

by Aaron Kheriaty • 2012

Your psychiatrist and confessor should be on the same team. A Catholic doctor shows why.

4.22

427

🏥 Clinical Depression 🙏 Catholic Spirituality 🧠 Faith And Mental Health 🌿 Holistic Healing ✝️ Theology Of Suffering

The Catholic Guide to Depression Summary

The Catholic Guide to Depression 93%

Your psychiatrist and confessor should be on the same team. A Catholic doctor shows why.

by Aaron Kheriaty 2012

4.22

427 ratings

🏥 Clinical Depression 🙏 Catholic Spirituality 🧠 Faith And Mental Health 🌿 Holistic Healing ✝️ Theology Of Suffering

A Hole in the World

by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022

We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.

4.43

800

🕯️ Grief Rituals 🤝 Communal Grief 💪 Embodied Grief ✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📷 Memory And Loss

A Hole in the World 93%

We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.

by Amanda Held Opelt 2022

4.43

800 ratings

🕯️ Grief Rituals 🤝 Communal Grief 💪 Embodied Grief ✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📷 Memory And Loss

Getting Grief Right

by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. • 2017

The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.

4.45

182

🕊️ Grief Counseling 🌉 Continuing Bonds 🧩 Attachment Theory 📖 Narrative Therapy 🚫 Toxic Positivity

Getting Grief Right 93%

The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.

by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. 2017

4.45

182 ratings

🕊️ Grief Counseling 🌉 Continuing Bonds 🧩 Attachment Theory 📖 Narrative Therapy 🚫 Toxic Positivity

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.

4.02

2k+

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

Girl at the End of the World 93%

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

Bounce

by Robert J. Wicks • 2009

Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.

3.77

110

🧱 Resilience 🔋 Burnout Prevention 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌞 Positive Psychology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Bounce 93%

Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.

by Robert J. Wicks 2009

3.77

110 ratings

🧱 Resilience 🔋 Burnout Prevention 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌞 Positive Psychology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Managing Leadership Anxiety

by Steve Cuss • 2019

Most leadership anxiety is borrowed. How to trace it, map it, and lead calmly.

4.33

2k+

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧬 Family Systems 🚨 Anxiety Management 🤲 Vulnerability In Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Managing Leadership Anxiety 93%

Most leadership anxiety is borrowed. How to trace it, map it, and lead calmly.

by Steve Cuss 2019

4.33

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧬 Family Systems 🚨 Anxiety Management 🤲 Vulnerability In Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Reset

by Debra Fileta • 2023

A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.

4.38

419

✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Thought Habits 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧱 Boundary Setting

Reset 93%

A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.

by Debra Fileta 2023

4.38

419 ratings

✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Thought Habits 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧱 Boundary Setting

Beyond Boundaries

by John Townsend • 2011

Trust is rebuilt through grief, boundaries, and understanding why you chose who you did.

4.34

1k+

🔗 Relational Trust 🧱 Boundary Setting 💧 Grief Work 🫀 Vulnerability 🧩 Attachment Patterns

Beyond Boundaries 93%

Trust is rebuilt through grief, boundaries, and understanding why you chose who you did.

by John Townsend 2011

4.34

1k+ ratings

🔗 Relational Trust 🧱 Boundary Setting 💧 Grief Work 🫀 Vulnerability 🧩 Attachment Patterns

Unwanted

by Jay Stringer • 2018

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

4.60

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

Unwanted 93%

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

Forgive

by Timothy J. Keller • 2022

Forgiveness is a promise made before the feelings catch up. The Christian path through resentment.

4.59

4k+

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Practical Theology ✝️ Biblical Forgiveness ⚖️ Justice And Mercy 🤝 Reconciliation

Forgive 93%

Forgiveness is a promise made before the feelings catch up. The Christian path through resentment.

by Timothy J. Keller 2022

4.59

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Practical Theology ✝️ Biblical Forgiveness ⚖️ Justice And Mercy 🤝 Reconciliation

Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas

by Harold S. Kushner • 1981

Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.

4.03

20k+

⚖️ Theodicy 📊 Process Theology ✡️ Jewish Spirituality 🕯️ Grief And Loss ❓ Faith Crisis

Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas Summary

Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas 93%

Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.

by Harold S. Kushner 1981

4.03

20k+ ratings

⚖️ Theodicy 📊 Process Theology ✡️ Jewish Spirituality 🕯️ Grief And Loss ❓ Faith Crisis

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