Resources
Church: “Let us not stay away from church meetings. Some people are doing this all the time. Comfort each other as you see the day of His return coming near.”
Hebrews 10:25
As many of you know, I am a personal growth junkie. I absolutely love to read about personal and spiritual growth, and having been reading a book a week, on average for over two decades.
This page is to help you find resources to inspire, encourage, and strengthen your resolve to find hope in even the darkest circumstances.
Please be sure to come back regularly, because as I read more, I’ll update you with what can help you on your journey to healing, wholeness, and peace.
Sexual Brokenness/Trauma:
Author Mary Demuth has excellent books, blog posts and podcasts to move past the pain of childhood sexual abuse, as well as many other much needed writing on important women’s topics as well. Her website and warm words have been a source of inspiration and encouragement for me for years. Please visit her here: https://www.marydemuth.com/
Author and Coach Shannon Ethridge has an amazing gift for reaching others where they are at in their story, reframing their pain into purpose and growing in their walk with the Lord. I know this personally, because I’ve experienced this myself in working with her directly. To book coaching sessions, see her books, or attend any workshops on sexual trauma healing or being a writer, please visit her: https://www.shannonethridge.com/
Author, Counselor and Teacher Dr. Dan Allender through his words and wisdom has literally carried me from broken to beautiful. The work he does is transformational. The Wounded Heart and Healing the Wounded Heart have both changed my life, for the better, and I couldn’t imagine a better place to start the journey to healing. Online groups, as well as professional and lay trainings, are available at The Allender Center: https://theallendercenter.org/
Maybe your husband or you are struggling with pornography and want to find freedom. I’ve heard from so many people how much they learned from taking the course and how the understanding they gained was a game changer for them. Live Free Community is for husbands who struggle with porn addiction, an awesome place for men to find healing, hope and restoration of their personal sexuality, as well as a return to sexual integrity through a strong Christian community of compassionate men. Live Free Wives! is a free partner-ministry, to help the incredible and resilient wives of husbands who struggle with pornography to gain community and support together as their husbands return to their wives, and become one. Carl Thomas just wrote a book called, When Shame Gets Real – and I know the raw truth of it will break strongholds for you, as well.
Husbands: https://livefreecommunity.org/ Wives: https://livefreewives.org/
I highly, highly recommend Grief*Share for loss after the death of a loved one. I went to this ministry on four separate occasions after the death of each of my parents, as well as my husband. They were founded by grieving parents, who lost two babies, back to back to a genetic disorder shortly after their birth. Nancy Guthrie, the co-founder, has also written numerous books that I highly recommend as well:
Books I recommend on Grief:
A Grief Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss Jerry Sittser
Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow by Nancy Guthrie
Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense Paul David Tripp
Infant Loss:
Buried Dreams: From Devastating Loss to Unimaginable Hope by Lindsey Dennis