Encouragement and Lay Counseling
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Stronger In The Difficult Places
$25.00An empowering invitation to leave complex shame behind, forgive yourself, and live free from the burden of secrecy-by a clinical psychologist with an inspiring personal story.Have you ever felt burdened by shame and secrecy? Do you want to reclaim your voice and your worth? Are you ready to stop hiding and start healing? If so, then you are not alone. Many people grapple with the weight of their past and the pain that often accompanies it.In Stronger in the Difficult Places, Dr. Zoe Shaw shares her unflinchingly honest story of finding self-forgiveness and triumph over a lifetime of shame, stemming from racial identity struggles as a Black girl, a teen pregnancy, a forced adoption, a dysfunctional marriage, and the mistaken belief that having a child with special needs was a punishment. As it is with many who suffer trauma and the shame it creates, it would take years to untangle her false story-and would require learning rooted in psychology and science-to finally leave shame behind and find freedom on the other side. Dr. Zoe shares the insights she gained that allowed her to recognize complex shame, stop accepting false messages, create healthy internal and external boundaries, and embrace self-compassion and forgiveness-and she will equip you to do this in your own life.Stronger in the Difficult Places will enable you to: feel seen, understood, and hopeful there is a path out of shamename your shame story, identify ways you have abandoned yourself, and understand the difference between simple and complex shame-and how that applies to your experienceset healthy boundaries that protect your well-being and relationshipsforgive yourself and embrace self-compassionRooted in Dr. Zoe’s personal experience and professional expertise in psychology and relationships, Stronger in the Difficult Places helps you begin the hard work of speaking up and releasing shame’s grip as you move toward a life unburdened by the past.
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Hope Hurt And Healing
$17.99In her early 20’s, Catherine Renfro received a phone call no one should have. In broken hopelessness, her brother, Barrett, called out with despair before taking his own life. She and her father would rush over to his home only to find out that he was no longer with them.
Catherine went through a season of grief that hundreds of thousands of people endure every year in America. But even in the midst of anger, depression, and guilt, she would say that Christ never left her.In Hope, Hurt, and Healing, Catherine Renfro addresses the reality of loss, the feeling of brokenness, the guilt of living on while also pointing to the hope of the gospel, the peace of relying on Christ, and the trusting in God even during the broken seasons. She offers a real look at suicide loss, but she does not simply live in the despair. Instead, she uses her own life to point people to Christ and lean on his goodness to discover hope for the present and healing for the future.
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Teens Guide To Anxiety
$6.50When you are a teen, it is common to experience anxiety in different areas of your life, whether it be school, sports, or social interactions. Anxiety is characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts?that nagging voice in your head that makes you second-guess every decision. You may even experience physical symptoms like sweating, trembling, and a rapid heart rate. It’s important to understand and manage the anxiety you may be experiencing.
Counselor Eliza Huie wants to help you identify anxiety by recognizing common signs and encourages you to share your experience with a trusted adult. She also introduces the acronym N-E-A-R to help you manage anxiety: Notice bodily responses, Explore the causes and your emotions, Attend to what is going on and engage in the calming process, and Remember God’s promises and how his Word helps you in your struggle with anxiety. Anxiety can disrupt life, but you can use these simple tools to help you turn to your God, who is near when things feel overwhelming.
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Teens Guide To Eating Disorders
$6.50Teenagers today face many of the same challenges their parents faced. But they also face new challenges from constant access to social media and the accompanying pressure to be perfect from celebrity culture. In response, many teens find themselves struggling with an eating disorder. How do you break out of something so difficult and so harmful?
Speaker, author, and personal trainer Lainey Greer shares her own experience with how God helped her overcome an eating disorder. She offers helpful information about common eating disorders and gives warning signs that you might be at risk of developing one. If you are currently struggling with an eating disorder, Lainey reassures you that you are not alone. Her concern is for every part of you?mental, physical, and spiritual?and she encourages you to seek support from counselors, older believers, and doctors in your journey back to health. Throughout this minibook, Lainey emphasizes God’s love and care for you. In him, there is hope!
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Help In A Hurry
Original price was: $26.99.$21.97Current price is: $21.97.Learn how to manage your anxiety and find peace
– Actionable and evidence-based strategies
– Learn how to cope in the moment and fight overwhelm
– Experience a better, more fulfilled lifeDesigned so you can quickly access the simple strategies you need in the moment, this book helps you regain control when . . .
– you don’t understand your intense emotions
– you’re under tremendous pressure
– you feel tired, angry, or full of regret
– you’re dealing with intrusive thoughts
– your past is haunting you
– your inner critic won’t let up
– you feel like sometimes you abandon yourself to please others
– your perfectionism is keeping you stuck or overwhelmed
– you feel setting and maintaining boundaries is difficult or guilt-inducing
– you’re trapped in a cycle you don’t know how to break
– you feel lost or directionless
– your regret over past mistakes is weighing you down
– and much moreEven though it’s uncomfortable and sometimes even distressing to us, it’s perfectly normal to feel lost, anxious, or overwhelmed at times. It’s okay to be a bit of a mess! But none of us wants to stay that way for long.
With actionable, evidence-based strategies to handle our most common challenges in life, this practical guide from bestselling author and clinical neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf offers the tools you need to prevent a descent into chaos and instead find peace and strength amid the turmoil of daily life.
If you have felt stuck in crisis mode, the strategies found in this book will help you cope in the moment, manage a chaotic mind, and start living each day with intention and inner peace.
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Brave The Page
$19.99When you’ve endured a traumatic experience or loss, it can feel like your mind, body, and spirit have been hijacked. Frightening, negative, or depressive thoughts intrude out of nowhere. Muscles tighten, teeth grind. Your sense of self-worth plummets. Amid all the swirling chaos, you may even question your faith and the goodness of God as you long for peace, wholeness, and holy calm.
One of the best and most effective weapons against the turmoil and pain you feel is quite possibly within arm’s reach right now. It’s waiting in your desk drawer, in your car’s glovebox, at the bottom of your purse. It’s a pen. And if you wield it with courage, it can open the door to freedom.
Weaving personal storytelling with research-based insights, gentle affirmations, and inspired prompts, Brave the Page shows you how to harness the power of writing to process your hard stories and experience healing. This transformative book from a trauma-informed writing coach is perfect for individuals, grief groups, and counselors looking for an effective and accessible resource to offer their clients.
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Healing From Lifes Deepest Hurts
$19.99No matter what life has been like, at some point or another we all have the same question: Why does God allow bad things to happen? Grief, loss, and trauma affect each of us, and there are times it feels like the pain will never end. Yet hope, healing, and inner peace are not only possible, they are promises that our good God has made–and will keep.
But how? When? What can I do to experience such healing? How do I move through pain and find the other side of grief? When will I get my life back? Will I ever feel happy again?
In this compassionate book, licensed counselor and domestic violence survivor Kimberly Haar leads you through a transformative journey of healing. Drawing from both personal and professional experience, she shows you how to navigate the difficult seasons of life with vulnerability, faith, and resilience so that you can ultimately embrace hope, find joy, and rediscover God’s deep and abiding love for you.
If you’ve been struggling with feelings of shame, guilt, anger, unforgiveness, or the sense that you have been abandoned by God, this honest yet encouraging book may be exactly what you need to turn the corner toward full restoration.
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Body And Soul Healed And Whole
$18.99If you’re a survivor of sexual harm, recovering your sexuality is possible. You are worthy of good care.
The toxic effects of sexual trauma and abuse can be devastating and lasting. Victims’ ability to experience healthy sexuality, even if they free themselves from the abuse, is often shattered.
If sexual abuse, violence, or coercive control is part of your story, certified sex addiction therapist (CSAT) and trauma specialist Tabitha Westbrook wants you to know: you are not alone, and healing is possible. In Body & Soul, Healed & Whole, Tabitha draws on her specialized expertise, her own personal story of abuse, and a deep knowledge of Scripture to create a safe and compassionate place for you to start recovering – or even finding – the healthy sexuality God intended for you.
With honest wisdom and empathetic understanding, Body & Soul, Healed & Whole will help you discover how to:
*process your story of abuse–whether it occurred as a child, within marriage, or by someone in a position of power–without shame,
*develop healthy relationships with God, with ourselves, and with others (including those of the opposite sex),
*reconnect with your good body and establish a foundation for healthy sexuality, whether currently married or single,
*identify and address any spiritual abuse that may have taken place within sexually abusive relationships,
*understand what arousal structures are, how they’re formed and distorted by abuse, and how to shift them when needed for healing, and
*incorporate practical skills for self-care during your healing process.
Sexuality does not have to be forever broken. Rest assured in a God who understands and loves you in the deepest of deep ways–and begin your journey toward wholeness, restoration and healing.
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Make Sense Of Your Story
$22.99Looking back at painful stories from the past seems counterproductive, especially when it appears unrelated to our present lives. But what if exploring our past stories can help us make sense of where we are now and begin to imagine who we would like to become? Rather than ignoring, suppressing, or running from our past hurts, looking at our stories of heartache and how they have shaped us helps make sense of who we are now and points the way to freedom and meaningful change.
In Make Sense of Your Story, trauma therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Adam Young helps you explore your personal story so you can understand how your experiences have shaped your brain–which, in turn, allows you to understand why your present day-to-day life looks and feels the way it does. He shows you how to confront and process the story of your family of origin, your sexual story, the story your body is telling you, your cultural story, your story with God, and more with kindness rather than judgment so that you can experience healing, self-acceptance, and release.
The secret to making sense of your present life is understanding your past experiences. And if you want to change the narrative, you have to engage your story.
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You’re the Hugs to My Kisses
$12.99Add to cartCelebrate and express the special bond between loved ones––family and friends, young and old––with this heartfelt children’s picture book that reminds you that life is sweeter when you have someone to share it with.
You’re the jelly to my donut.
You’re the blue to my sky.
You’re the laces to my sneakers.
You’re the twinkle to my eye.
With whimsical, read-aloud rhymes, this delightful story will appeal to readers (and listeners) of all ages and remind you to enjoy all that you have in common with your loved ones.
You’re the Hugs to My Kisses is a perfect gift for:
kids ages 4-8 years old
a best friend
your Valentine!
your kids’ teachers
couples celebrating engagements, weddings, anniversaries and Valentine’s Day
that certain someone who makes your life better just by being in it -
Words to Love by for Little Ones
$10.99Add to cartIf you’re looking to start the little boys and girls in your life along the path of wisdom and kindness, look no further than Words to Love By for Little Ones—a simple, inspirational board book that shows children how to use their words to encourage, forgive, express gratitude, heal, and love.
Words may be small, but they can do BIG things.
Words to Love By for Little Ones, written by #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren, and illustrated by Ag Jatkowska, takes a heartfelt look at language, exploring the power of words. Perfect for little ones starting preschool, Warren’s sweet, simple text will help children understand how to use their words to have a positive impact on the world around them.
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Very Beary Hugs
$9.99Add to cartWrap your child in a giant bear hug as you soak up these sweet rhymes about the love God has for His children and the power of a parent’s hug. In Very Beary Hugs: God’s Love Makes Us Brave by beloved author Bonnie Rickner Jensen, families will embrace the heartfelt message that a hug can encourage kids to face their fears and try, try again.
A hug is a blanket that keeps your child warm and safe during a storm. A hug is a helper that heals boo-boos and bad days. And a hug is the assurance kids need to start their day. Very Beary Hugs shows that an embrace not only reminds kids of how much they’re loved but can also give them the courage to face challenges, try something new, or start over.
Following a lovable and affectionate bear family, this read-aloud board book
is for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, ages 0-4;
is the perfect gift for Easter, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, baby showers, and just-because;
includes heartwarming artwork from Natalie Merheb; and
reminds us we can be strong and courageous because of God’s love for us.
Cuddle your little ones closer and squeeze a little tighter as you show your kids that your love is with them every moment of the day.
